14 BULLETIN 1095, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



(3) Equipment for large plants — Continued. 



1 combined cliurn and butterworker (cliurning capacity 300 gallons of 



cream). 

 Butter printer, ladles, packers, etc. 

 Trucks and conveyor track. 

 1 starter can. 

 1 special exhaust-steam heater and storage tank (to supply hot water for 



pasteurizing and washing purposes). 

 1 300 to 600 gallon ripener. 



1 to 2 cheese vats (300 gallons capacity). 



2 drain racks. 



Curd knives, curd pails, paddles, and whey strainer for cottage-cheese 



making. 

 Buttermilk vats (300 to 800 gallons capacity). 

 Refrigerating equipment (20 to 40 tons), with compressor, condenser, 



brine tank, brine pump, and all necessary piping and fittings. 

 Boilers (60 to 200 horsepower). 

 Engine (40 to 80 horsepower). 

 Motors (30 to 100 horsepower). 

 Milk cans, bottles, and cases. 

 Belting, shafting, pulleys, hangers, steam and water piping and fitting, 



etc. 

 Chemical testing apparatus." 

 Bacteriological testing apparatus. 



OFFICE EQUIPMENT. 



Besides the equipment listed, office equipment will be required. 

 Small plants require only a desk with chairs and possibly an adding 

 machine, check protector, and a safe. Large plants require, in addi- 

 tion, typewriters, computing machines, addressing machines, filing 

 cabinets, and most of the equipment required in a modern business 

 office. 



DELIVERY EQUIPMENT. 



The delivery equipment required depends on the kind of trade 

 served and its accessibility. Automobile trucks often may be used 

 economically in serving wholesale trade. Where considerable terri- 

 tory has to be covered and for very scattered retail trade the auto- 

 mobile may be used economicall3^ Use of horse and wagon, however, 

 is the most common and satisfactory method of delivering to retail 

 trade. It has many advantages over the automobile. One man can 

 deliver a load of milk from a horse-drawn wagon, but usually at least 

 one extra man will be required on an automobile truck. The constant 

 stopping and starting necessary on a retail milk route is not favorable 

 to the use of an automobile for such delivery, although recently 

 electric-driven trucks are giving economical service. 



The quantity of goods that can be delivered from a wagon or 

 truck depends primarily on how scattered the trade is, the method 



