South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-06
AGRICULTURE and STOCK-RALSLNG
DAIRY COW IS
BY NATURE CLEAN
Little Touches to BOSSie'S
Toilet Make Her Comfort
able and Better Producer.

SRhtliness and attra ctivrness are
feminine assets which extend even
% the dairy COW Naturally she ls
clean and tidy beast Unfortunately
man has been obliged 90 confne the
dairy COW closely IN stables during
certain periods Of the year. with the
consequence that unless he daily
brushes and grooms the dairy mat
rons. their sleek. seemIy coats soon
ioss their gloss and luster and be-
come densely matted with dirt and
litter For the - me reasons that 10
pays 20 groom horses-Rreater eff
cheney from neat. spick span coats
~ also proves invaluable 70 doll
up the dairy COW daily by vigor-
Gus application OF brush and curry
comb Cow oomfort-that ineXplain-
able condition OF well-being which
means animal satisfaction and the
economical production Of the maxi
mum flow OF E1ilk-is fostered by
careful snd persistent grooming
during the season when the COWS
need such extra attention. as ordi-
animals OF their own accord keep
themselves clean
The enthusiastic use OF the brush
and currycomb. supplemented by a
moist cloth, as siege guns against
dust and dirt, are good mediums for
Increased production. according to
the opinions OF progressive dairy
men reported 20 the United States
department OF agriculture. They
maintain that clean coats and lux
urious feelings or cOntentment in
ducs increased production OF milk.
II you doubt the profits from groom
ing dairy cows. put it up 70 Bessie
and her stable mates via the refer
endum vote method
Effect on Milk.
From sanitary standpoint the
densely matted. filthy and csked
coat OF the dirty COW is one Of the
main sources OF contamination in
milk. Filth dries on the body OF the
animal. and, unless It is removed
previous 70 milking. a portion OF II
is likely 20 fall into the milk pail
and carry undesirable bacteria with
81 Hence. grooming cows is fun
Gamental safeguard against inferior
germ laden milk. Where cows are
groomed daily during their period of
close confinement an attendant re-
quires only about two or three min
utes a COW 70 prepare and gloss up
the animals as though for a banquet.
On the other hand. il is difficult and
time-consuming TO clean off cows
which have been kept without
grooming in a dirty stable
The cOmmendabIe practice is to
groom and clean the cows daily at
such q time between the milking
periods that there will be abundant
opportunity for the dust put into
circulation TO settle so that il will
not contaminate the milk as It is
drawn from the COWS II is neces-
sary for best results 20 wipe OF the
udder and tanks OF each COW with
moist. clean cloth just before milk
ing. in order 20 remove all the sur
face dust and dirt which has es-
capped the previous cleanup process
IS II II recommended that dairy
men exercise special care 10 provide
plenty OF material so that at all
times they may use clean cloths in
preparing the COWS for milking. as
TOO commonly the wipins cloth. I'M
less carefully handled. becomes a
source or contamination. II is also
advisable 10 clip of the long hairs
from the udder and TANKS Of each
COW. as ordinarily they provide
ideal places for the accummulat alton
ef dirt and Nth.
Test Shows Harm.
Extensive experiments conducted
by the United States department Of
agriculture at the government farm.
BeltGville, Nd. show that milk drawn
into a sterile pail from dirty cows
contained Ka averH ge OF 32.617 bac-
terra per cubic centlmeter. while
milk drawn from clean COWS whose
udders and teats were washed inn
Ynsdistsly previous 10 milking had "a
content OF only 4,947 germs per
cubic centimeter. These tests were
made Immediately after milking
Naturally, on standing. the milk
with the greatest number OF bacteria
would deteriorate Nmost rapidly. due
70 the multiplication OF the germs
Accordingly its value as a human
food product would be greatly re-
duced, while its introduction on the
city market would be carefully scru-
tinted and, IN some cases. punished
ry the health authorities
Pride should cause every dairy
man 10 maintain his cows In an at
tractive. clearly, and sanitary condt-
ton every day IN the year. In a way
the appearance of the COW Is an ac-
curate measure o. the owner In the
same degree that neglected fences
overrun fence rows. tumble-down
buildings. and unhoused machinery
typifv the shiftless. ne'er-do-weil
farmer. dairy cows which are dirty
indicate the milk farcer who does
not safeguard consumers against
contaminated milk