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as render a high state of cleanliness very difficult. But the 

 dairyman should understand that all accumulation of manure 

 or other filth is a direct detriment to the quality of the milk. 

 The cleaner the stable the better the result. (Fig. 44.) The 

 removal of the manure from the stalls should be as frequent as 

 possible. In the better kept dairies this is done several times 

 a day, although upon the ordinary farm it is less frequently at- 

 tended to; but it should never be less than twice a day. The 

 more frequently it is removed, and consequently the cleaner the 



FIG. 42 POORLY-KEPT BARNYARD, WET AND FILLED WITH MANURE 



cows and stalls are kept, the better the results on the milk 

 product. The manure, when removed, should be taken as far 

 as possible from the barn and should not be heaped outside of 

 the barn close by, nor be allowed to accumulate in the cellar. 

 By far the best method is to distribute it daily upon the fields, 

 where it is to be used as a fertilizer. If this daily spreading is 

 impracticable, it is advisable to remove it to some distance from 

 the barn as often as opportunity' permits, always remembering 

 that the greater the accumulation of manure the worse the re- 

 sults on the milk. Attention should be given to the dust, cob- 



