CHAPTER XXXIX. 
CITY MILK AND ICE CREAM PLANTS. 
Perhaps of all dairy buildings, the least uniformity 
of construction is found in city milk and ice cream plants. 
This fact was thoroughly impressed upon the author dur- 
ing a tour of inspection which included visits to some 
of the best plants in the country. 
It is to be expected that the same method of construc- 
tion cannot be followed in all its details under all condi- 
tions, yet it is believed that there are at least some prin- 
ciples that may be advantageously embodied in the con- 
struction of all buildings of this kind. The plans which 
accompany this article are, therefore, not submitted with 
the idea of meeting all conditions, but rather to furnish 
suggestions which it is believed will prove valuable to 
most prospective builders. 
City Milk Plants. For sanitary reasons, it is desir- 
able to eliminate pumps and piping as far as possible. 
Whatever piping is needed should be in short sections, 
easily detachable, smooth and well tinned, not galvanized. 
In the gravity scheme shown in the illustration on 
page 322, the amount of piping is reduced to a mini- 
mum. The milk cans are raised to the second floor by 
means of an elevator. Here the milk is sampled and 
weighed and takes its course as shown in the vertical 
section. It will be noted that from the receiving vat the 
milk passes into a clarifier which removes any suspended 
foreign matter from the milk. Many milk plants do not 
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