14. Stable floors should be made water-tight, be properly graded and well drained, and be of some non-absorbent material. Cement or brick floors are the best, as they can be more easily kept clean than those of wood or earth. 15. The feeding troughs and platforms should be well lighted and kept clean at all times. 16. The ceiling should be thoroughly swept down and kept free from hanging straw, dirt and cobwebs. 17. The ceiling must be so constructed that dust and dirt therefrom shall not readily fall to the floor or into the milk. If the space over the cows is used for storage of hay, the ceiling should be made tight to prevent chaff and dust from falling through. 18. The walls and ledges should be thoroughly swept down and kept free from dust, dirt, manure or cobwebs, and the floors and premises be kept free from dirt, rubbish and decaying animal or vegetable matter at all times. 19. The cow beds should be so graded and kept that they will be clean and sanitary at all times. 20. Stables should be whitewashed at least twice a year unless the walls are painted or are of smooth cement. 21. Manure must be removed from the stalls and gutters at least twice daily. This must not be done during milking, nor within one hour prior thereto. 22. Manure should be taken from the barn, preferably drawn to the field. When the weather is such that this cannot be done, it should be stored not nearer than 200 ft. from the stable and the manure pile should be so located that the cows cannot get at it. 23. The liquid matter should be absorbed and removed daily and at no time be allowed to overflow or saturate the ground under or around the cow barn. 24. Manure gutters should be from six to eight inches deep, and constructed of concrete, stone or some non-absorbent material. 25. The use of land plaster or lime is recommended upon the floors and gutters. 26. Only bedding which is clean, dry and absorbent should be used, preferably sawdust, shavings, dried leaves or straw. No horse manure should be used as bedding. 27. The flooring where the cows stand should be so constructed that all manure may drop into the gutter and not upon the floor itself. 28. The floor should be swept daily. This must not be done within one hour prior to milking time. 29. If individual drinking basins are used for the cows, they should be frequently drained and cleaned. 30. All live stock other than cows should be excluded from the room in which the milch cows are kept. (Calf or bull pens may be allowed in the same room if kept in the same clean and sanitary manner as the cow beds.) 31. The barnyard should be well drained and dry, and should be as much sheltered as possible from the wind and cold. Manure should not be allowed to collect therein. 32. A suitable place in some separate building should be provided for the use of the cows when sick, and separate quarters must be provided for the cows when calving.