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machine in a separate room or building, even if it is nec- 

 essary to take the mo\abie parts to the liitchen for 

 cleaning. 



62. In a milkhouse. — A separate milkhousc, or dairy 

 building, is recommended when the dairy herds are 

 larger than the average, wliich is probably less than ten 

 cows, if cream is separated on the farm ; when cream of 

 a special grade is being produced ; when conditions in 



Fii:. 41 — \ sati&iai tor\ Ijuildiiig in which milk may be handled in a 

 sanitai> waj , and a ^ood location for a separator and churn. 



the house are too crowded ; or when it is desirable 

 to use a power-driven separator. Examples of neat 

 and simple buildings are shown in Figs. 40 and 41. The 

 dairy house in Fig. 40 is a plain building with unfinished 

 interior. It is twelve l)y si.xteen feet in size, and the cost 

 of construction, according to the owner's statement, in 

 191o was about $i\i}. The drainage is through a trap 

 into a pipe leading to a gravel bed. This building houses 



