Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-01-10
TWENTY DAIRY SUGGESTIONS,
Special Reference to Sanitation. Impor-
tant Suggestions to Farmers.
THE COWS

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THE COWS.
l. Have the herd examined q
least twice year by a skilled
veterinarian. Promptly remove
animals suspected of being il
bad health. Never add an AMI
NAL to the herd until certain it il
free from disease, particularly
tuberculosis.
2. Never allow a COW to be ex'
cited by fast driving. abuse, loud
talking, or unnecessary disturb
ances; do not expose her to cold
or storms more than necessary.
8. Clean the entire body OF
the COW daily; hair in the region
of the udder should be kept short
by clipping.
4. Do not allow any strong
favored food, like garlic, cab
bsge, or turnlps, to be eaten. ex-
cept immediately after milking.
Changes in feed should be made
gradually.
5. Provide fresh. pure water
in abundance, easy of access and
not too cold
THE STABLES.
6. Dairy cattle should be
kept in q stable, preferably with
out cellar or storage loft, and
where no other animals are
housed.
z. The stable should be light
a square feet of glass per cow
and dry. With at least 500 cubic
feet of air space per animal 1t
should have air lnlets and OFT.
let's, so arranged as to give good
ventilation without drafts of air
on COWS.
8. The flor should be tight
and constructed preferably of
cement; walls and ceilings should
be tight, clean, free from cob
webs, and whitewashed twice a
year Have as few dust catching
lodges, projections, and corners
as possible.
Q. Allow no dusty, musty, or
dirty litter, or strong.smelling
msterial in the stable. Haul
manure to field daily, or store
under at least 40 feet from sta
BILE. Use land plaster daily IN
gutter and on floor.
MILK HOUSE.
10. Have . light, clean, we'll
ventilated, and screened milk
room, located 80 as to be free
from dust and odcrs.
II. Milk utensils should be
made of metal, and ell joints
smoothly soldered. Never allow
utensils to become rusty or
rough inside. Use them only
for handling, storing, or deliver
ing milk.
-. To clean dairy utensils, use
only pure water. First rinse the
utensils, in warm water. Then
wash inside and out in hot water
in which a cleansing material
has been dissolved, and rinse
again. Sterilize with boiling
water or steam. Then keep in.
verted in pure air and sun, if
possible, until wanted for use.
MILKING AND HANDLING MILK.
18. Uee no dry, dusty, food,
just previous to milking.
ID. The mixer should wash bis
hands Immediately before milk
ing, and milk with dry hands.
He should wear a clean outer gar.
ment, kept in clean place when
not in use. Tobacco should not
be used while milking.
Is. Wipe the udder and sur.
rounding parts with clean damp
cloth Immediately before milk
ing.
IS. In milking be quiet, quick
clean, and thorough. Commence
milking at the same hour every
morning and evening, and milk
the cows in the same order.
II. If any part of the milk il
bloody, stringy, or unnatural in
appearance, or if by accident dirt
gets into the milk pail, the whole
should be rejected.
18. Do not fill cans in the sta
BILE. Remove the milk of each
COW at once from the stable to
milk room. Strain Immediately
through cotton flannel or cotton
Cool to 50 degrees F. as soon al
strained. Store at so degrees F
or lower.
10. Never NIX warm milk with
that which has been cooled, anc
do not allow milk to freeze.
20. A person suffering from
any disease, or who has been re
Gently exposed to any contagloul
disease. must remain away from
the COWS and the milk.
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