The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
THURSDAY EVENING.

four points for the use of milking
suits alone. The milk was cooled be-
Tore offered for sale but not below 60
degrees, the score card recommends
the milk from the farm to the city
is brought in covered wagon
though 1T was not iced. 1t was pro-
nounced fairly good on this point.
10 the credit of the dairyman it
must be said that he has made plans
approved place and constructed on
sanitary lines so that his conditions
VIII probably be materially improved.
This One Was Better.
The next dairy was quite an ad-
vance from a sanitary standpoint over
that of first named. But here again
the m1lkmen failed to wash their
hands before milking and had no reg
ular milking suits. Flies were thick,
aIso' but not as numerous as in the
other dairy
The barn is large and extensively
built one. it is provided with the King
system of ventilation, good stalls for
the cows and proper feeding facilities
The floors of the stalls are clay and
the other floor of the barn brick. The
clay hoor came under the disapproval
of the inspector. "Dust and dirt will
ny upwards and into the milk, it is a
great deal better to have a cement
floor" said DR.. Whitaker. The milk
room is off in one corner of the barn
separated from it by a thick wall. 1t
has cement floor and plastered walls
and ceiling. The room is not as clean
as it might be. The flies were around,
dust was settled in places and cob
webs draped from windows. The cans
and milk utensils are sterilized by
steam. But there was some dirt and
traces of old cream and milk still
In Oh tn hA
ners of the milk pals.
That's good culture for typhoid
bacteria said DR.. Van Horn. The
milk was cooled as soon as brought in
to the milk room and iced when trans
ported to the city.
You can raise your average quite
little bit just observing a few little
things and without any expense to
yourself said DR.. Whitaker to the
dairyman. Three or four hours work
in this room will clean it UP and add
several points, then if the men wash
their hands before milking and wear
suits and wash the udders of the cows.
you can add a few more points. The
stable is not as clean as it might be.
"A little work in sweeping out will
do a whole lot of good. This will
mean some more points.
I'm rare instances" continued DR.;
will score up as high as 95, SO or 81
but we don't expect to find a perfect
dairy. When it grades up that high
it belongs to a man who runs a fancy
establishment and does not care for
the cost. We very seldom find dairy
running beyond the 80 per cent score.
A dairy that can score in the eighties
we would call good dairy with good
conditions. This dairyman 1 just
scored got sc points. which is con-
siderably above the average and could
be made better by more attention
and care tc Details
I'VE are making campaign of
education that's what it amounts to-
said d. N. Wilson, state dairy COM
missioner. 1--WE are lending our aid
wherever we find announcement from
the cities"
A lecture, Illustrated by lantern
slides will be given by DR.. Whitaker
Friday evening at some place yet to
be designated. A general invitation is
extended to physicians, milk dealers
and club women particularly to be
present The club women have CO.
operated in the campaign for pure
milk in other communities and it is
desired to enlist their aid here. The
lecture will cover the subject of pure
r1ilk and IFS SlInn1V