The Cow Barn 



wiser to feed silage or any strong smelling 

 or fermentable food immediately after the 

 morning milking, because the daily cleaning 

 and airing taking place then, fragments of 

 these foods are removed and there is time for 

 the odor to pass off before the next milking. 



In order to abbreviate the evening chores 

 many farmers have the practise of pulling 

 down hay before milking. This is to be con- 

 demned, because it fills the air with dust. 



The practise of bringing silage in trucks 

 and cars to stand for hours in the barn is 

 equally bad, because it means the presence 

 of an odor in the barn likely to be absorbed 

 by the warm milk. 



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