The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-07
FARMER ANDPLANTER
THE CONDUCT OF THE DAIRY.
~ifty Dniry Rules Promulgated b.,
the Dairy Division of the Eu-
reau of Animal Industry.

stable ana dairy IooLlS, dliu win ~ |
sent in this form to persons applying
for them to the DAIRY division, bureau
of animal industry, department o.
agriculture, Washington, D. c.:
/. Read current literature and keep |
posted on new ideas.
2. Observe and enforce the utmost
cleanliness about the cattle, their at
PENDANTS, the stable, the dairy, and all
utensils.
3. \ person suffering from any dis
ease, or who has been exposed to
ntagious disease, must remain away
from the cows and the milk.
4. Keep dairy cattle in room or
building by themselves. 1t is prefer
able to have no cellar below and no
storage loft above.
! 5. Stables should be well ventilated,
lighted and drained; should have tight
floors and walls and be plainly con-
structed.
| 6. 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 out side
| the cow stable and remove it to a dis
lance as often as practicable.
8. Whitewash the stable once or
twice year; use land plaster in the
manure cutters daily.
9. Use no dry, dusty feed just pre-
vious to milking; if 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.
-. Have the herd examined at
least twice year by skilled veter-
marian.
Is. 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 it
is free from disease, especially tuber-
culosis.
IA. Do not move cows faster than q
: comfortable walk while on the way
J 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 only
fresh, palatable feed, and in no CASE
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
|: BILE.
& 20. Do not allow any strong flavore1
i food, like garlic, cabbage and turnips
/: to be eaten, except Immediately afte
i milking.
+ q. Clean the entire body of tn
8 COW daily. If hair in the region O
!: the udder is not easily kept clean
{: should be clipped.
s. %. Do not use the milk within tweI
i: ty days before calving, nor for tire
:: to five days afterwards.
!; %. The mixer should be clean j
s ill respects; he should not use tt
2 bacco; he should wash and dry hi
4 hands just before milking.
"a. The mixer should wear a clea
= outer garment, used only when mill
. ing, and kept in clean place at othe
to times.
~ IS. Brush the udder and surroun,
,s ing parts just before milking, ar
nd wipe them with q clean, damp clot
Y or sponge.
q rs. Milk quietly, quickly, clearly al
e. thoroughly. Cows do not like unne
Il T. essary noise or delay. Commen'
= milking at exactly the same hour e
p cry morning and evening", and mi
the cows in the same order.
=. 81. Throw away (but not on Il
floor, better, in the gutter the fir
few streams from each teat; tt
milk is very watery and of lit
value, and it may injure the rest.
\ %. If in any milking part of t
milk is bloody or stringy OR unnat,
al in appearance, the whole me-
should be rejected.
20. Milk with dry hands; never
low the hands to come in contact wi
the milk.
80. Do not allow dogs, cats or To-
ers to be around at milking time.
81. If an accident occurs by viii
a pail full or partly full of milk
comes dirty, do not try to RENE
this by straining, but reject all t
milk and rinse the pail.
80. Weigh and record the milk 81,
by each cow, and take a sample mo
ing and night, at least once we
for testing by the fat test.
80. Remove the milk of every cow
J once from the stable to a clean, I
. room, where the air is pure 8
sweet. Do not allow the cans to
main in stables while they are be-
filed.
"a. Strain the milk through a me
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