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Show DAIRY NOTES. Milk should not stand In the stable. A dustless milking room Is desirable. desir-able. The milker should be a neat, tidy person. Keep the milk as cold as possible when once cooled. The sooner the milk la cooled after milking the better. Feeding and bedding, unless moist, should be done after milking.. The milker's hands and clothes should be clean while milking. If milk Is aerated. It should be done before cooling and In pure air. t'se milk pails, cans, etc., for no other purpose but to hold milk. There Is no better feed for dairy cows than alfalfa, either green or cured. Keep the cows clean, and do not compel or allow them to wade and live In filth. Urush down the cobwebs and keep the barn free from accumulation of dust and trash. The best market for dairy butter it the individual market that Is worked up by the dairyman himself. The milker should be free from disease dis-ease and should not come In contact with any communicable disease. When farm made butter Is put on the regular market It Is sure to suffer In comparison with the creamery prod uct The demand for dairy stock continues con-tinues greater than the supply. The prospects are that prices will range even higher than at this time. The scarcity of feed makes It all the more Important that the poor cows be weeded out. The tester and the scales are the means to be used. When one skims with the cream fparator he may have thick or thin cream as he wishes. This Is not the case when hand skimming is depended de-pended upon. |