The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
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In the April number of Practica
Farmer appeared the following arti
Gle 10y Paschall Morris, descriptive oi
the butter dairy on the farm of Thom.
as NJ. Harvey, formerly Supcrintend.
ent of the Experimental Farm in
Chester We have since obtained
from Mr.. Harvey draft of the ground
plan Of his building, believing that it
might be of advantage TO some OF the
readers of the Journal who are en-
gagged in the butter business. This
draft is given above, and the accom-
panying description makes the ar
rangement very easily understood.
Mr.. Harvey informs us that after
thorough trial he has vet found no oc-
casion for alterations or Improvement.
Everything has proved satisfactory,
except the cement floor in the milk
room, which was put down in two lay
crs, instead Of one, and the uppermost
is peeling of, Mr.. II. is decidedly in
favor of shallow pans for raising cream
for his dairy
We recently embraced an opportun-
itv to visit The dairy establishment of
our friend Thomas NJ Harvey. He
was formerly Superintendent of the
Experimental Farm, and on resigning
that position, purchased farm in the
immediate neighbOrhood, near West
Grove station, comprising over two
hundred acres, which during the past
season has been improved with new
dairy buildings, and all other appli-
ances and fixtures considered neces-
sarv or desirable for a first class but
ter dairy. His object was and is to
make an article of butter fully equal
to that made anywhere else-and to
accomplish this, no expense has been
spared, it seemed to us, which could
tend to this object in any way. The
making of what is beginning to be
known in the markets a. 'giitedged
butter" does not depend on one or two
processes, 50 much as on large num-
Der Of apparently minute details, re-
quiring the personal attention and
care of the proprietor These details
embraced, first, the character of the
cows and their feed, the management
from first tc last of both milk and
cream, the churning, salting, working,
printing Of the butter-ventilation of
the milk house, temperature, drainage
etc. Ii has been proved abundantly
that milk absorbs most readily and
easily, impurities from the surround
ing atmosphere. If everything else
has been attended to in the best and
NEST approved style, neglect in this
particular in keeping far away
from the cows and milk house all un-
pleasant Odors from stables or hog
pens, or efiiuvia from decomposing
animal or vegetable matter, will con-
vert otherwise ''giltcdged butter" into
an ordinary or worse than an ordin-
arv article. Thomas Harvey is a
practical farmer. of extensive reading,
with many wears of large observation
and experience, and we were not dis
appointed in our expectations of see
ing his dairy establishment replete
with any convenient appliance, so far
a. known up to the present time.
These we will describe a. accurately
as we can, both what has been secur-
ed and what has been avoided, in the
general arrangement,
Spring houses over natural springs,
as usually located, have the drawback
of being located on low ground, where
the circulation of air is not so COM
plete. and IN times of heavy rains
thev often get flooded. They are al
80 at inconvenint distances from the
dwelling and stables A muddy COW
ward is. therefore, sometimes an ac-
compartment, and pig pens are often
seen in close proximity. These diff
culties have been obviated at 7. Har-
vev's by his building what NAV be
called an artificial spring or miik
house on high land, where there is
free circulation of pure air, and an alb
sencc of all offensive odors. To obvi-
ate unnecessary walking and loss of
time. il is located between and conve-
nient to both dwelling and stables.
The main building is SO feet long and
l3 feet wide running lcngthwisc north
and south. 1t is dug out and banked
mp 20 as TO be about seven feet under
ground. The first story is walled with
stone and 10 feet high to the ceiling.
This leaves three feet above the ground
aifording light and partial ventilation
bv four windows on each side These
hinge at bottom and fasten at top, by
a spring bolt, and are held open at
anv desirable angle by spring
ratchet.
4 seven and a-half feet story of
brick is built on top the stone wall.
Thi. affords rooms for the winter dairy,
smear-case. etc. 1t is covered with
tin. TO avoid connection Of fire from
house to barn.
The ground floor is arranged thus.
4 walk about feet wide. Is inches
deep. is dug out through the middle,
from south tonear the north end. The
east and west sides of this walk are
walled with brick. 8 inches above the
ground floor, and at the north end
some IL inches. The bottoms of all
are covered with brick laid on their
fiat sides. and not very close together.
Brick ON edge are placed around
against the stone wall, so as TO make
a complete trough Ct brick-work, 6
inches deep for sides, and 10 to IL
inches deep for north end. The whole,
sides, bottom, and all were then COW
cred with a mixture Of hydraulic ce-
ment and sand, pressed in between
the brick, and completely trowelled
and polished, making cool, water
tight trough on each side, about 80
inches wide, for milk pans-and ut
the north end, deeper and cooler wa
ter .s.r the cream cans.
Byexcayating the walk, the milk
troughs have the advantage of being
elevated. so as to avoid much stop
ping and also more readily to retain
GOODNESS.
Up to this point we have milk
house without water. There being
well 40 feet deep, within 10 feet of
the north end, and a small-water
power, Chat is, stream not filing
aincb nine with & ar \ faat faill with