The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22
Personal Investigation.

PeIAOnHl IhVehtIRHllOn.
But as to these milk farms. I have
said that no city in the United states
is supplied with purer milk than Rich
mond This conclusion is reached after
visiting and investigating the city
dalries and a large number of the
dairy farms around the city and OBJ.
serving for myself the superb equip
ment and the superior facilities which
are guarantees against any kind OF
Impurities. In making this trip for
Investigation 1 was not willing to rely
altogether on my own Judgment. ana
hence had an expert to accompany me.
No one knew of our coming, and SO
no dairyman had time to get on his
new bib and tucker" and we struck
the dairies at all times of the day,
and first and last saw the business IN
all of Its stages
The dairy farms, so far as the In
terror make up o: the COW barns, milk
houses. machinery and general ar
arrangement are concerned. are pretty
much the same. for they are all
modelled after the same law, Some
of the barns and milk houses are nuii'
of conorcte. but the most of them are
M WOOD. put all are provided with
yranolithic floors and Railways and
stalls and drains. and all are ventilated
according TO law, properly hshteo
amply supplied with the necessary
water works for cleansing and sterli'z-
ing purposes, etc And so a oese,ip'
ton of one is a descripno noi al.
The Model Bnrn.
matter az course the model co"
harm should be built of brick or con-
crete, but the frame barn by plope.
care and unceasing whi'e" it!ls -.
the entire interior can pc san hsrns
around Richmond are thus nade per
Teet All of the flooring and al OF
nc stalls and all OF the drains are
If rranolithic paving maternal me ne
barn is supplied WITH water Mo ,hs c ON
slant use of the men who milk .t.e :
eows Ample arrangements are maze
and a sufficient force OF men enptoSeu
"a thoroughly clean the enears H1as >.
from cellar to Earret tWlcs tSe
Gonrs the granolithic stalls and ieea
troyphs and the walls are cieanea anu
~ annrs and stalls and drains NOR
omrhlv flushed. Cleaning having 9een
COMPETED the barn Is as nea -. anu and
t ~. ventilating and lighting purposes
80 are many Of them. being one
"a averv stall. are washed or busted
and every particle OF uncleaHilliess
moved. q, ,,are he any.
The manure plics, - $50 -. fron,
are located from 10 TO w zee. - :, .
the harm. In most cases theIs a., :, en- an
NJ snnre piles or pits the dalrs.s "a
nn,,iino. away to scatter over ms ne.u s
ns fast as the cleaning up IS uoie'
twice a day.
The milk house, when ~ and
Ease has the granolithlc n,, ,he
drains and walls, even tnon sd "a a ass
he,Ise may have an OUTSIDE -s a ~ sands
;nr Is supplied with Wasn r,. and
water tanks, cooling nacIi'' W. cans
ali Facilities for sterillzlng wy VA e ana
60 rails every time they are use W,. a,
,,,,,,n,eliately after they are useu. Nm.
,ti,Lman is required TO attire nv .
na,f suit Of purest white neiore a, ue
go gnes 10 milk the COW and ne - - che ne
ssenn,,red 10 make constant use y, nj ri
rea shstands and the ample supply nea al
towels that hang upon tae aas through
~. Before the MIX goe,s ~, ~ cans
, Ne cooler and into the ,no.ties y swain ain.
4; IN m ssus through at least tnree for any
~ ~ and 1t is utterly imposslpie i y; Az NJ
i ~. ,s o. matter to find IT'S way ~ Wy
\ 'nip hotties with the mix.
cans me City Diaries. "a,
two big dairies in the c!,s
a,,i Nm distribute most OF the nlilh , havf
| wn, s Yarns to the consumers llh,e
.ne 30, Establishments, the same oelns
strictly UP to date in AL OF tne., ,o ~,
nnintmeuts. Official tests pS govern,
1 ment and State experts nave sllo"t