The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10

feet below ground, thus securing at
once against heat and freezing, and
making the water that much less to
be elevated.
The cold water first enters the
cream can bin, and thence passes
round through the milk pans. Dis
charge pipes are SO arranged, that the
water can be kept at any desired
height bv movable jointed spout pipes.
II can also be discharged from the
south end TO the general scwor-or in
ease the water in well becomes scarce,
il can be made TO circulate around the
house, or be returned to the well again,
10 use over and be cooled again, or
the water can be used in the cream
bin. and not go to the milk apartment
AT all, if not desired. There being
sufficient fall on the south, 4-inch
terra Gotta pipe is sunk so a. to drain
all The washings of the sunk walk
and the milk trough enter this and are
carried away some 200 yards. The
same pipe is arranged to carry the
sour milk that distance to the hogs.
A bell tray is provided over the end
of this pipe, which allows the liquids
TO pass out, but prevents any gases OF
odors from coming back.
To secure a more complete ventlla-
ton for this main milk room, a wood
en- trunk, I5 inches square, runs up
the north end from the cream can bin
to and above the top of the building,
and is surmounted with one of Grif-
fith's patent double sclf-acting archi-
median screw ventilators.
For working rooms, and to insure
cleanliness, another building, 80 feet
wide, runs across the south end of the
one above described. This also serves
to break the sun off from the other
building, and secures more evenly
low temperature This building is
one story, is not eXcavated, and has
the floor nearly on level with the
out side, which makes a descent of
some four feet of steps down to the
milk room, and same six feet to the
upstairs apartments. 1t has three
apartments-the west end, Is feet
square, is for kitchen purposes, heat
ing water, washing and storing pans,
etc. 1t is provided with a washing
trough, having three divisions, one for
cold, one for warm and other for
boiling water-se a to effect perfect
cleansing of the pans; also hydrant,
sinks, bell-trap, shelving, etc At east
end is another similar room, l3 feet
square, and used exclusively for the
butter. Here is located the churn,
with horse power outside, and shaft
running through the wall, the butter
worker, "a pure yellow poplar board,
4 feet square), with small working
board, with sponge and cloth to alb
sorb and extract all the buttermilk.
The printing machine, which is of
peculiar construction, was contrived
by the dairyman, and promises to be
both speedy and effectual. The square
or parallelogram print is adopted be-
cluse SO much more readily made, be-
ing economical in packing, and when
on the table keeps right side up, bet
ter than the section of a round print.
The floor of this butter room was first
paved with brick; but it was found
that this soon became fousty in the
cracks with stale buttermilk, and was
then taken up and replaced with rough
dry brick, not laid very closely; hy-
draulic cement was then run over and
between, well pressed, trowellcd and
polished. The same day, it could be
walked over, and now is smooth and
firm as polished marble. This floor
is. so graded, that water falling on
any part of it runs to the sink at one
side, provided with its bell-trap, and
also has a hydrant near by.
These two rooms last described, ex-
tend half their width over the sides
of the main building. Then between
these is kind of ante-room, l3 feet
long, 6i wide. From this we can en-
ter any of the apartments, go down
to the milk room or to the up-stairs-
but We cannot open door from any
one department into another no
fumes are allowed to exchange.
4 constant regard to cleanliness
and neatness is at all times, observed, |
both at dairy house and stables, with
care that the cows should have no
lack of pure water, with sweet nutri-
tious feed, and plenty Of it.
The stables, large miXing-troughs, /
bins for cut hay and corn meal, and
conveying tunnels from NOW above,
are very complete The feed is al
WAYS wet, mixed with warm water,
and covered up, several hours before
using.
Experiments are being carefully
conducted as to the best modes of
keeping milk and cream; also as to
the other points of management, about
which we hope to hear after awhile,
and shall report results to our readers.
The cows at present, if we recollect
right, about fifty in number, should
not be omitted mention. They are a
fine lot, carefully selected, being partly
of the common stock, some grade Dur
hams, and about oae half strong Jer-
sey and Guernsey grades. There are
a few pure Jersey and two or three
imported Guernseys. 1t is I. Har-
vey's intention to establish herd of
pure Guernseys as fast as circum-
stances will admit.
Taking into view the complete ar
rangements above detailed, together
with the pure streams of running
water, the woodland, the meadows,
and the undulating pasture fields on
this fine farm, we shall be disappoint-
cd if the brand of butter does not at
tain a high character in the market.
-BUcks County hteHigencer.
Better than Gold.