ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 247 



FIFTY DAIRY RULES. 



The following rules are based on the preceding text, and 

 briefly summarize the subject discussed: 



THE OWNER AND HIS HELPERS. 



1. Eead current dairy literature and keep posted on new ideas. 



2. Observe and enforce the utmost cleanliness about the cattle, their attendants, 



the stable, the dairy, and all utensils. 



3. A person suffering from any disease, or who has been exposed to a contar 



geous disease, must remain away from the cows and the milk. 



THE STABLE. 



4. Keep dairy cattle in a room or building by themselves. It is preferable ta 



have no cellar below and no storage loft above. 



5. Stables should be well ventilated, lighted and drained; should have tight 



floors and walls and be plainly constructed. 



6. Never use musty or dirty litter. 



7. Allow no strong smelling material in the stable for any length of time. 



Store the manure under cover outside the cow stable and remove it to a 

 distance as often as practicable. 



8. Whitewash the stable once or twice a year; use land plaster in the manure 



gutters daily. 



9. Use no dry, dusty feed just previous to milking; if fodder is dusty, sprinkle- 



it before it is fed. 



10. Clean and thoroughly air the stable before milking; in hot weather sprinkle- 



the floor. 



11. Keep the stable and dairy room in good condition, and then insist that thfe 



dairy, factory or place where the milk goes be kept equally well. 



THE COWS. 



12. Have the herd examined at least t vice a year by a skilled veterinarian. 



13. Promptly remove from the herd any animal suspected of being in bacS 



health, and reject her milk. Never add an animal to the herd until cer- 

 tain it is free from disease, especially tubercolosis. 



14. Do not move cows faster than a comfortable walk while on the way to place 



of milking or feeding. 



15. Never allow the cows to be excited by hard driving, abuse, loud talking, or 



unnecessary disturbance; do not expose them to cold or storms. 



