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year ; use landplaster in the manure 

 gutters daily. 



9. Use no dry, dusty feed just previous to 

 milking ; if fodder is dusty, sprinkle it 

 before it is fed. 



10. Clean and thoroughly air the stable be- 

 fore milking ; in hot weather sprinkle 

 the floor. 



TI. Keep the stable and dairy room in good 

 condition, and then insist that the dairy, 

 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 veterinarian. 



13. Promptly remove from the herd any 



animal suspected of being in bad 

 health, and reject her milk. Never 

 add an animal to the herd until certain 

 it is free from disease, especially tuber- 

 culosis. 



14. Do not move cows faster than a comfort- 



