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tilizer and spray material for poor seed as well as good seed, and it has been the 

 purpose of this department to call to the attention of the seed dealer that he should 

 furnish the purchaser with the quality of seed that will reasonably guarantee a 

 satisfactory crop. 



It will be the policy of the department to hold official hearings on violations that 

 appear of record from the seed testing laboratory and definitely instruct the dealer 

 regarding the provisions of the seed law and the way that the law should operate. 

 A second violation by the seed dealer of any provision of the seed law will necessitate 

 that case being brought to the attention of the courts. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF DAIRYING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



Milk Regulation Board 

 By authority granted the Milk Regulation Board in 1932, the following regula- 

 tions for the inspection of dairy farms producing milk for distribution, sale or 

 exchange in the Commonwealth were established: 



1. Eviployees. — No person having a communicable disease listed below or who 

 shall care for any jjerson having any such disease shall handle milk or milk 

 utensils. No dealer or distributor shall knowingly sell or distribute milk shipped 

 from a dairy farm where there is a case of such communicable disease.* 



2. Cows. — All diseased cows shall be removed from the milking herd. No pro- 

 ducer shall sell milk obtained from any diseased animals. 



3. Dairy Barn. — The construction and maintenance of the place where milking 

 cows are kept shall be based upon the following items: 



(a) Adequate light shall be provided. Windows shall be kept clean. 



(b) Sufficient ventilation shall be provided. 



(c) The floor and gutters shall be tight, clean and in good repair. 



(d) Walls and ceiling shall be tight, clean, and in good repair. They shall be 

 whitewashed at least once a year, unless finished with a surface that can 

 be easily cleaned. 



(e) Milk stools shall be kept clean and be stored in a clean place. 



(f) All cow yards shall be kept reasonably clean and dry. 



(g) All manure shall be removed or stored or disposed of so as to prevent 

 the breeding of flies therein, or the access of cows thereto. 



(h) No fowls or animals other than dairy cattle shall be kept in parts of the 

 barn used for dairy purposes. 



4. Milking. — ^The udders and teats of all milking cows shall be kept clean and 

 the flanks, beflies and tails shall be free from manure and loose dirt at the time 

 of milking. The hands of the milkers shall be washed clean immediately before 

 milking and kept clean and dry during the process of milking. 



5. Milk House or Room. — A properly constructed milk house or milk room shall 

 be provided for the handhng of milk and the storage of milk containers and 

 utensils. 



(a) The floor shaU be tight and graded to provide proper drainage. 



(b) The walls and ceiling shall be of such construction as to permit of easy 

 cleaning. 



(c) Sufficient Ught and ventilation shall be provided. 



(d) It shall be kept in a sanitary condition and as free as possible from flies. 



(e) The door shall not open directly into a place where milking cows or other 



animals are kept or into any room used for domestic purposes. 



(f) A properly constructed cooling tank of sufficient size and depth, or other 



approved cooling facilities shall be provided in the milk house, milk 

 room or other approved location. 



(g) The coohng facihties shall be used for no other purposes than the cooling 

 and storage of milk. They shall be protected from contamination and 

 maintained in a sanitary condition. 



(h) Non-rusting metal racks for the draining and storage of containers and 

 other utensils shaU be provided. 



* Among the diseases known to be spread by milk are tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diph- 

 theria, septic sore tliroat, foot-and-mouth disease, dysentery and other intestinal infections. 



