APPENDIX A 



REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPLYING OF MILK 



TO THE COPENHAGEN MILK-SUPPLY 



ASSOCIATION 



u All provender given to the cows must be perfectly 

 fresh and in good condition. It must be free from every- 

 thing that could communicate to the milk any abnormal 

 odour or colour. 



" In summer the cows must be turned out to graze, 

 and be given nothing but grass and clover. 



" Only in case of necessity may they be given dry 

 forage and chopped barley, and that always in the open 

 air. It is forbidden to keep them stalled during this 

 period of the year. 



" The farmer must arrange with the Society in advance 

 as to the nature of the food which he proposes to give 

 the cows during the winter. 



" On this point, however, he must in any case adhere 

 to the following rules : 



M (a) Roots Carrots and beetroot should be given in 

 the proportion of one and a half bushels (36 litres) per 

 cow, but only on condition that they are mixed with at least 

 5 lbs. (Danish) of corn, bran, and cake. Cows which 

 supply milk for infants may only be given roots in the 

 proportion of half a bushel. Turnips, cabbage, choux-raves 

 (? kohl-rabi), swedes, and the tops of turnips or kohl-rabi 

 {raves) may not be included in the food. 



u (b) Cake. Only oil and sunflower (tournesol) cake 

 may be used in the proportion of at most 1 lb. (Danish) 



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