CHAPTER XI 

 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY CATTLE 



There are many factors to be consideSred in the formation and 

 management of a dairy herd, some of which are personal in their 

 nature and do not lend themselves readily to discussion, while 

 others are more general, of interest to all, and may be discussed 

 intelligently. The two most important factors in a dairy herd 

 are of course the owner and the cows. A discussion of the 

 qualities of a good dairyman, further than that he should be 

 in love with his work, have faith in it, be industrious, and pains- 

 taking in selecting, breeding, and caring for his stock, is a difficult 

 task, as all kinds of men on all kinds of farms are making a suc- 

 cess with dairy cattle, whereas other men similarly placed are 

 constantly failing of success. The cow, on the other hand, 

 with her desirable and undesirable qualities more easily defined 

 and more uniform in their nature, may be intelligently discussed. 



SANITARY MILK PRODUCTION 



By sanitary milk is meant a clean, wholesome product pro- 

 duced under healthful conditions. The principal factors to be 

 considered in its production are the cows, the stable, the milk- 

 house, the milking, and the cooling and storing of the milk. 



The cow. — In the production of clean milk, extra care must 

 be given the cows. They must be curried daily to remove the 

 loose hair and dirt. The udder and rear parts of the animal 

 should be clipped, thus removing the long dirt-catching hair and 

 rendering the parts much more easily cleaned. The udder 

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