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of stables, or upon the walls or floors of milk houses, or into the 

 water used for cooling the milk or washing the utensils. 



27. Fore milk. The first streams from each teat shall be 

 rejected, as this fore milk contains large numbers of bacteria. 

 Such milk shall be collected into a separate vessel and not milked 

 onto the floors or into the gutters. The milking shall be done 

 rapidly and quietly, and the cows shall be treated kindly. 



28. Milk and calving period. Milk from all cows shall be ex- 

 cluded for a period of 45 days before and 7 days after parturition. 



29. Bloody and stringy milk. If milk from any cow is 

 bloody and stringy or of unnatural appearance, the milk from 

 that cow shall be rejected and the cow isolated from the herd 

 until the cause of such abnormal appearance has been determined 

 and removed, special attention being given in the meantime to 

 the feeding or to possible injuries. If dirt gets into the pail, the 

 milk shall be discarded and the pail washed before it is used. 



30. Make-up of herd. No cows except those receiving the 

 same supervision and care as the certified herd shall be kept in 

 the same barn or brought in contact with them. 



31. Employees other than milkers. The requirements for 

 milkers, relative to garments and cleaning of hands, shall apply 

 to all other persons handling the milk, and children unattended by 

 adults shall not be allowed in the dairy nor in the stable during 

 milking. 



32. Straining and strainers. Promptly after the milk is 

 drawn it shall be removed from the stable to a clean room and 

 then emptied from the milk pail to the can, being strained through 

 strainers made of a double layer of finely meshed cheesecloth or 

 absorbent cotton thoroughly sterilized. Several strainers shall 

 be provided for each milking in order that they may be frequently 

 changed. 



33. Dairy building. A dairy building shall be provided 

 which shall be located at a distance from the stable and dwelling 

 prescribed by the local commission, and there shall be no hogpen, 

 privy, or manure pile at a higher level or within 300 feet of it. 



34. The dairy building shall be kept clean and shall not be 

 used for the purposes other than the handling and storing of milk 

 and milk utensils. It shall be provided with light and ventilation, 

 and the floors shall be graded and water-tight. 



35. The dairy building shall be well lighted and screened 

 and drained through well-trapped pipes. No animals shall be 

 allowed therein. No part of the dairy building shall be used for 

 dwelling or lodging purposes, and the bottling room shall be used 

 for no other purpose than to provide a place for clean milk uten- 

 sils and for handling the milk. During bottling this room shall be 

 entered only by persons employed therein. The bottling room 

 shall be kept scrupulously clean and free from odors. 



36. Temperature of milk. Proper cooling to reduce the tern- 



