DAIRY INSPECTION 179 
of peptonizing bacteria. Mouldy or musty straw is ob- 
jectionable because it contains bacteria and fungi which 
affect the keeping qualities and wholesomeness of the 
milk. 
The time required to perform the various stable prac- 
tices described in the preceding pages is of importance 
to the milk producer, and the inspector should there- 
fore be familiar with this side of the subject. The fol- 
lowing figures were obtained from the manager of a 
large and successful dairy farm and represent the aver- 
age time required by different men to perform each 
operation, the men being timed without their knowl- 
edge: Taking up manure, 13 minute for each cow 4 times 
daily. 
Sweeping platforms, stable floor, and feed troughs, 
and wiping stanchions, 142 minutes for each cow twice 
daily. 
Grooming, 214 minutes for each cow twice daily. 
Washing flanks and tails, 34 minute for each cow 
twice daily. 
Washing udders, two waters, 34 minute for each cow 
twice daily. 
Drying udders and drawing fore-milk, 34 minute 
for each cow twice daily. 
Bedding, *4 minute for each cow twice daily. 
Feeding, 114 minutes each cow twice daily. 
Total time per cow, about 842 minutes twice daily. 
IV. MILK HOUSE 
On every farm where milk is produced there should 
be a special room or compartment to which the milk 
can be removed immediately after it is drawn from the 
cow and where it can be subjected to some method of 
