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In this regard the harns surrounding Ottawa easily lead the Province, while Lon- 

 don and Woodstock are deserving of special mention. In all these places a veter- 

 inarian has been engaged inspecting the premises and instructing the farmers to 

 attain and maintain a high standard. A dozen barns chosen indiscriminately in 

 the vicinity of Ottawa were visited when the cows had gone into their winter quar- 

 ters. Every one of these was nicely whitewashed and free from cobwebs, dust or 

 other dirt. Almost all had cement floors which were cleaned out twice a day, 

 the manure in many cases being loaded right on a sleigh and hauled away. A 

 separate milk house was located twenty-five feet or more from the barns, which 

 \vere generally well supplied with water, light and ventilation. In addition to all 

 this, the cows were kept looking sleek and clean, the hind quarters and the udder 

 being closely clipped in almost every case. In one barn the operation of clipping 

 the cows was in progress when we called and we were informed that it only re- 

 quired about ten minutes to go over each animal. The result not only improved 

 the animal's appearance, but made it an easy matter to keep it clean during the 

 winter months in the stable and thus greatly minimized the danger of contamina- 

 tion to the milk. This very commendable practice appears to be adopted to a 

 much larger extent around Ottawa than in any other part of the Province, in many 

 portions of which it is entirely unknown. Individual premises equally satisfac- 

 tory were found in many other parts of the Province, but the uniformity of the high 

 standard of the stables visited around Ottawa impressed your Commission as re- 

 flecting credit on the intelligence and progressiveness of the farmers as well as on 

 the supervision of the municipal authorities, and constitutes an example worthy of 

 general emulation. 



Of the other exemplary illustrations, a farm in London Township may be 

 cited. The owner kept a herd of 30 to 40 grade cows which were all bought sub- 

 ject to the tuberculin test. The barn was the one shown in the cut as "an average 

 Ontario bank barn." While it did not have quite as much light and ventilation as 

 might be desired,, the interior was whitewashed twice a year and the floor sprinkled 

 with lime daily. The manure was hauled over one hundred yards from the build- 

 ings. Before milking the udders of the cows were well brushed. The milk was 

 promptly removed to the milk house twenty-five yards 1 away, where it was promptly 

 cooled. This milk is delivered in the city at five cents a quart, chiefly in large 

 quantities to hospitals and hotels. In almost every district a few such illustra- 

 tions are to be found leading the way to general improvement. 



