Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-02
DAIRY RULES.
They Are Suggested BY the U. s. AMI
mai Bureau

heae current dairy literature and
Keep posted on new ideas.
Observe and enforce the utmos,
cleanliness about the cattle, their ut
tmeAnts' the stable, the dairy, and ali
A person suffering from any disease
-. remain away from the cows and
Keep dairy cattle In q room or bu,ld.
ng ~ Themselves. Il In preferable 10
haye ne cellar below and no storage
toa aAeya
stables should b well ventilated,
eEsssd ans drained; should have tight
strustsa
Alisw ne strongly smelling material
IN ths stable for any length of time.
Store the manure under cover outside
the cow stable and remove it to a dis.
lance as often as practicable.
WhitswaEh the stable once or twice
year. Use land plaster in the man.
are cutters daily.
Use no dry. dusty feed Just pre-
vious to milking; II fodder is dusty.
sprinkle 1t before It Is fed.
Clean and thoroughly air the stable
BEFORE milking. In hot weather sprin.
He the floor.
49, A%AQ oAkkkulucQ at least
twlss Q year by a skilled veterinarian.
Promptly remove from the herd any
animal suspected OF being in bad
health and reject her milk. Never
add AN animal to the herd until certain
u 10 free from disease, especially tub
ereulosA
he net move cows faster than q CON-
nsrfasls walk while on the way to
place Of milking or feeding
Never allow the COWS to be excited
~ hard driving, abuse, loud talking. or
Rnnseessary disturbance; do not ex.
psss them 60 cold or storm.
Feed hberally and use only fresh.
palatabls feed stuffs; In no case should
eeeenpssed or moldy material be
used
Provide water In abundance. easy
or access and always pure; fresh but
act too cold.
Salt should always be accessible.
Do not allow any strong-favored
food, IKE garlic, cabbage and turnips.
to be eaten, except Immediately after
silking.
Clean the entire body of the COW
ea'y. II hair IN the region of the I'D
be clipped.
Do npt use the milk within twenty
days Before calving nor within three
To Ave days afterwards.
Ths mixer should be clean In all
respects ne should not use tobacco;
he should wash and dry his hands Just
before milking.
Eilk quietly. quickly. oleanlv and
tAsrsughly. Cows DO not aye unnec.
sssary ROiss or delay. Commence
rhiiAins at exactly the same hour
every morning and evening, and milk
ne COWS In the same order.
Throw away (but not on the floor.
better In the guttef) the first few
streams from each teat; this milk is
very watery and Of little value, but it
xay injNre the resW
II hff7y milking q part OF the milk
Is elooss or stringy or unnatural in
Appearance, the whole mess should be
rejected.
MIX with dry hands; never allow
the hands to come In contact with the
milk.
De not allow dogs, cats or loafers
TO be around at milking time.
Ii any accident occurs by which a
pail full or partly full of milk becomes
dirty, do not try to remedy this by
straiAtn9, but reject all this milk and
rtase the paIl.
Weigh and record the milk given
hy each COW, and take q sample morn
nag and night, at least once q week.
fer testing by the fat test.
RcRsvs the milk Of every cow at
enss from the stable to @ clean. dry
rssE, who're the air is pure and sweet.
De not allow cans to remain in stables
while nsy are being nlled.
Strain the milk through Q metal
eAass and flannel cloth or layer of
sstten as soon as 1t In drawn.
Aersts and cool the milk as soon as
strained.
Never close q can containing warm
milk which has not been aerated.
II cover Is Lett on the can, a piece of
sfetA or mosquito netting should be
used 70 keep out insects.
nfik 10 stored It should be held
II sanks or fresh. cold water (renewed
daily IN q clean, dry, cold room. I'm.
less 1t Il desired to remove cream. II
Ahsuh be atirrsd with a tin stirrer
eftsn snSugh to prevent forming a
eAisk cream layer.
Never mix fresh milk with that
wkieA has been cooled.
1s net allow the milk to freeze.
SAasr no circumstances should any.
shaHs % AIDED TO milk to prevent its
tsefh&. Cleanliness and cold are the
sx# prsvsativss needed.
Atk utensils for farm use should
ss MAds Of metal and have all Joints
sAeotnly soldsrsd. Never allow them
% become rusty or rough inside.
he Net hsul waste products back to
s1e nrn In the same cans used for
4HysI1ng milk When this Is un.
aysfdahls, insist that the skim-mill
Or whey tank be kept clean.
Gals used for the return OF skim.
sk 81 whey should be emptied and
eisaasa a. soon as they arrive at the
LsrR Clean all dairy utensils by first
thoroughly rinsing them in warm wa.
ter; than clean inside and out with a
erssh and hot water In which a clean.
ing material u dissolved; then rinse
and ias1y stsrilize by boiling water
or ataAm. Use nura water nniu