RULES FOR DAIRYMEN 



Suggested by the Vermont Dairymen's Association. 



THE STABLE. 



1. Stables should be well ventilated, lighted and drained; should 

 have tight floors, walls, and be plainly constructed. 



2. No musty or dirty litter, no strong smelling material, and no 

 manure should remain in the stable longer than is absolutely necessary. 



3. Whitewash the stable once or twice a year. Would recommend 

 using land plaster in manure gutters daily. 



4. Feed no dry, dusty fodders previous to milking. If dusty, sprinkle 

 before it is fed. 



5. Keep stable and dairy room in cleanly condition. 



THE COWS. 



1. Keep only healthy cows. Promptly remove suspected animals. 

 In particular, add no cows to the herd unless it be certain that they 

 are free from tuberculosis. 



2. Do not excite the cows or expose them to stress of weather. 



3. Feed a good cow liberally with fresh, palatable feeding stuffs. 

 Do not change these suddenly. Provide water, pure but not too cold, 

 in abundance. 



MILKING. 



1. The milker should be clean, and his clothes likewise. 



2. Brush the udder just before milking and wipe with a clean cloth 

 or sponge. 



3. Milk quietly, quickly and thoroughly. 



4. Throw away into the gutter the few first streams from each teat 

 This milk is very watery, of very little value, and is quite apt to injure 

 the remainder of the milk. 



5. Remove the milk promptly from the stable to a clean, dry room 

 where the air is pure and sweet. 



fi. Drain the milk through a clean flannel cloth, or through two or 

 three thicknesses of cheesecloth. 



