160 THE FARM DAIRY. 



see what is being done if he does not do it him- 

 self. This kind of a man having charge of the 

 farm end of the work will succeed. He will use 

 metal caps and seals on his milk bottles. The 

 caps should have the date of bottling stamped 

 on them. Then he will sell the milk to some rep- 

 utable milk dealer or make an agent of some 

 dealer who will guarantee his pay for the milk. 

 It is too much for one man to look after both 

 the producing and distributing unless the milk 

 is sold in a nearby city where he delivers his 

 milk from his own wagons. 



Equipment for the Work. — ^An expensive 

 stable is not a necessity in the production of 

 pure milk, but it is necessary to have it well 

 lighted, well ventilated and it must be kept in 

 a sanitary condition. The platform on which the 

 cow stands, the gutters and the walks should be 

 thoroughly scrubbed daily, using plenty of wa^ 

 ter. The gutters should have connection with a 

 sewer so the wash water can be conveyed away 

 from the barn. The cows should be thoroughly 

 groomed one half hour before milking time, 

 thus giving time for the dust to settle. Their 

 udders should be washed or wiped with a damp 

 cloth just before milking. It is not best to do 

 the washing of the udders much in advance of 

 milking as the manipulation stimulates the se^ 

 cretion of milk and to secure the best results we 

 must work with nature. A delay of a few min- 



