Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-12
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYING.
Some Rules the Dairyman and His
Helpers Should Observe.

Some Rules the Dairyman and His
Helpers Should Observe.
Keep dairy cattle in room or build
ing by themselves. 1t is preferable to
have no cellar below and no storage
left above.
Stables should be well ventilated
lighted and drained; should have tight
floors and walls and be plainly con.
structed.
Never use musty or dirty litter.
Allow no strong smelling material In
the stable for any length of time. Store
the manure under cover outside the
COW stable and remove 1t to a distance
as often as practicable.
Whitewash the stable once or twice a
year. Use land plaster in the manure
cutters daily.
Use no dry. dusty feed just previous
to milking. If fodder Is dusty, sprin-
kle il before 1t is fed.
Clean and thoroughly air the stable
before milking; in hot weather sprinkle
the floor
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.
Care of the Cows.
Have the herd examined at least
twice 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 it is
free from disease. especially tubercu-
osis.
DO not move cows faster than a com
'ortable walk while on the way to place
If milking or feeding.
Never allow the cows to be excited
oy hard driving. abuse. loud talking
II unnecessary disturbance: do not ex-
'ose them to cold or storms.
DO not change the feed suddenly.
Feed literally and use only fresh,
'alatable feed stuffs; in no case should
ecomposed or mouldy material be
sed.
Provide water In abundance. easy of
ccess and always pure; fresh. but not
90 cold.
Salt should always be accessible.
DO not allow any strong favored
ood, like garlic. cabbage and turnips.
D be eaten except Immediately after
hiking.
Clean the entire body of the COW
ally. If hair in the region of the I'D
er is not easily kept clean 1t should
e clipped.
Do not use the milk within twenty
avs before calving, nor for three to
We days afterward.
Points on Milking.
The mixer should be clean in all re-
1ects; he should not use tobacco: he
lould wash and dry his hands before
hiking.
The mixer should wear a clean outer
arlnent used only when milking and
ept in Il clean place at other times.
Brush the udder and surrounding
arts just before milking. and wipe
lem with clean, damp cloth or
)opge.
Milk quietly, quickly, clearly and
Cows do not like unneces.
Try noise or delay. Commence milk.
g at exactly the same hour every
orning and evening, and milk the
'ws In the same order
Throw away (but not on the floor.
etter In the gutter the first few
reams from each teat. This milk is
cry watery and of little value, but II
ay lnjure the rest.
II In any milking a part of the milk
bloody or stringy or unnatural In
'pearance, the whole mass should be
jected.
Milk with dry hands. Never allow
e hands to come in contact with the
Tx.
10 not allow dogs, cats or loafers tc
around at milking time.
II any accident occurs by which a
Y full or partly full of milk becomes
rty do not try to remedy this by
but reject all this milk and
use the pail.
Weigh and record the milk given by
oh COW, and take sample morning
d night at least once week for test.
by the fat tests. G. Thompson.
aine State Dairy Inspector. ,