Milk splashed on wooden walls soaks in, causing a very disagreeable
odor likely to taint milk stored in the vat. Concrete does not absorb
milk splashed on it. Such walls can be kept free from tainting odors
by simply washing them down. In concrete dairy houses, with concrete
vats, the milk will keep sweet longer than in houses built of any other
material. Dairy experts all admit that no other material can take the
place of concrete for such purposes.
The illustration shows a simple form of milk house with walls, floor
and vat, all of concrete. This house is 16 feet long, 10 feet wide and
8 feet high with a rise to the roof peak of 5 feet.