Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-10-12
FARMERANDPLANTER
rHE CONDUCT OF THB DAIRY.
Fifty Dairy Rules PROMULGATED BY
the Dairy Division Of the hu-
reau OF Animal Industry.

These rules are printed on one side
Of large cardboard for posting in
stables and dairy rooms and Will BE-
sent in this form to persons applying
for them TO the DAIRY division, bureau
Of animal industry, department OF
agriculture, Washington, ID. C.:
j. Read current literature and keep
posted on new ideas.
=. Observe and enforce the utmost
cleanliness about the cattle, their at
tendants, the stable, the dairy, and all
utensils
3. A person suffering from any dis
ease, or who has been exposed TO
contagious disease. must remain away
from the cows and the milk.
{. Keep dairy cattle in a room or
building by themselves. 1t is prefer
able 10 have no cellar below and no
storage loft above.
3. Stables should be well ventilated,
lighted and drained; should have tight
floors and walls and be plainly con-
structed.
t. Never use dirty or musty litter
Z. Allow no strong smelling materi-
al in the stable for any length of time,
Store the manure under cover outside
the COW stable and remove it TO dis
tance as often as practicable.
s. Whitewash the stable once or
twice a year; use land plaster in the
manure cutters daily.
Q, Use no dry, dusty feed just pre-
vious to milking; il fodder is dusty,
sprinkle it before it is fed.
10. Clean and thoroughly air the
stable before milking; in hot wealth
er sprinkle the floor.
II. Keep the stable and dairy room
in good condition, and then insist that
the dairy. factory, or place where the
milk goes be kept equally well,
70. Have the herd examined at
least twice q year by skilled veter-
marian.
10. 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 il
is free from disease, especially tuber'
culosis.
II. Do not move cows faster than
comfortable walk while on the way
to place Of milking or feeding.
IS. Never allow the cows to be ex
cited by hard driving, abuse, LOUD
talking, or unnecessary disturbance
do not expose them to cold or storms
Is. Do not change the feed sudden
ly.
II. Feed literally, and use onl.
fresh, palatable feed, and in no cas-
should decomposed or moldy materia
be used.
Is. Provide water in abundance
easy of access, and always pure; fresl
but not too cold.
10. Salt should always be accessi
bic.
20. Do not allow any strong flavore'
food, like garlic, cabbage and turnips
to be eaten, except Immediately afte
milking.
81. Clean the entire body of tn
cow daily. If hair in the region o
the udder is not easily kept clean
should be clipped.
%. Do not use the milk within twer
" days before calving, nor for tire
to five days afterwards.
%. The mixer should be clean j
all respects; he should not use t.
, bacco; he should wash and dry h
hands just before milking.
"a. The mixer should wear a clea
outer garment, used only when mill
ing, and kept in clean place at otht
/ times.
=. 25. Brush the udder and surroun
/ ing parts just before milking, al
wipe them with clean, damp clot
a or sponge.
26. Milk quietly, quickly, clearly al
K thoroughly. Cows do not like unne
S essary noise or delay. Commen
milking at exactly the same hour e
h cry morning and evening, and mi
1 the cows in the same order.
81, Throw away (but not on Il
y floor, better, in the gutter the fir
=. few streams from each teat; tn
milk is very watery and of lit
value, and it may iniure the rest,
s, %. If in any milking a part of &
J.. milk is bloody or stringy or unnatu
= al in appearance, the whole me
:, should be rejected.
p. 90 Milk with dry hands; never
4 low the hands to come in contact wi
:, the milk.
:, 30. Do not allow dogs, cats or lot
q ers to be around at milking time
r 81. If an accident occurs by viii
Q pail full or partly full of milk /
$ comes dirty, do not try to reme
g, this by straining, but reject all Il
n milk and rinse the pail.
7 80. Weigh and record the milk Civ
k by each COW, and take sample nor
ing and night, at least once wee
for testing by the fat test.
80. Remove the milk of every COW
once from the stable to clean,
s. room, where the air is pure a
sweet. Do not allow the cans to ]
main in stables while they are bel
filed.
- "a, Strain the milk through me-
, gauze and flannel cloth or lay
of cotton as soon as it is drawn.
- 35. Aerate and cool the milk as so
"a as strained. II an apparatus for a
- ing and cooling at the same time
Il not at hand, the milk should be air
n. first. This must be done in pure a
. and it should then be cooled to As {
a, grees If the milk is for shipment,
:, to 60 degrees If for home use or {
be livery to a factory.
-. SO. Never close can contain
GO warm milk which has not been aer
nj ed.
an 81. IL cover is left off the can,
an piece Of cloth or mosquito netti
n should be used to keep out insects.
nd 3s. If milk is stored, it should