Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-24
MILK AND DMRNNG INSPECTION. ITS IMPORT.
ANCE TO BOTH PRODUCER AND CONSUMER


who is struggling to live from tho
milk OF few cows, is just as intoler.
| able.
In Virginia there lives a dairymar
who sells his milk in the city of Wash
, ington. He found that the labor il
his dairy was eating him up and he
wished to find some way to cut down
his expenses without injuring the
quality of his milk Now milk en-
tering the city of Washington is Civ
en- an examination for bacteria regard
| less of its origin. The people arc
supposedly protected against milk
borne disease germs by the counting
OF the bacteria in samples of milk. II
is quite obious, however, that milk
may be dirty without carrying disease
germs. Therefore, the cleanliness OF
dairy barns is looked for by inspec-
tors. This is reasonable, and nc
daryman can properly object.
This dairyman, however, made NJ
ris mind to abolish stanchions ant
the barn stall which goes with stanch-
ions, and to keep his cows in what
is known as 'lounging barn" A
lounging barn is big, open, free
space, the floor of which should be
kept well bedded dom, while the
cows run loose with access TO racl
for silage and hay. He proposed tt
use this sort of barn, with separate
milking room OF concrete in which
the cows would go in squads of fou
to be milked while eating their grain
Beyond the milking room was th'
milk room for cooling, bottling anc
storing milk. This sort OF
barn has been used at the Maryland
experiment station, and found
thoroughly good one for the healtl
OF the COWS and for the quality o
milk.
This mans barn is not an expensive
one, but just a plain everyday, sensi
BILE barn made to meet as far as posi-
bic the sanitary requirements OF city
milk inspectors He went to Wash.
ington to find out whether this ar
rangement would be acceptable
lounging barn with concrete floor
feed racks. bedding. separate milk
ing room and milk room beyond
"Yes." said the superintendent OF
this department, after looking the plar
over, III is all right, we will let you
sell milk from that sort OF barn.
But" said the dairyman. the
change will cost me $3.50 to 5000. Car
you give me any assurance that al
ter | have spent this money some
Inspector won't come around and in
sist upon changing it? In other
words, can you protect me in making
an investment which you now say is
a proper one?"
The superintendent hesitated. mo
said he finally, 1--WE cannot tie our
selves up for the future. You will
have to conform to any future regu
lations which the city may make
But, if this barn is scientifically un
Objectionable at this time" said the
dairyman, "it will be just as good il
two years or five years How can
| afford to make this improvement
unless know it is permanent"
We'll" said the superintendent
I'VE cannot tie ourselves up.
Now. this attitude on the part OF
the health department is proof tha
the science of milk production is
wrapped in thick darkness so far a
these gentlemen are concerned
they really knew how milk ought to
be produced today they would be able
to say; Build thus and so, and j
will good building fifty years from
now
The dairyman was not quite
through, however. He felt that per
haps he might go ahead and take :;
chance on the health department.
changing its mind, so he said well
now, | want to talk with you little
about the cleaning out of the loung
ing barn. | want to leave the man
ure in that barn untouched for fou
months at time, cleaning it out three
times year. This will enable m
to save lot OF work. shall keeI
the cows well bedded down, and the.
will be clean. 1t will save the man
ure under cover May | pursue tha
method? thing can produce milk
at profit by it"
NO" said the superintendent, "tha'
is dirty way to keep barn, you will
have to keep it clean
But what do you mean by clean?
asked the dairyman.
you will have to clean it every