PROFIT FROM THE DAIRY I3I 



that milk production requires lots of protein, and 

 that maximum milk production requires a succulent 

 feed. The greatest profits from dairying are not 

 possible without the strictest attention to the needs 

 of the cow in planning her ration. 



The dairy industry, so far as it relates to the 

 production of milk, is rapidly undergoing a revolu- 

 tion. The changes demanded by the boards of 

 health must necessarily increase the cost of pro- 

 duction somewhat, although not to the extent of 

 making dairying unprofitable, under conditions of 

 reasonable farm efficiency. Many of the careless 

 methods which have been sanctioned in the past 

 must go. What is required from the present 

 day standpoint? In few words, the demand is for 

 clean, healthy cows, well-lighted, well-ventilated 

 clean and airy stables, tight, sound floors, clean, 

 healthy attendants, clean utensils, prompt removal 

 and cooling of the milk in a proper room used ex- 

 clusively for the purpose, and storage at a tem- 

 perature below 60 degrees. The use of the small 

 top milk pail cannot be too strongly recommended 

 in eliminating dirt and bacteria. In one instance, 

 where a study was made of this point, it was found 

 that where the ordinary open pail was used, the 

 bacterial count was 3,439,000 per cubic centimeter, 

 as compared with 6,600 with the small top pail. 

 The use of the damp cloth in wiping the udders 

 and flanks of the cows before milking is very im- 

 portant in reducing the bacterial count. It was 

 found that where this was practiced in one instance, 

 the number of bacteria in the milk was 716 per cubic 

 centimeter, as compared with 7,058 per cubic centi- 

 meter where the moist cloth was not used. 



Public opinion is yearly becoming more insistent 

 in its demands for elimination of infectious diseases 



