The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
Bacteriologlst and chief Inspector
Birmingham, November %.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Duncan. BacteriolOgist and

Birmingham. November 26
Mr., e. NJ. Duncan, Bacteriologist and
Chief Inspector:
Dear Sir--I herewith hand you my re-
port for the week ending November "a,
twenty-five samples of milk and cream
collected.
Attended police court three times for
arrests made for violations of milk or
dinance.
General street inspection, assistance in
laboratory, eighteen dairics inspected
during the week. Summary of results as
follows:
r. e. Blacks dairy-Barn fairly good
but needs whitewashing. Drain troughs
la barn need repairing in several places
Coed milk cellar and everything fairly
clean,
p M Watts dairy-Fairly good barn,
but milk house rather poor. Little more
attention generally would be acceptable
w. c. Barclift's dairy--Barn fairly
good, but needs withdrawing. Milk house
fair More attention generally would be
acceptable.
f. e. Bynum's dairy-Barn not much;
milk house fair Whitewash freely used
would be very beneficial. The above three
dairies are adjoining each other, and
hog conditions are very bad, and the gen.
eral location from a sanitary standpoint
is poor.
+. s. Chew's dairy--Fairly good barn
Manure needs to be removed from front
of barn. General conditions fair.
G. N. Coopers Everything in
| first-class shape and well managed. Gem
eral conditions very good.
b. w Nashs dairy-Barn and milk
house very fair and general conditions
acceptable.
| Z. II. Smiths dairy-Barn fairly good.
but needs whitewashing. Milk house very
poor; new one must be built, General
conditions only passable.
Fowler 4 Davis dairy-Barn fairly
good milk house fair, general cleanliness
| observed.
G. A. Davis dairy-Good barn, but
needs "A little work on floor Milk house
fair. General conditions fair.
| l.. II. Welsh's dairy-Good barn. good
cool milk cellar, cement lined. General
conditions fair.
j. o. Walkers dairy-New barn and
milk house Just built both very accept
able and found in nice clean condition.
Oldheld & Robinsons dairy--Poor barn,
| but well drained and good coat of white
wash would be a great improvement.
| MILK house poor. General conditions at
| present not very good.
! I. r. Norris dairy-Good barn and milk
house, General care is well observed and
| conditions very satisfactory
| X. j. Yarboroughs dairy-Barn fairly
clean. General conditions rather poor.
J. Is. Fairs dairy-Very good barn and
milk house; well looked after and gem
| eral conditions very satisfactory.
| A. j. McCurrys dairy--Good barn and
| milk house; well kept and general con-
ditions good.
J. III. Yarborough's dairy--Rather poor
| barn, but well cleaned Good milk cellar,
| and everything well cared for. General
conditions only fair.
| There seems to be general improve
ment amongst the darymen, but many
/ do not seem to understand the vast inn
pGrtance of strict cleanliness. More white
| wash, disinfectant and good ventilation
| In many of the barns is needed Close
| barns are unhealthy and this climate
| does not require them. If dairymen will
pay little more attention to cleanliness.
! the real sense of the word, we would
| get a cleaner and more healthfu milk
| supply. IL is not so much the buildings
| that I have looked after, but the general
| principle and tecnnic of dairying, which
| many of the dairymen do not fully UNI
| derstand.
! GERALD w. HUMPHREY.
Assistant Milk Inspector.