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slowly. The first few feedings of grass, alfalfa, ensilage, green corn, or other 

 green feeds shall be given in small rations and increased gradually to full ration. 



20. Exercise. All dairy cows shall be turned out for exercise at least 2 hr. 

 in each 24 in suitable weather. Exercise yards shall be kept free from manure 

 and other filth. 



21. Washing of Hands. Conveniently located facilities shall be provided for 

 the milkers to wash in before and during milking. 



22. The hands of the milkers shall be thoroughly washed with soap, water, 

 and brush and carefully dried on a clean towel immediately before milking. The 

 hands of the milkers shall be rinsed with clean water and carefully dried before 

 milking each cow. The practice of moistening the hands with milk is forbidden. 



23. Milking Clothes. Clean overalls, jumper, and cap shall be worn during 

 milking. They shall be washed or sterilized each day and used for no other pur- 

 pose, and when not in use they shall be kept in a clean place, protected from dust 

 and dirt. 



24. Things to be Avoided by Milkers. While engaged about the dairy or in 

 handling the milk employees shall not use tobacco nor intoxicating liquors. 

 They shall keep their fingers away from their nose and mouth, and no milker 

 shall permit his hands, fingers, lips, or tongue to come in contact with milk in- 

 tended for sale. 



25. During milking the milkers shall be careful not to touch anything but 

 the clean top of the milking stool, the milk pail, and the cow's teats. 



26. Milkers are forbidden to spit upon the walls or floors of stables, or upon 

 the walls or floors of milk houses, or into the water used for cooling the milk or 

 washing the utensils. 



27. Fore-milk. The first streams from each teat shall be rejected, as this 

 fore milk contains large numbers of bacteria. Such milk shall be collected into 

 a separate vessel and not milked onto the floors or into the gutters. The milking 

 shall be done rapidly and quietly, and the cows shall be treated kindly. 



28. Milk and Calving Period. Milk from all cows shall be excluded for a 

 period of 45 days before and 7 days after parturition. 



29. Bloody and Stringy Milk. If milk from any cow is bloody and stringy 

 or of unnatural appearance, the milk from that cow shall be rejected and the 

 cow isolated from the herd until the cause of such abnormal appearance has been 

 determined and removed, special attention being given in the meantime to the 

 feeding or to possible injuries. If dirt gets into the pail, the milk shall be dis- 

 carded and the pail washed before it is used. 



30. Make-up of Herd. No cows except those receiving the same supervision 

 and care as the certified herd shall be kept in the same barn or brought in con- 

 tact with them. 



31. Employees Other than Milkers. The requirements for milkers, relative 

 to garments and cleaning of hands, shall apply to all other persons handling the 

 milk, and children unattended by adults shall not be allowed in the dairy nor 

 in the stable during milking. 



32. Straining and Strainers. Promptly after the milk is drawn it shall be 

 removed from the stable to a clean room and then emptied from the milk 'pail to 

 the can, being strained through strainers made of a double layer of finely meshed 

 cheese cloth or absorbent cotton thoroughly sterilized. Several strainers 



