The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-05-11

A DIRTY COW MENACE TO CLEAN MILK.
ed twice year. All cows which re-
act. showing that they are infected
with the disease. should be removed
from the herd and the stable and
premises thoroughly disinfected. No
cattle should be added to the herd
without subjecting them to the tuber-
culin test before they are brought TO
the farm. They should then he kept
separate from the other animals for at
least sixty days and retested. With
out the use OF tuberculln the owner Is
liable TO be confronted with serious
and continuous losses. With its use
the disease can be eradicated from the
herd and the danger Of its spread TO
man from this source removed.
Groom the Dairy Cow.
Special attention should be given to
the condition OF the udder, and any
milk which appears Shiny, ropy. wa
terry or otherwise abnormal should not
be used as food. As a rule, milk
should not be used within fifteen days
before calving or during the first five
days after calving. 1t is well not to
use milk from cows which have been
given powerful drugs, for 1t Is known
that medicines OF this kind often pass
through the tissues Of the mammary
gland and into the milk.
The external condition of the COW Is
a most important factor In the produc-
ton OF clean milk. One Of the great
est sources of milk contamination Is
the dirt on the animals body II Is
therefore essential that extra care be
taken TO keep the COW free from accu-
mutations of mud and manure. Groom
ing is usually dispensed with. as It
costs money. yet there Is far more rea-
son for the daily grooming Of an ami
NAL that produces human food than OF
a horse which hauls a manure spreader
or garbage wagon. Custom, how
ever. demands that the horse be Kept
clean. and this custom must be extend
ed to include cows on farms where
milk Is produced Cows ON pasture
usually keep cleaner than when I'm the
barn; but. though they appear clean.
they may be very dusty and should be
brushed before each milking When
kept in stables they require thorough
cleaning at least once day. IL Is well
to clip the long hairs from the udder,
TANKS and tail IN order that dirt may
not cling TO them. II is also desirable
that the bedding be clean, dry and
used in sufficient quantities TO pro
mote the comfort OF the animal. espe
cially where the floor Is OF concrete.
Milk Before Feeding.
The COW should not be groomed. bed.
ded or fed Immediately before milking.
as these operations I'LL the stable air
with dust and bacteria. Frequent at.
tention TO the distribution Of bedding
is just rs important rs 10 supply
large amount of H. Often tour
through the stables the last thing at
night and few minutes attention 10
the distribution OF tie bedding at that
time will save half an hours work OF
cleaning the cows I'm the morning. II
the manure Is removed daily "A consid-
cradle distance from the stable bad
and the danger OF contamination from
filth laden flies is lessened. The fly
nuisance is caused by accumulatlons OF
manure, in which the flies breed. and II
conditions are favorable the manure
should be removed 10 the fields every
day. Flies carry bacteria and filth. and
earnest efforts should be made TO keep
them from the stable. II the stable
and its surroundings are clean and
free from accumulations of manure
and other materials which attract flies
ii can be kept fairly free Of them by
the use OF fly poison and traps. In adj
dition 10 removing the accumulated
manure from the gutter every day, the
g0iled bedding should be raked back
.ato the gutter and replaced with clean
bedding, M animals other than cows