Clean Milk 



cleaning, and the practise of waiting until 

 the gutter is full or overflowing condemned. 

 The soiled bedding may be drawn into the 

 gutter and used as an absorbent for the 

 urine. Many farmers are accustomed to put 

 the horse manure and refuse from the horse 

 stable into the gutter, but this practise is 

 not advisable. Where a grating is placed 

 over the gutter care should be taken that it 

 is kept clean. This grating, as a rule, is bet- 

 ter dispensed with, because it is difficult to 

 keep clean, and only the rich man can afford 

 the extra labor necessary for complicated 

 devices. In carrying away manure from the 

 barn it may be suggested that this be done 

 with care, in order not to contaminate the 

 barn and the cow yard. Frequently the 

 ground around farm buildings will be 

 seriously polluted from careless handling of 

 the manure. A metal wheelbarrow or the 

 watertight cart in use by street cleaners is 

 suggested as well suited for this purpose. 



BEDDING. 



Bedding or no bedding is a question with 



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