TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FRONTISPIECE Facing page 1 



TITLE PAGE ......... 1 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 7 



PREFACE 9 



INTRODUCTION . . . 11 



THE TRANSPORTATION OF MILK 23 



CHAPTER I. The Cow Yard and the Pasture . . .28 



The ideal situation for a cow barn The relation of cow yards and 

 pastures to the cleanliness of the herd The evils of insufficient 

 field quarters The improvement of a bad cow yard Changing the 

 pasture. 



CHAPTER II. Manure 33 



The evils of manure Keeping it out of milk Proper disposal and 

 storage. 



CHAPTER III. The Cow Barn . . . , . . 37 



In general The winter stabling of cows Its deficiencies as compared 

 with what Nature provides The need of a building designed for 

 the use of cows only Advantage of the shed style of barn Small 

 barns and small herds The single line of stalls The floor Cement 

 better than wood Slope to facilitate draining Construction of a 

 urine gutter Substitute for the manure gutter. 



Sidings The value of smoothness and light color. 

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