EEGULATION OF PRODUCTION 177 



companies, which are under private control, this should 

 be done. In this connection, the following regulations 

 which, first, the Copenhagen Milk Supply Company and, 

 afterward, other companies in Copenhagen, have fur- 

 nished to their producers stand as an example to be 

 imitated : 



1. The stable must be so built that the urine has an 

 unobstructed exit and the floor must be of such nature 

 that it may easily be kept clean. The cows must be well 

 bedded and, for this purpose, no spoiled or rotten straw 

 or hay can be used, nor straw or hay that has previously 

 been used for packing. The stable must be kept as clean 

 as possible. In the morning, the manure must not be 

 removed until after milking; in the afternoon, at least 

 one hour should pass after mucking out before milking. 

 After cleaning the stable, it should be thoroughly aired, 

 unless the ventilating system is particularly good, so as 

 to render this unnecessary. 



2. In order to prevent the hind quarters of the cow 

 from becoming too dirty, the hair of the tail, on the 

 udder, the flanks and on the outer side and the rear of 

 the thighs should be clipped before the cow is stabled in 

 the fall. Besides this, the cow should be cleaned with a 

 curry comb and brushed every day. Definite and more 

 stringent regulations concerning the cleanliness of the 

 stable and the cows should be made in summer, if they 

 are fed in the stable, and in winter if green (laxative) 

 fodder is used. 



3. When the cows are kept in the stable, their teats 

 are to be washed with clean water and dried with a clean 

 cloth. If the udder is dirty, this, also, must be washed 

 and dried. If the cows are milked in pasture, this 

 cleansing cannot be done so satisfactorily [and there 

 is less occasion for it], so it is usually best to confine 



the washing of the teats and udder to such of the cows 

 12 



