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Show THE CLEAN BARNYARD. ' It Is Absolutely Essential to the Production Pro-duction of Pure Milk. ' Tho Imrnyurd Is u considerable factor fac-tor Iu tho mnlntiiliilm; or good dairy conditions. It Is IrnposHlhlo with n dirty baruyuril to maintain good dairy conditions. This Is lii-causo tho barnyard barn-yard Ih used urery day, and If It Is contaminated tho cowh nlso will bo contnmlnntod nnd tho nlr nlso In tho vicinity of tho barn will ho contaminated. contam-inated. Tho necessity for keeping tho barnyard barn-yard clean Is now bo well recognized that nn ono thinks of trying .to pro- I iluco tho best of milk without having a barnyard that Is also clean, liven i undordralnlng hns been resorted to, to glvo tho necessary conditions of ' cleanliness. Tho clonn barnyard does not havo dirty water standing In It. It Is bo woll drnlnod that tho wntor Is drawn off ns fast ns It comes down In tho form of rain. Tho shorter tho porlod during which wntor Is In tho bnrn-yard bnrn-yard tho less plant food will It carry off because tho less time will It hnvo In which to dlssolvo tho fertilizing materials. It has been found that In barnyards barn-yards on milto heavy clay tho drains should bo Inld undor tho fences along tho Bldo of tho barnyard. Othorwlso tho nnlmals tramp tho clay hard over tho ttlo and mnko It Imposslhlo for tho water to get down to It. Soma farmers aro going to tho ox-tent ox-tent of pnvlng their barnyards with different mnturlals that will not be-coma be-coma muddy when tho rnln falls. Homo iibo cinders nnd some course gravel. In somo experimental bnruynrds coment has been used ns a basis. |