272 DAIRYING. 



RULES AND KEGUIiATIONS 



to he observed in the care of cows and the handling of milk shipped 

 to the City of New York. (Dept. of Health, City of New York.) 



The Cows. — I. The cows must be kept clean. 

 2. Manure must not be permitted to collect upon the tail, 

 sides, udder, and belly of any milch-cows. 



Stables. — i. Cow stables must be well lighted and ventilated. 



2. Floors must be tight and well drained. 



3. Manure must be removed from the stalls and gutters before 

 the morning milking and also before the afternoon milking, 

 where the cows remain in the stables all day. 



4. Walls and ceilings must be kept clean. 



5. The ceiling must be so constructed that dust and dirt 

 therefrom shall not readily fall to the floor or into the milk. 



6. Stables must be whitewashed at least once a year. 



The Water-supply. — i. The water-supply used in the barn 

 and for washing milk utensils must be free from contamination. 



The Milk House. — i. A milk house must be provided which 

 is separated from the stable and the dwelling-house. 



2. It must be kept clean and must not be used for any purpose 

 except the handling of milk. 



The Milkers. — i. No person having any communicable dis- 

 ease, or one caring for persons having such disease, must be 

 allowed to handle the milk or milk utensils. 



The Uioisils. — i. All milk-utensils, including pails, cans, 

 strainers, and dippers, must be kept thoroughly clean and must 

 be washed and scalded after each using. 



The Milk. — i. Milk from diseased cows must not be shipped. 



2. The milk must not be in any way adulterated. 



3. The straining of milk must be done in the milk house only. 



4. All milk must be cooled to a temperature not above 55 deg. F. 

 within two hours after being drawn, and kept thereafter below 

 that temperature, and must be cooled to 50 deg. or less if not 

 delivered at the creamery twice daily. 



5. The use of any preservative or coloring matter is an adul- 

 teration, and its use by a producer or shipper will be a sufficient 

 cause for the exclusion of his milk from the City of New York. 



