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greater or less period, to the wasting Influence of washing from rain 

 and melting snow and drying by sun and wind, do not commend it as a 

 practical method of handling farm manure to the best advantage. The 

 old-time barn-cellar, if properly cared for, is still the most economical 

 place in which to temporarily care for manure, and if the stable floor is 

 tight and the cellar properly ventilated there need be no more contami- 

 nation of milk from it than if the manure were in South Africa. 



All this probabl}^ means 10 cents a quart, retail price, for milk in Bos- 

 ton, and the farmer to get the increase. Beyond what is here advised, 

 the producer of a fancy article of milk can go to any extent he pleases, 

 and his purse and those of his customers will allow. But for all practi- 

 cal purposes, milk made in this manner will be good enough for any- 

 body, and will be as good as the average producer can aff"ord to make, 

 or the average consumer buy. 



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