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160 cows are kept in the byres which are beautifully fitted 

 up, the walls being covered by glazed white tiles, the feed 

 boxes and hay benches are made of cement, the fittings of 

 iron. The bedding is peat moss, and the whole place is kept- 

 scrupulously clean. 



The cattle are large, well formed stock very much like 

 grade shorthorns. They are all in fattening condition, being 

 fed on chopped hay and meal, as much as they will eat so as 

 to fatten them. They are kept as long as they are profitable 

 for milking, when they stop milking they go to the butcher. 



The institution also handles the milk from a large number 

 ot cows in the country which is brought in by train twice a 

 day. The country byres are under veterinary inspection which 

 is paid for by the company. If disease is found in a herd, the 

 animals must be got rid of, or otherwise the institution refuses 

 to handle the milk. This milk is sold by the institution at a 

 cheaper rate than the milk from its own cows. It is all 

 sterilized before being sent out. 



The following is translated by Dr. C. F. Martin, from the 

 pamphlet of this institution : 



" The special object of this institution is to supply Berlin 

 with a milk of such a character that its nutrient qualities, its 

 taste and its durability will supply all the necessaries required 

 for milk given to children and invalids. In the arrangements 

 of this large institution, the most scrupulous care is taken to 

 provide an institution which will in every respect be a model. 

 In the selection of their animals the greatest care is taken not 

 only in the quality of the cattle, but likewise in the constant 

 attention to the food supplied them both as regards its source 

 and quality. Experienced veterinarians are placed in responsi- 

 ble situations to control these important factors. 



" So satisfactory has this milk supply been for children that 

 it has been a constant experience to find children so fed, 

 developing into healthy individuals in almost every case, and 

 it is further noticed that where unsatisfactory Yesults are found 

 that the cause nearly always lies in carelessness in the house- 

 holds where the milk is employed carelessness either in the 



