The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
What New York City Requires
Milk Regulations Require Much Care on the Part
OF the Dairymen---Compare it With Minot's
New Milk Ordinance

New Milk
TO be POSTED IN ALL DIARIES
DaArtment OF Health. the City Of
New York.
Rallas and regulations which muat be
observed BY FARMERS end dairymen
dn the care Of cows and handling OF
milk shipped to the City Of New
York.
The Cows
The cows must be kept clean.
4. Manure must not be permitted
to collect upon the tail. sides, udder
and belly of any maIch cow.
| Stables.
]. Cow stables must be we'll light
ed and we'll ventilated.
2. Floors must be tight and we'll
drained. -.. d. .5.s
| 8. Manure must be removed from
the stalls and cutters at least twice
daily. This must not be done during
milking nor within one hour prior
thereto.
i 4. Wallis and ceilings must be
kept clean.
s. 1het ceilings must be con
stnlcted THAT dust and dirt therefrom
shall not readily fall to the floor O,
into the milk. 3, ~.
6. Stables must be, whjtewashed
at least once q year.
Tho Water Supply
l.. The water used in the barn and
for washing milk utensils must b<
free from contamination.
| The MiIk.House
/. A milk-house must be provided
which is separated from the stable
and dwelling house.
/ q. 1t must be kept clean and
must not be used for any purpose ex
cept the handling of milk.
The Mixers
1. No person having any commun
icable disease, or one caring for per
sons having such disease, must be
allowed to handle the milk or milk
utensils.
2. The hands of the mixers mus
be carefully washed Immediately be
fore milking.
The Utensils.
1. ALI milk utensils, including pals
cans, strainers and dippers, must be
kept thoroughly clean and must be
washed and scalded after each using
The Milk.
II Il. Milk from diseased cows mus
not be shipped. 4
2. The milk must not be in anl
way adulterated.
| 3. Tue straining of milk must b
dome in the milk house molly.
II 4. An milk must be cooled to I
temperature Of IS degrees within
two hours after being drawn, ani
kept hereafter below THAT, and mua1
be cooled to 50 degrees or less II no
Idelivered at the creamery twice daily
| s.. 1he use Of any preservatdvf
or coloring matter is ain adulteratdoa
and it's use by producer or shipper
will be q sufficient cause for the ex
clusion of his product from the city
of New York.
Recommendation.
In addition to the preceding rules
the Department makes the following
recommendations:
The Barn Yard.
1. 1t should be well drained and
dry and should be as much sheltered
as possible from the wind and cold.
2. Manure should not be allowed
to collect in the barn yard and should
not be at any time in contact with
the stabl cor milk house.
@ The Stable.
/. The COW stable should have an
abundance of light and ventilation
The ventilation should preferably be
from the top.
2. There should be at least 60(
cubic feet of air space for each COW
3. 1t is desirable that the place
where the COWS are kept be used fol
no other purpose. A COW barn. should
NOT be used as a storage place fol
straw, hay or other feeds, or as {
wagon or tool house. as the dust ant
dirt which accumulates in place o
) this character is liable to drop init
the milk while being drawn.
4. Stable floor should be mad
it'd t and be Of some non.absoeben
material.
&. Cement Or brick floors are til
lbest, ae theg cen be more easily kep
clean than wood O. earth. A
+ s. II the space over the COW b
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