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and provision for washing. The cooling temperature may 

 be maintained by fresh water pumped to the tank or simply 

 by the addition of ice. The cooling tank should be near the 

 sink or table at which the washing and sterilizing are to 

 be done. The separator is most conveniently placed in this 

 same room. A separate room should contain a tank heater 

 and fuel supply, which will provide hot water, preferably 

 under some pressure. 



Milk houses are, at present, built separate, in conjunction 

 with the barn, and in conjunction with the ice house. When 

 they are built in conjunction with the ice house (Fig. 282), 

 it will still be necessary to use a cooling tank, as it is not 

 advisable to place fresh uncooled milk in the cooling room 

 of an insulated ice house. 



SUMMARY 



The plans and suggestions in this chapter are not intended 

 to be complete and satisfactory for any given locality, but 

 are merely to call attention to dimensions and general prin- 

 ciples that must be taken into consideration in the planning 

 and construction of buildings with any of the ordinary mate- 

 rials and for varying climates and farm purposes. 



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