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That the chief dairyman be held responsil)le for the cleanliness and general 

 work of the dairy, including the butter making under direction of the worker 

 in charge. That the apprentices drive the cows to and from the pasture, wash 

 them when they are stabled, and brush and clean them for milking; that the 

 milkman collect the utensils from each department, deliver the milk and get 

 receipts signed by each head of department, as requird by the new business 

 system. 



That the stableman be responsible for the cleanliness and order of the dairy 

 stable. 



That the line of promotion be from apprentice to milkman to stableman 

 to milker No. 6, and so on to milker No 1, to assistant dairyman and then 

 to chief dairyman. 



I have drilled this dairy squad, each in his various duties, and they have 

 taken hold of the work with zeal and efficiency When the cows are driven 

 into the yard each milker stables and stanchions his own cows; he then goes 

 to the boys' room, washes his hands and puts on a clean white suit, receives 

 a narrow-top milk pail from the engineer, who gets it from the milk room 

 rack. As soon as a cow is milked, the milker carries the milk to the wash- 

 room, hangs it on the scales and washes his hands while the chief dairyman 

 makes a record of the amount of milk and empties it into the separator, 

 where it is separated by the engineer; he then takes his pail and milks 

 the next cow. As soon as each milker completes his task he rinses the milk 

 from his pail, sets it near the wash sink, and goes to his breakfast or 

 supper as the case may be. As soon as the cream is separated it is placed 

 in the cream vat and covered from flies, which are as carefully kept out as 

 possible by having the windows and doors screened. 



Dairy Stable: The boy known as stableman first removes manure from 

 the floor and drops, then sprinkles sawdust over moist places on the floor, 

 after which all is carefully swept into the drop and will then have, as soon 

 as the material arrives, a few shovelsfull of acid rock sprinkled in the drop. 

 After thoroughly cleaning the stable and putting his tools in their proper 

 places he cuts the pumpkins or roots for the evening feed for tlie cows and 

 cleans up the appoaches on the outside; he then reports to the dairyman in 

 charge, who inspects the work, and if found properly done the stableman's 

 work before school is finished. The boys, under the direction of the worker 

 in charge, are held responsible for the cleanliness of the maternity ward, 

 one for this and the other boy for the piggery ; the former to be cleaned every 

 day and the latter, two pens and the feeding alley each day. 



Tool House: When the old dairy was vacated it was converted into a 

 tool house and two boys, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, were 

 placed in charge. A prize was ofi'ered to the boy who would bring in the 

 greatest number of tools and clothing which were foimd out of place; one 

 hour in the afternoon was given to this work and resulted in bringing in 

 2.57 articles, some of which had long been missed and much needed. 

 Necessary tools that are used each day in any department were given 

 a place in that department and when any tool is needed for special work 

 the one getting it from the tool house is required to sign a receipt 

 for it; this receipt is placed on a spindle and left there until the tool is 

 returned and the slip destroyed, which must be before chapel in the even- 

 ing or the receipt is brought as evidence of the delinquency. This plan has 



