Clean Milk 



tionably makes the interior lighter. As has 

 previously been pointed out, light in a barn 

 is so important that any means of increasing 

 it should not be neglected. 



As part of the daily cleaning the entire 

 floor should be flushed and washed down 

 with a hose, or, where this is not possible, 

 then thoroughly swept, but the sweeping 

 should be over at least one hour before milk- 

 ing, in order to allow time for the dust to 

 settle. It is sometimes expedient to sprinkle 

 the floor with a hose or sprinkling can. In 

 this daily cleaning it is important that the 

 alleys, the mangers, the feed troughs, and 

 water buckets receive special attention, in 

 order that remnants of food shall not be 

 overlooked. Food particles not only produce 

 an odor, but also provide a medium for bac- 

 terial growth. A part of the daily cleaning 

 not to be neglected is a thorough airing and 

 sunning of the barn. 



The sidings and the windows should be 

 cleaned at least once a month, and dust not 

 permitted to collect in corners and cracks 



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