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il (e) The removal of manure must be carried out in 

 the morning after milking, and be finished in the after- 

 noon at least one hour before the evening milking. 



"(/) The milk from cows that have just come into 

 milk, that from sick cows, and also that from cows which 

 are giving less than 6 litres a day, must be stored separ- 

 ately in such a fashion that it can neither be mixed or 

 confounded with the normal milk that awaits despatch to 

 the Society. 



" The farmer must always have in store a fresh supply 

 of ice, of at least 30 lbs. of ice to every 100 litres of 

 milk. 



11 He must use the * Lawrence ' apparatus for the 

 purpose of refrigeration, which apparatus the Society can 

 deliver to him on his farm." 



In addition to the above there are other regulations 

 as to the delivery of the milk, &c., which it is not 

 necessary to translate. A few, however, of more general 

 import may be quoted : 



" The contractors are bound upon their word of 

 honour to reply to all the Society's inquiries with reference 

 to the milk which they supply. 



"They are bound also to allow the veterinary officer 

 of the Society to inspect their byres whenever he judges 

 this to be necessary. 



" Cows certified by the veterinary to be tuberculous 

 must be immediately separated from the herd and sold, or 

 killed as soon as possible. 



"All beasts bred for milkers since 1896 must have 

 been subjected to the tuberculin test. Also the injections 

 must be repeated at least once a year in the case of 

 animals that have not reacted to the test. 



" The contractors are bound to supervise with the 

 greatest care the health of all persons living or employed 

 on their farms, as well as that of their own families. They 

 are bound, in case an infectious disease should appear, to 



