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At Big Rapids. 



C. E. Draper. — Cows clean ; stables clean ; ventilation fair ; 

 uses well water. 



M. Boynton. — Cows clean and in good condition ; stables very 

 unclean ; ventilation fair ; sanitary conditions poor ; well water 

 used. 



A. Card. — Cows clean ; stables low and extremely dirty ; drain- 

 age poor ; ventilation poor ; sanitary conditions very bad. 



At Cadillac. 



C J. Holman. — Stables unclean; drainage imperfect and 

 manure allowed to accumulate near stables ; ventilation fair ; 

 sanitary conditions poor. 



E. N. Reynolds. — Stables fairly clean ; ventilation fair ; san- 

 itary conditions poor; uses lake water. 



M. Berridge. — Cows clean ; stables clean ; ventilation good ; 

 sanitary conditions of stables good, of yard poor; well water 

 used. 



At Belding. 



C. E. Lewis. — Cows fairly clean ; stables fairly clean ; venti- 

 lation good ; sanitary conditions poor ; well water used ; was feed- 

 ing garbage from the house. 



H. C. Angel. — Cows clean ; ceilings of stables dirty ; drainage 

 poor ; ventilation good ; sanitary conditions of yard very bad ; 

 uses spring water. 



G. C. Devine. — Cows part clean and part dirty ; stables clean ; 

 ventilation good ; sanitary conditions of yard poor ; uses well 

 water. 



At Ionia. 



A. M. Welch. — Cows in very good condition; stables excep- 

 tionally clean ; ventilation good ; sanitary conditions excellent ; 

 uses spring water; drainage good. Cows are cleaned twice a 

 day ; wells and ceilings of stables whitewashed twice each year ; 

 has clean, well-ventilated cooling room, and all modern appliances 

 for handling milk in a neat and systematic way. 



W. D. Place. — Cows clean ; stables low, with clean floors but 

 dusty ceilings; ventilation poor; sanitary conditions poor; uses 

 creek water. 



H. Jackson. — Cows part clean and part dirty ; stables unclean ; 

 drainage poor; stables exposed to open scaffolding; ventilation 

 fair; sanitary conditions poor; uses creek water. Manure is 

 allowed to accumulate near barn. 



