Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-05
Our Milk Bureau.

varying flow of near four gallons per
minute, and uniform temperature
of 4s0, making n desirable place for
the milk and butter; but this is situ-
ated something more than hundred
feet from the house, at the foot OF n
sharp descent, and the trips up and
down this hill, many times Il day, de-
manded by the care and use OF the
milk and dairy, proved such tax
upon the strength of the weaker por-
tion of the household, upon whom
the burden fell, that we long since de-
tcrmined to adopt some other method
and find some way of keeping our
dairy products in good order nearer
the kitchen. The first thing which
suggested itself to us was a ram, by
means of which to force the water to
a new milk-house close to and on n
level with the kitchen; but the very
low position of the spring precluded
this, and its expense would otherwise
have prevented its adoption. After
4 long time spent in fruitless plan
ming and conjecture, our attention
was attracted by an advertisement Of
the "Ferguson Bureau Creamery
made Mt Burlington, VT, and, not TO
make long story of it, we have
purchased one and are now using it.
"The apparatus consists of an up.
right bureau made of spruce lumber.
In the upper part Of the bureau is n
rack for holding a supply Of ice, and
a metallic pan with rubber tube At
tached, for conducting oil the waste
water from the ice. Immediately be.
low the ice are four large pans, each
pan having a capacity for the 'ehoic
milking of dairy. Around each pan
is sufficient space to admit of the free
circulation of cold air from the ice
above. The pans stand on suitable
rests, and are each provided with me
tallic casters, so that they may be
easily drawn out of the bureau on
two movable rests, for skimming or
drawing off; these rests are very
strong, and are easily attached. Be.
low the pans is n closet or refrigcra-
tor for cream and butter, with n ca
pacity for several tubs; the door TO
this closet is large enough to admit
fifty pound tub of butter. a cream
can is furnished with each bureau.
which can be used for warming the
bureau in cold weather, by filling it
with hot water and setting it i'm the
closet at the bottom. Each end Of
the bureau is supplied with four ven
tilators, closing with wooden sides
and covered with wire screens, for
the exclusion Of flies and other in.
sects, dust and dirt. These ventila-
tors are for controlling the tempcra.
ture and the circulation of air in the
bureau. 1t is furnished with glass
doors, permitting full inspection of
its contents without opening it, and
a thermometer is provided for regu.
lating the temperature"
As we keep but small number Of
cows, sufficient only to furnish milk,
cream and butter for family use, we
preferred to use small pans or crooks,
and at our request the manufacturers
omitted the larger pans and rests,
and placed open rack shelves in
place of them, upon which our small
pans rest. This bureau We have
placed on the kitchen porch, and arc
now using 1t with great satisfaction.
With moderate daily supply of ice
it keeps all our milk and butter in
excellent condition, and the wear and
tear saved to the family every day is
immense. The fact is, it is a CON-
plete milk house, of the very best
sort, right at the kitchen door, and
in the winter 1t can be used in the
kitchen, without any Inconvenience
or trouble.
0fcourse, under our circumstances,
we derive but the minimum of benefit
from an arrangement of this kind /;