120 



PRACTICAL DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY 



scarlet fever or diphtheria among its employees, unless a health 

 inspector pronounces the sanitary conditions satisfactory. 



THE MILKING ROOM 



A separate milking room is a rarity in our dairies, but from 

 the standpoint of the purity of the milk such a room,, separate 

 from the stalls where the cows are kept, is eminently desirable. 



FIG. 48 MILKING IN A MODEL DAIRY BARN 



In the places where this has been tried, it has produced an im- 

 proved quality of the milk. The reason is evident enough. 

 Since the cows are only taken to the room for the few moments 

 of the milking, it is possible to keep this room in a condition 

 of far greater cleanliness than the cows' stalls can possibly be 

 kept. (Figs. 47 and 48.) The cows soon adapt themselves to 

 the new routine, yield their milk readily in the milking room, 



