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4. Walls and ceilings must be kept clean. 



5. The ceilings must be so constructed that dust and dirt therefrom shall not 

 readily fall to the floor or into the milk. 



6. Stables must be whitewashed at least once a year. 



THE WATER SUPPLY. 



1. The water used in the barn and for washing milk utensils must be free 

 from contamination. 



THE MILK HOUSE. 



1. A milk house must be provided, which is separated from the stable and 

 dwelling house. 



2. It must be kept clean and must not be used for any purpose except the 

 handling of milk. 



THE MILKERS. 



1. No person having any communicable disease, or one caring for persons 

 having any such disease, must be allowed to handle the milk or milk utensils. 



2. The hands of the milkers must be carefully washed immediately before 

 milking. 



THE UTENSILS. 



1. All milk utensils, including pails, cans, strainers, and dippers, must be 

 kept thoroughly clean and must be washed and scalded after each using. 



THE MILK. 



1. Milk from diseased cows must not be shipped. 



2. The milk must not be in any way adulterated. 



3. The straining of milk must be done in the milk house only. 



4. All milk must be cooled to a temperature not above 55 within two hours 

 after being drawn and kept thereafter below that. 



5. The use of any preservative or coloring matter is an adulteration and its 

 use by a producer or shipper will be a sufficient cause for the exclusion of his 

 product from the city of Wheeling. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



In addition to the preceding rules, the department makes the following 

 recommendations : 



THE BARNYARD. 



1. It should be well drained and dry and should be as much sheltered as 

 possible from the wind and cold. 



2. Manure should not be allowed to collect in the barnyard and should not 

 be at any time in contact with the stable or milk house. 



THE STABLE. 



1. The cow stable should have abundance of light and ventilation. The 

 ventilation should preferably be from the top. 



2. There should be at least 600 cubic feet of air space for each cow. 



3. It is desirable that the place where the cows are kept be used for no 

 other purpose. A cow barn should not be used as a storage place for straw, 

 hay, or other feeds, or as a wagon or tool house, as the dust and dirt which 

 accumulates in a place of this character is liable to drop into the milk while 

 being drawn. 



4. Stable floor should be made tight and be of some nonabsorbent material. 



5. Cement or brick floors are the best, as they can be more easily kept clean 

 than wood or earth. 



6. If the space over the cow is used for storage of hay, the ceiling should be 

 made tight, to prevent chaff and dust falling through. 



The practice, somewhat common among farmers, of packing hay, etc., on loose 

 poles over the cows is exceedingly bad, since it invites the collection of dust 

 and cobwebs, and the difficulty of keeping the stable clean is increased. 



