294 THE FARM MILK HOUSE 



or more cows are used in the dairy it is highly desirable indeed 

 that most, if not all, of the work, such as cleaning separator and 

 cans, be done in the dairy house rather than in the kitchen. It is 

 also very desirable that the well be located in conjunction with 

 it. This will necessitate an engine for the running of the separa- 

 tor and occasional pumping, an upright boiler, washing sink, 

 pail racks, and a Babcock milk tester outfit. 



To use this quantity of equipment a milk house at least 10 

 by 18 feet will be needed and one 12 by 20 feet will be none too 

 large for convenience. Plan " B " is designed to indicate size and 

 arrangement of building for plant of this size. If the boiler or 

 water heater is not installed the space occupied by the boiler 

 and fuel bin may very conveniently be used as a work bench. 



The material will cost about $150 and the labor about $100 

 more, making a total cost of about $250. 



Plan " C " for Twenty-five to Fifty Cows with Ice House 

 Attached. — There are occasionally farms in which a somewhat 

 more efficient, if more expensive, building is desired. In plan 

 " C " it will be noticed that the end of the milk house encloses 

 the base of the windmill tower and that within this space is 

 located the boiler, engine, and pump and that on the opposite end 

 of the building is the ice house. This may be of the old sort, 

 namely, of cheap lumber with the ice buried in saw dust ; but 

 preferably, the ice house may be insulated so thoroughly that 

 the ice within will keep well without being covered by saw dust 

 or any other material. The milk house proper is set between the 

 two, the engine house and the ice house (Figs. 96 and 91). 



Where the milk house can be located at a distance not too 

 great from the dwelling house it will be found exceedingly con- 

 venient to have a small refrigerator room built against the side 

 of the insulated ice house with conductor pipes leading from the 

 floor of the refrigerator to the floor of the ice house and from 

 the top of the refrigerator back into the farther side and top of 

 the ice room (Fig. 98). This will provide a circu.lation of cold 

 air such as to maintain a temperature of 40 degrees or lower 

 in the refrigerator room, providing, of course, it is reasonably 

 well insulated, and will at the same time keep the room dry. 



