292 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Kind of Building. 



The kind of material to use in the construction of a cream- 

 ery or cheese factory building depends somewhat on the loca- 

 tion. For instance, in localities where rocks are scarce it is 

 often advisable to make the foundation of concrete. Especially 

 is this true if sand and gravel can be found in the immediate 

 vicinity, and it may often be practical to construct the entire 

 building of concrete, excepting the roof. This can be made from 

 shingles, iron, slate, etc. 



The cost of a concrete building depends much upon how 

 far the material used has to be hauled. The principal material 

 used is sand, gravel and cement, and if these have to be hauled 

 any great distance, it, of course, increases the cost of the build- 

 ing very materially. Where there is a cement block factory in 

 the neighborhood, it is sometimes possible to buy the blocks 

 very reasonable, and if brick had to be shipped a long distance, 

 the cement block might be the cheaper material to use. 



A very substantial building can be made of cement block, 

 lined on the inside with hollow brick, leaving an air-space of two 

 inches between the cement block and the brick. The walls on 

 the inside can be plastered with cement, and may then be painted 

 or enameled any color to suit. 



A large share of the creamery buildings now being con- 

 structed are built of brick or cement blocks, while some years 

 ago practically all creameries were wooden structures. The 

 reason that wood is being discarded is, that wooden buildings 

 often cost nearly as much as do brick or cement buildings, and 

 they are not as easily made sanitary as are buildings construct- 

 ed from more substantial material. Then the wooden building 

 is not as warm in the winter, nor as cool in the summer, and this 

 is a point well worth considering here in Minnesota. 



There are, however, places in this state where conditions 

 are such that a wooden or frame building is advisable. For 

 instance, in the northern part of the state, where lumber can 

 be bought cheaper than in other sections, it is sometimes advis- 

 able to construct the creamery building out of wood, but never 



