264 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



the gutter may be turned the other end to the churn, or may be 

 used to mix batches of cream for freezing. 



The sweet cream storage tank may well be made of con- 

 crete, and set half or more below the level of the floor, and made 

 deep enough to contain 10 gal. cans. By building somewhat be- 

 low the floor, it will not only be found far easier to lift cans of 

 cream both in and out, but easier to lift heavy chunks of ice into 

 the tank. An overflow into the drain should be provided at the 

 one end. This tank should be made large enough to hold three 

 days' supply of cream. This for the purpose of reserve supply, 

 as well as to age the stock. It should be provided with a lid, in 

 two sections. 



The chute should be arranged so that a good quantity of ice 

 may be thrown down and used as needed, and that close by both 

 cream tank and crusher, will be found especially convenient. It 

 must be made with especially heavy walls to withstand the fall of 

 heavy ice. 



A tank of ice and salt, for hardening and holding the ice 

 cream, would best be in the cold room, just inside the door 

 which swings outward. This tank may, or may not, be of con- 

 crete, but should have a good cover, in two sections, so that the 

 whole surface of the ice need not be exposed every -time any is 

 used, and it must have a place at the bottom from which all the 

 water may be drained off. A very good device is a pipe standing 

 outside, which can be laid over at any angle to allow the water 

 inside to stand at any desired height. On occasion it will be 

 found preferable to store away young ice cream in the shipping 

 tubs themselves, in which case the room in which the tank is 

 located may be filled. 



The freezer is placed down the room a short distance, to 

 give room for the cream mixing operations, between it and the 

 tank. There will still be ample room for re-icing the shipping 

 tubs and covering them with burlaps ready for shipping, between 

 it and the shipping-out door. 



The butter refrigerator is provided with ice shelf or, much 

 better, a compartment built so the air will circulate and dry the 



