Report on the " WorUng Dainj " at the Derby Show. 
whole length of the building, carried the pulleys and belting 
for the numerous churns, &c., in the dairy division of the shed, 
and for the cream-separators in their own department. These 
latter were arranged upon a strong boarded floor, whilst the 
dairy division was paved with red tiles, properly laid, to ensure 
efficient drainage. Notwithstanding the interest of the sepa- 
rating machines, the Dairy department was probably the most 
attractive upon the whole. At the engine end a galvanised 
tank gave a constant supply of hot water for the cleansing of 
vessels, and a tap connected with the main gave a supply of 
cold water. At the other end of the dairy were two brick- 
built and cemented tanks, in which the milk, set upon the 
American and Danish systems, was placed each day, and from 
which a considerable portion of the cream used for churning 
was obtained. In the intermediate space the various churns and 
butter machinery, which I shall hereafter describe, were 
arranged and shown in frequent work. 
On one side a raised gallery extended the length of the dairy 
and gave accommodation to a considerable number of spectators, 
Avho paid for admission. On the other side, the shed was open, 
and a wide projecting eave gave shelter — fortunately not needed 
except from the sun's rays — to numerous sightseers, whose 
curiosity or the state of whose pockets did not tempt them to 
the payment of extra fees for admission to the gallery. 
Such was the general arrangement of the dairy. When it is 
remembered that bright sunshine and a very high temperature 
were the normal accompaniments of the Derby Show, it will 
not be thought remarkable if the well-sluiced floor, the sight 
of large blocks of transparent ice, and the light and cleanly 
costumes of the attendants, attracted a constant stream of 
visitors, who here found, at least in semblance, that refreshing 
coolness which they in vain sought for in other parts of the 
Show-ground. 
The following was the arrangement of work, according to the 
official programme for each day of the Show : — 
10.0 to 11.30 A.M. — Butter-making from whole milk. 
12 Noon to 1 P.M. — Butter-making from cream raised on American system. 
2 to 2.30 P.M. — Butter-making from cream raised on the Danish and 
Swedish system. 
3 to 4 P.M. — Butter-making from sweet cream obtained from the separators. 
Each process of churning will be followed by an exhibition of butter- 
working and packing for market. 
Cream Separators will work from 11 to 12, and from 3 to -4 o'clock. 
The various operations will be explained by a Demonstrator. 
Dr. Voelcker will deliver a short Lecture at 2.30 P.M. every d;iy on the 
Priucii)les of Butter-making. 
