298 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



No. 

 Removal of manure : points. 



If manure is immediately disposed of by hauling it into the fields or 

 away from the barns daily and none allowed to accumulate around 

 the stable 40 



If manure is removed from the stable daily, to a distance of 30 feet 

 from stable, and placed in a manure bin, or any other tight in- 

 closure - 30 



If manure is removed 10 feet from the stable daily and kept in a place 



where cows can not walk into same 20 



Otherwise 



Stable yard: 



If yard for turning out cows is a covered yard and the shed contain- 

 ing not less than 4 feet of light per cow, properly ventilated as 

 above, and 150 square feet of space per cow, elevated so that it 

 will drain readily, and kept bedded with straw or other roughage 

 at all times, so that it is dry 30 



Yard not covered, but well drained and kept clean 20 



Yard well bedded with straw or roughage, so as to keep cattle out of 

 the mud and manure 10 



Otherwise __ 



Total number of points for stable.. 350 



Water supply. 



First. Pure running water from a spring that is protected from the en- 

 trance of flow to outlet, or artesian wells, or artificially forced water, 

 free from oils, sulphur, or other offensive and distasteful material, free 

 from contamination and supplied from a source not less than 250 feet 

 from a barnyard, privy, cesspool, etc., temperature not more than 70 

 and less than 45 50 



Second. Ordinary well water, free from contamination, and stored in 

 clean tanks 40 



Third. Ordinary well water pumped in ordinary troughs that are kept clean. 30 



Fourth. Water from ponds, dirty troughs, muddy, or otherwise contaminated. 



Total number points for water supply 50 



Location: Milk house ' 



If built on relatively high or elevated ground, floor level not less than 

 1 foot above ground surface, and including otherwise the same con- 

 ditions as described under " location of dairy stable," with the ad- 

 dition that it should be located at least 100 feet away from the 



dairy stables and 250 feet away from any other stable 5 



All conditions same as above, except location, 25 feet away from 



stable and 100 feet away from any other stable 3 



All conditions, same as above except it is placed 10 feet away from 

 dairy stable and 50 feet from any other part of stable where 



animals are kept 1 



If connected with stable with tight partition \ 



Otherwise 



Purpose : 



The place where the milk is to be taken immediately after milking 

 each cow, where it is to be cooled, aerated, separated, or pasteur- 

 ized, and stored in tanks of water, with temperature not exceeding 

 50 F., and is supposed to remain there until time of delivery. In 

 this milk house there must be a tight partition, and the second 

 room should be a wash room used only for the purpose of washing 

 and sterilizing dairy utensils. 

 Outside construction: 



May be of asphalt, brick, stone, or a combination of the same, in 

 good repair, with shingle, slate, or tile roof, and if not attached by 



door to any other building 5 



Tight wood construction, plainly sided, well painted, and in good repairl 3 



Ordinary wood construction 2 



Wood construction of plain, unpainted, or stained rough boards 1 



Old and partially decayed boards and dirty 



