The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-07-03
SATURDAY. JULY 8, 100


Oh InteHeot 10 Dairymeu
The following are few remarks ant
sucxestions which have been made or
she dairy question by E. A. Haven,
inspector Of the state dairy and foot
department.
-The principal trouble with some
dairymen, said Mr.. Haven, lis appar.
ent fear that sunlight and fresh air viii
isjure the COW. AS rule. the cows
are in good flesh and fairly clean, but
some Of the stables are very small,
dark and poorly ventilated. The cold
winter here requires warm stables,
but where number of cows are kept in
. snail barn some system of ventilation
IL needed to keep them from becoming
foul and unhealthy. In many of the
STABLES, any opening that might admit
pure air, or let the impure air escape,
Is carefully stopped up, and the win
dsxs are either boarded up or never
put in, from an erroneous idea that
Eight and air cannot be supplied with
sut making the barn cold.
AThe state law says that when it is
determined by the dairy and food-com-
1issieners, his deputy or inspectors,
tAst unsanitary conditions exist, the
swner shall be notified and warned To
place such dairy in suitable condition
within . reasonable length Of time.
Failing TO comply with said notice may
be followed by fine or imprisonment.
-Unsanitary conditions mean unclean
csvs. stables. milk dishes or handling
milk In an unclean manner. Stables
which have no windows, no openings
whore foul and impure air can escape,
stahle is not whitewashed at least once
each yesr, are considered unsanitary. I"
Mr. Haven has notified all dairymen
visited what they must do to comply
with the state law. He has visited q
number Of thema second time to see
that the instructions were complied
with
The state department keeps record
of aaa places visited, and the Inspector
will soon make another trip here to
learn whether the changes ordered have
been made.
The state law applies to those sell.
ing milk from one or two cows just the
same as those who sell from Wagon
and the same to those living in the
township or country as to those in the
village.
The inspector requests that every
person keeping one or more cows make
special effort to have the stable
clean, light and with some plan of ven
tilation. He also asks those who buy
milk to investigate the conditions undel
which the milk is produced. and to pa
.tronize clean, healthy article of food
Regarding tuberculosis, which ha'
been discussed somewhat lately, Mr.
Haven states that in his opinion Their
is little need for alarm. He can flint
records of but few we'll defined cases o
tuberculosis in this section in severa
years.
The cows shipped here are mostly o
the type known as native. They hav'
been raised under country conditions
and, while rough appearing, are ap
Parently Of hardy constitution and les
apt to have disease than cattle in which
distant types have been fixed by care
fua breeding. However, cows kept sndel
conditions found here will develop lunf
trouble, but As many dairymen her,
keep Q COW only one season, and ther
make her into beef the danger is mucl
reduced.
Tuberculosis is barn disease. Cattle
kept in the open air do not have it.
Dark. damp, poorly ventilated stables
are favorable to its development while
sunlight and pure air are foes to any
disease. II the owners Of cows will
keep the cows and stables clean, anl
have enough windows to give fail
amount Of light ventilation enough Il
prevent foul, ill-smelling air, and put
milk with clean hands into clear
pals there will be little trouble caused
by impure milk,