UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 890 
Contribution from the Bureau of Animal Industry 
JOHN R. MOHLER, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
October 7, 1920 
MILK-PLANT EQUIPMENT 
By 
ERNEST KELLY, in charge of Market Milk Investigations, and 
CLARENCE E. CLEMENT, Market Milk Specialist, Dairy Division 
CONTENTS 
Page 
1 
Selection of Equipment 
Equipment Required 
Scales and Weigh Can 
Drip Saver 
Receiving Vat and Storage Tanks 
Clarifier . . 
Pasteurization 
Selection of Pasteurizing Equipment 
Heaters 
Holders 16 
Coolers . 18 
In-the-Bottle Pasteurization .... 20 
Systems of Pasteurizing Used ... 22 
Temperature Regulator 23 
10 
Page 
Pasteurization — continued . 
Recording Thermometer 23 
Bottle Fillers and Cappers 25 
Bottle Washers 29 
Can Washers 31 
Labor- Saving Devices 32 
Power Plant 33 
Steam or Electric Power 34 
Artificial Refrigeration 34 
Use of Exhaust Steam 37 
Cost of Plant Equipment 38 
Lists of Equipment Required for Various- 
Sized Plants 38 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1920 
