Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-15
agricultural.
A Complete ChCSfCT County BufTel
Dairy.

Thomas VI Harvey. Tie former " supgi-
intendent Of the Experimental Farm. and on
Tesigning that position, purchased a farm in
the immediate vicinity, near West Grove
station, comprising over two hundred acres.
which during the past season he has i'm
proved with new dairy buildings, and All
other appliances ard fixtures considered nee
essary or desirable for frst class bu ter dairy.
His object and il 70 make an article
butter fully equal 10 that made anywherc
else-and to accomplish this. no expense ha-
been spared. as it seemed to Us. watch could
tend to this object in any way.
The making Of what is f4nliarlv known
in market . gifted ed butter" does nor
deTend On one or two processes. 20 much ~
on latGe numher Of apparently minute DE-
tails, requiring the personal attention am
care of the proprietor. These details en-
brace, first the ch Tacter Of the cows and
their feed, the management from first u las
of both milk and cream, the churning, salt
ing, working, printing of the butter, ven
tilatiOn Of milk house, temperature, drainage
etc. It has been proved abundantly that
milk absorbs most readily and easily impu-
rites from surrounding atmosphere l.
everything else has been attended to in the
very best and most approved manner, "a
neglect in this particular of keeping far
away from e cows and the milk house all
unpleasar odJrs from deccmposing ANNA
matter, will convert otherwise .. gilt-edged
butter y into ordinary OF worse than an
ordinary article. Thcs. Harvey Is a p-acti-
cal farmer. Of extensive reading. with MANY
years of large observation and eyuerier.cr
and we we're not Disappointed 10 our exuec-
tatiOns Of seeing his dairy establishment r.
pete with every convenience and app lance
so lar az known up to the present time
These We will describe as accurately as ".
can, both what hls been secured and what
has been avoided IN the general arrange
ment.
: Spring houses over natural springs. as
. usually ID ated, have the drawback Of heinz
located on low ground where the circulation
OF air IS not SO complete, md in times of
heavy rains they often get flooded They
are also al convenient distances from tht
dwelling and stables. \ muddy COW ward is
therefore, S'metimes an accom- p4iument and
PIG pens are often seen IN close proximity
-, - ~" boon obviattd &C II .r- I
VeY hy MS building what may Dc crr,--t 80.
artificial spring or milk house on hfgh land /.
where there IS free circulation Of pure air. I
and an ab-euce Of all offensive Tors 4 1
obvlate unnecessary walking and loss Of tiu.e /
1t Is also located between and Convenient 1.
both dwelling and stables. TIE main build
ing is fifty feet long by Thirteen feet wide
running lengthwise north and south. Itl.
dug out and banked up, 50 as 10 be anout
L.
walled with stone and ten feet high t. tht
ceiling This leaves three feet above ground
atfOrdlng light and partial Ventilation b,
Tour windows on each side. These hinge at
bottom and hasten at top by spring bolt, ana \
are held open at any desirable angle BIZ
spring rachel \ seven and a half feet storI
of brick IL built on top the stone wall This
affords rooms Tor the winter dairy. smear /
case, etc II is covered with tin. To avoid I
hn 81
The ground floor Is thus arranged 4
walk about four feet wide eighteen inche-
deep, Is dug out through the middle. from
south to near the north end he ca +, a d e.
SIDES OF thus walk are walled win hrics
eight inches above the ground q or and a.
north END some fourteen inches The bor
toms OF all are covered with brick on tier
nat side, and not very c'o-e together. Bric
edge are placed around against tie stuD.
wall, so as 10 make complete trough ot
brIckwork, six inches high Tor sides. and te,
to twelve inches high tor north end IT,,
whole sides, bottom and all, were then GOV
ered with a mixture Of hydraulic cement an.
sand, pressed IN between the brick. and corr
pleteIy troweled and polished. maxim,
cool water-tlght trough on each side ahouI
thirty inches wide, tor milk pans-and
the north and, deeper and OlOr water fol
the cream cans. By excavatng the walk
d Ef
ing elevated. 50 as To avoid much st.oping.
and also more readily to retain GOODNESS
r to this point we have milk house with
out water. Thee being well forty fee.
deep within fifteen feet Of the north end
small Water-powcr, Chat is stream mo-
ming three inch pipe. with six or eoh.
iett fdlI.) within about 200 vards of r.
Diilding "a snail wheel was PUT Il ere. an
wire arrang d 70 work the pump co-tlnD-
Ousiy' so That a constant stream Of colo
water Temperature 534) is secured. m.
pipe conveying this into the milk house en-
tiers the pump some nine feet below the
ground, thus securing at once against hear
ana freezing, and making the water that
much less to be elevated. This cold water
hrst enters the cream can bin. and thence
passes round through the milk pans. Dis
cbaTg pipes are 50 arranged. that the wafer
cln be Kept at any desired hei hit by NOV
able-J'Inied sport pipes. IL can also he lis /
charged from tie south end TO the genera /
se"er-or IN cte the water in the well be- !
comes scarce, it en- be made To circuIat.
around q house, or be returned t. the well /
TO use over and he cooled again, or tie wster I
can he used IN cream bin, and not go to mill /
apartment at all, IT so desired There he /
ing sufhclent fail on the south a four-incF I
terIe c. ia pipe Is used so as to drain All /
Ine washIDgs OF the sunk wall and the mill !
trough enter this, and arc CARED away som.
200 yards. The same pipe IS ARRANGED Il /
carry the sour milk that distance to the hoes .
4 bell trap Is provided over the end of tn.
pipe which allows the liquids to PASS out.
out prevents any gasses or doors from com
ing oack. 10 secure a more complete ven
tllatIon ior this main milk room a wooden
trunk, fifteen inches square. runs mn tbe
north end from the cream can BIN. t. ard
above the top Of the building, ana is sur
mounted with che Of Griffith patent double
seli-acting archimedian screw yentiIators.
4 For working rooms, and to insure cleanIi-
ness. another building, thirty nine feet long
and thirteen eet wide, runs across the soutb
end OF the one above deserted. This also
serves 70 break the sun off from the Other
building ana secures a mole evenly low tenn
peratuIe. This building is one story. is n5t
excavated, and has the floor nearly on a level
with the outside, which makes a descent Of
four feet OF steTs down to the mitk room
and some six feet to the ur,-st,irs a,,.r+
ments- Ii has three apartments-tbe vresr
end. thirteen feet square, is for kitchen rnr
poses, heating water, washing and Storm
pans. etc. 1t is provided with wasbine
trough, having three divisions, one for cold
one for warm, and the other for boiIina
water-so as to effect perfect cleansing OF |
the pans also hydrant, sinks, beIl-trap, /
shelving, etc. At the east end is another |
similar room, thirteen feet square. and |
lfed exclusively for the butter. Here is 10 |