940 ANNUAL REPORT OF I'HE Off. DoG. 



FIFTY DAIKY KULES. 



From the Keport of the liui-eaii of Animal ludustiy of the United 

 States in 1898. 



The Owner and His Helpers. 



i. Head current dairy literature and keep posted on new ideas. 



2. Observe and enforce the utmost cleanliness about the cattle, 

 their attendants, the stable, the dairy, and all utensils. 



3. A person sulfering from any disease, or who has been exposed 

 to a contagious disease, must remain away from the cows and the 

 milk. 



The Stable. 



4. Keep dairy cattle in a room or building by themselves. It is 

 preferable to have no cellar below and no storage loft above. 



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

 have tight Uoors and walls and be plainly constructed. 



G. Never use musty or dirty litter. 



7. Allow no strongly smelling material in the stable for any length 

 of time. Store the manure under cover outside the cow stable and 

 remove it to a distance as often as practicable. 



8. Whitewash the stable once or twice a year. Use land plaster 

 in the manure gutters daily. 



i). Use no dry, dusty feed just previous to milking; if fodder is 

 dusty, sjirinkle it before it is fed. 



10. Clean and thoroughly air the stable before milking. In hot 

 weather sprinkle the floor. 



11. Keep the stable and dairy room in good condition, and then 

 insist that the dair^-, factory, or place where the milk goes be kept 

 equally well. 



The Cows. 



12. Have the herd examined at least twice a year by a skilled vet- 

 erinarian. 



13. Promptly remove from the herd any animal suspected of being 

 in had health and reject her milk. Never add an animal to the herd 

 until certain it is free from disease, especially tuberculosis. 



14. Do not move cows faster than a comfortable walk while on the 

 way to ])lace of milking or feeding. 



l.~). Xe\<M' allow the cows to be excited by hard driving, abusf, loud 



