Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-25
KEEP YOUR COWS
CLEAN and WELL
GOOD ADVISE, GIVEN MEX DEAL
Frs AT FARGO BY THE MILK
INSPECTOR.

DR.. ]. w. Dunhani, milk inspector
at Fargo, has issued the following to
milk dealers of that city, which, be.
ing pertinent of all dairymen and per.
sons selling milk, is herewith repro
duced:
Your attention is respectfully call
ed to the necessity of keeping, your
COWS, barns and milk utensils in a
clean and sanitary condition. You
should bear in mind that part of the
article of food you are engaged in
producing and handling will probably
be consumed by some delicate infant
that has been deprived of it's natural
food, and COWS milk substituted
Therefore, the responsibility for the
health, and perhaps the lives of these
infants depends, to a certain extent.
on how you care for your dairy.
The first and most important thing
in the production of a pure and whole
some milk supply, is to have heal
thy cow, not only should the COW be
free from tuberculosis, but free from
disease or condition that would cause
a rise in body temperature. The COW
should be supplied with an abund
ance of pure water, nutritious food,
light and ventilation, and free from
any offensive odors. The surround
ings should be kept clean, COW is
naturally a clean animal, give her
a chance and she will keep herself
clean, but when entrusted to the care
OF a man who is .habitually dirty, she
will be forced to become dirty also
The only excuse for a dirty dairy is
a dirty manager.
The average number of cows kept
by dairymen here is from twenty tc
thirty COWS; now, suppose one man
put in two hours every day in extra
cleaning, the cost would be small and
the improvement would be marked
Let him sweep the dust and dirt from
the ceilings and walls every month.
and the rest of the time could be
spent in cleaning the cows with a
brush. A great many dairymen scott
at the idea of brushing their cows
consequently the cows are covered
with loose hair and dust, and in g
great many instances covered with
manure. In the act of milking this
dirt is Jared loose and falls in to the
warm naillzsz that WHICH Is soiuDle soon
becomes dissolved, and this is the
cause of milk having nowy odor. No
strainer is made that will effectually
remove this kind of dirt.
The next thing to consider is tn
light and ventilation, without whic
the barn is always damp and has a
foul smell This condition is easily
remedied and with very small cost
half a dozen windows placed in the
side of the barn, and a ventilating
shaft passing up through the roof will
light and ventilate the barn so it VII
be dry and free from that bad odor
that is so common in COW barns.
Section 81 of the milk ordinance
provides: That all cows from which
any milk is sold in the city of Fargo
must be thoroughly cleaned with a
brush at least once every day.
am glad to say that we have few
men that are trying to live up to this
requirement, in fact, the largest dairy
furnishing milk to the city Of Fargo
with one hundred and fifty cows, has
every one brushed thoroughly once
every day and they are always clear
want you to look up this section and
live up to it, as am going to recon-
mend the cancelling Of all licenses
where the owner does not comply. 1t
is not right that the man who goes to
the expense of fitting up a first class
dairy, and keeps it in first class con-
dition, should have to compete with.
a dairy that is dirty and unsanitary