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A MODEL DAIRY-ROOM 
Mr. A. M. Foster, of Cabot, asked Prof. Arnold to describe a 
model dairy-room. 
Mr. Arnold said, the most that is wanted for the room is to have 
it close, double-walled, and so it could be kept free from the in¬ 
fluence of the outside atmosphere. He preferred the large pans, and 
would have them large enough for each to hold a milking of his cows; 
and for the minor details, they must be left to individual preference. 
He preferred Prof. Wilkinson’s system of subterranean ventilation 
and explained the method of arranging it. The arrangement can¬ 
not easily be described. Prof. Wilkinson’s own description calls it 
his u gulf-stream” dairy arrangement, by which, by connecting 
milk-houses with ice-houses, and building a pool which extends in 
part beneath the ice and part in the milk-house, he secures a 
change of water continually, the cooled water under the ice contin¬ 
ually taking the place of the warmed water in the milk-house. This 
change of water will continue so long as the water in one part of 
the long pool becomes heated by the introduction of the milk. 
There are points in the plan which are worthy of consideration by 
all who are in contemplation of milk-rooms. He said that it is im¬ 
portant that a dairy-room be made tight; and to this end it was 
necessary that there should be a dead-air space between the walls, 
so that the temperature of the rooms will be completely under the 
control of the dairyman. He recommended that the walls be cov¬ 
ered with paper, with solid sills, double doors and windows, and all 
so arranged that there could be no influence on the air in the room 
from the heat or cold outside. There should be a uniform tempera¬ 
ture, if the dairyman would succeed in making butter. 
HOW TO MAKE DAIRY FARMING PROFITABLE. 
Prof. Leander Wetherill, editor of the Boston Cultivator , read a 
paper on “ How to make Dairy Farming Profitable. 
Mr. Wetherell said he accepted the invitation to this meeting, 
with a view to co-operating with the farmers of Vermont in pro¬ 
moting the interests of the dairy. He said he had heard a gentle¬ 
man say, to-day, that it is very easy for men to tell the results of 
dairy products, but why don’t they tell us how to do it? He said 
that was just what was wanted by the people. We desire know¬ 
ledge on a given subject, and not mere opinions; and his desire this 
