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than a pound of cure, 1 would in no way neglect the clipping of the 

 hail- from the thighs, tlank and sides of the cow in fall before stabling. 

 This is a precaution iu cleanliness not to be neglected. 



The matter of something to wear both for the protection of your 

 own clothing and from a sanitary, standpoint is a perplexing one, 

 and naturally to the initiated suggest white — ^yes white suits to 

 milk in. That reminds me of what happened once when I went to 

 inspect some dairies supposedly expected to wear white. Iu going 

 through the barn I espied a nice closet with doors standing open. 

 I 'suppose I looked rather closely at it as 1 passed, as the information 

 was volunteered, that is the closet where we keep the suits, but they 

 are at the house being washed. Friday noon, rather a peculiar time, 

 unless washed every day, which was hardly likely. Another pause, 

 when he said, to tell the truth it is too damned hot to wear them. 

 J 'admired this truthful statement. I have never seen anything more 

 satisfactory than a bib apron similar to a cobbler's. It is made 

 with a plait in the bib so that from the vent down it will lap about 

 two inches and come below the knees. Always avoid loud talking 

 or noise calculated to make excitement in handling cows. 



For the ordinary dairy, no manner of straining milk is quite as 

 efficient as to have the common wire strainer bucket into which to 

 pour the milk from the milking pail. This strainer removes any 

 foreign substances which may have got into the milk. This bucket 

 should be rinsed often when needed. I would strain from this bucket 

 into a second wire strainer covered with two thicknesses of cheese 

 cloth, and after cooling, p>ass the milk through a square of ordinary- 

 grade of canton flannel. I heard before this body last year the use 

 of strainer cloths the second time condemned as unsanitary, because 

 not likely to be washed clean. There are so many other things be- 

 sides strainer cloths requiring cleanliness that where a person cannot 

 wash a cloth, I would condemn him as not fit to have charge of the 

 cleaning of any of the dairy utensils. Some people cannot see dirt. 



A milk cooler is an absolute necessity, and in nine cases out of 

 ten, is bought too small to get the best results. Philadelphia has 

 just announced the requirement of a temperature standard of 60 

 degrees Fahrenheit, with a possibility that in a short time this tem- 

 perature will go even lower. This will result in all small towns re- 

 quiring milk to be cooled to a corresponding temperature. To meet 

 these requirements successfully it is going to be a necessity to use 

 ice. Preferably an ice and milk house combined. Undoubtedly 

 the ideal situation for a barn or stable is a southern and western 

 exposure, and one should never build anything on these sides to ob- 

 struct the sunlight. Our prevailing winds here are westerly, so we 

 should wherever possible go to northwest corner of the barn for a 

 milk house, and if you have this northern exposure, the milk house 

 need not necessarily be taken far from the barn. Your ice house 

 only for the convenience of the vault need not be near the milk house. 

 Where you have the combination of the two together it makes the 

 ideal way of taking care of milk that will meet all requirements, 

 and with the minimum of expense. Your ice house should be built 

 with a vault under it large enough to accommodate what milk you 

 produce. On top of this vault should be a system of pipes with the 

 ice resting on them. Two essentials are necessary, a supply of 



