Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-21
A SANITARY DAIRY.
Complete, Clearly and Substantial
Shenandoah Plant.

A
Shenandoah Plant.
The Abba sanitary dairy plant which
is being built at. this place is nearing
completion. j. c. Guthrie, the owner,
expects to have the dairy in operation
in few weeks.
There are few If any as complete
and substantial dairy plants in opera
ton in the United States as this one
will be when completed. From a san
itary standpoint it is doubtful II any
excel it in this country.
Mr. Guthrie, the owner, is no novice
in the scientific dairy business, he
being: graduate Of four years dairy
COURSE at the Iowa State college, and
upon graduating the efficiency OF his
work caused the authorities to place
him in charge Of the dairy work OF the
extension department OF the college.
position which he filled with much
credit for a year. The dairy
plant consists OF a group OF buildings
located on a picturesque hill, and con-
sists of feeding barn with STAN
chion capacity Of fifty-two cows, be-
sides the box stalls. In this building
is contained the feed bins. cutting and
grinding floor and hay storage. The
manager and feeding corridor are OF
concrete, as Is the entire floor space OF
this barn. The barn is well lighted,
prism glass being used largely, and
special attention has been paid to the
matter of ventilation. The best i'm
proved feed carriers and stanchions
here nave been adopted for use in this
barn and here the cows. which are
Holstein Freshians. will be housed and
fed. The feed carriers run from the
bins, along the feed ways. making
circuit of the barn and also running
to the silos. The cows, after
being curried and washed. will be
driven to the milking room, where they
will be MIXED, the latest improved
milking machines having been adopted
for use in this department. The en-
tire herd will he thoroughly inspected
by veterinary surgeon at frequent
intervals.
The dairy building, in the basement
Of which is located the steam and
power plant, the pumps, ice making
and cooling machinery, contains the
milking room, the dairy room, where
the milk is tested, cooled and bottled,
and where is located the steriltzing ap-
paratris, coolers, testers and separators,
bottle and can washers and other dairy
machinery and apparatus of the latest
type.
The dairy building also contains the
refrigerators, and separated from the
main part of the dairy building, but
under the same roof, is located the
storage room and bath and toilet room
for the employees. This building is
erected on concrete foundation, sim
liar to the barn, and has concrete
floors. and, as in the case Of the feed
ing barn, especial attention has been
given 10 lighting and ventilation. Both
of these buildings are rooted with gall
vanize,l shingles. L. Near the dairy
building stands the foreman's resi-
dence, a neat and commodious cottage,
"a wing of which is set aside for the
dairy office. To the rear of the fore
mans residence is the horse and wagon
barn.
The water supply for the dairy is
had from we'll of pure water which
is pumped to a concrete storage tank
of 25,0OO gallons capacity, situated on
an elevation some distance to the rear
of the building.
The grounds will be tastily laid out
and the introduction Of terraces and
drives will be a pleasing feature. The
dairy will have its own heat, power, Ice,
water supply and lighting plant, and
a complete sewer system.