TABLE OF CONTENTS-CONTINUED 



Light and tuberculosis in cattle Windows and skylights Light 

 essential for good health. 



Ventilation Pure air in the fields and in the barn Overhead outlet 

 for dead air The question of air space and ventilation. 



The stalls and the stanchion Skeleton construction Base of the 

 stanchion sunk in the floor Single bar for partitions The problem 

 of accommodating cow and stall The tipping stanchion What it 

 accomplishes toward cleanliness. 



Mangers and water buckets. 



Equipment Artificial light Water supply Washing facilities. 



Storage Objectionable Unnecessary dirt from farm machinery and 

 odors from feed. 



Care of the barn Clean condition beneficial to the herd Two general 

 cleanings Dust the great enemy The value of whitewash Flush- 

 ing the floor daily The time for sweeping What to do with the 

 manure gutter The use of metal vehicles. 



Bedding Feeding. 



CHAPTER IV. Isolation Quarters 66 



The care of a sick cow The necessity of separation from the herd 

 Of use in the treatment of a tuberculous cow. 



CHAPTER V. The Improvement of a Dairy . . . 69 



What can be done with small expenditure A typical instance. 



CHAPTER VI. The Cows 74 



The responsibility for their health and condition The question of 

 cleanliness Manure on the cow's body The use of a broom A 

 special cleaning Washing and scrubbing with brush and soap 

 Keeping cows standing until the milking is over The throat latch 

 Clipping long hairs and trimming the tail. 



CHAPTER VII. The Milker . . . . .81 



The rules of the kitchen apply to the production of milk Milk and 

 the absorption of odors Special qualifications of the milker Ex- 

 cused from work in case of illness Washing hands before milking 

 and special milking clothes. 



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