Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-18
HOW TO PRODUCE
CLEAN MILK.
and Windows Must First ne Given
(arc FIJI Con sialc rntinn.

.nduced IN tho minimum, s,vs 81 writer
f., ,he Now work vribure Farmer The
ceilings walls and floors of the avcra 20,
old harm arc en- rouoh nm dirty from, the
nature or th. materials and manner Of
co,struc,,o, I'm, ,hov cannot he kent
&, , so,i,orv condition The ceiling or
rl,or overhead should he constructed
oi,hcr OF matched flooring or two thick
ressos Of inch hoard laid so as to break
io,n,s 1'ho iojs,s underneath this floor
ebo,,d l-a rrn,,iraIiv smooth and free
from, loose BAL. or uneven places where
dus, NAV cnlIoct II the ioists ALREADY in
the harm canno, no altered 70 satisfy
these reouireueuts ncW ones should he
obtained THINKER suitable for this purrosc
MAY no found growing on many farms
II car be emf and haulcd 10 tho sawn,ll
tn the winter bv the regular farm help
thereby saving not ONLY the cost Of ex-
rens,ve lumber but also the labor Of
hsuliuc I'm summer when other Farm, work
requires attention. II Is not advisable 70
coil urderneath tho ioists ne the spn 20
thus formed between the ceiling and floor
above roild no, he Kent clean nor freq
from rats and mice For this reason hol-
low walls aud floors should he avoided
The windows end ventilation should
next receive consideration and 70 tlhs
end each COW should he provided with
three sou1re feet of glass and two
SQUARE feet or muslin cloth weighing
about ore mound 70 each A.. vcarde This
cloth should he Tackled on frames placed
IN the lower half Of the windows or IL
there are not windows enough in the
stable, over OPENINGS made for the pur-
nose Most stabiea will reorire several
additional windows which can he NIT j,
hv any man who is handy with tools so
that the only exnonse Of the windows
md yentilatinr system would he the cost
81 the extra sash and frames and about
two cents worth of muslin for each COW
Most or the muslin ventiIators should be
lorsted IN fine sou,h and cast sides Of
tho stable. at least four feet from tn,
floor If nIaood IN the north and Uos.
sides II sbould he only when such Sides
are nrotoctcd IN some way from the
strong wind blowing directlv arairst The
cloth Another building. n hi, or n row
of trees form useful vind-hrea<s Cor this
nurnose
Tho ,.,llo .bo,J5 bo ,,,a, +tcb+ ava
s,,,oo+r or tho ,,si1o r.h;s ,,o,. 10 49,
oor,r,ielod b,. oitber cat,irc tI,e y,us
~, Tho irside With droesod lumbar -, h,
ipep nit
waiting ~ Soma similar p,ate,ial Two
roofing should he secured with nails and
cans e,ccnt IN tho CORNERS ,~ho,a mould
mig or Iath should be used. This makes
q neat smooth wall which can no vh,to-
washed and kent clean with LITTLE iron.
bile at the same time beins inexronsiy .
and easy to ARMY. Ordinary building or
tarred paper is not Substantial enough
for this purpose unless IL is entirely Gov
cred with boards AS wooden floors can
not be kept in a sanitary condition they
should he replaced with concrete. This
work can be generally be done more
cheaply IN August than at any other
time A skilled workman should be en-
ployed to Law the concrete floor but
the labor OF hauling and mixing the ma
terial can be performed NV regular farm,
help A concrete floor does not necessar-
lily have to he built on the ground. brt
when laid over a plank floor II requires
eood heavy io;sts and solid eunnorts got
we'll in the s~o,Ind below the FROST line
II is. therefore. much chcaper to con-
strIct a concrete floor IN the ground
than on a floor with space ,ndcrncat II.
To build a concrete floor on the ground
the old floor should first be removed
and also tho accumulation Of Fertilizer
which is usually found underneath Then
flI in this srace with common r,cld
stones IN 20 the Ton of the foundation
making the unper LAYER Of small stone.
i'm order to have a level surface ia re-
ccive the concrete The nronortio,,s az
cement. sand and gravel TO use vary ar-
cording TO their o,,ality. The usuol rro-
cement. two parts clean sand and fonr