REPORT OF STATE DAIRY INSPECTOR. 35 



Dirty or unhealthy cows. 

 Dirty stables. 



Dirty or unhealthy persons employed in handling cows and 

 milk. 



Dirty utensils. 



Dirty surroundings of milk after being drawn. 



Keeping milk at high temperature. 



DIRTY OR UNHEALTHY COWS. 



When cows are not properly cleaned every day a great 

 amount of loose hair and coarse dirt accumulates on their 

 bodies, and every piece of hair or dirt that falls into the milk 

 pail carries with it a large number of bacteria. It is true that 

 the hair and large particles of dirt may be removed by the 

 strainers, but the bacteria have been washed from them and it 

 is impossible to remove them by straining. 



DIRTY STABLES. 



Dirty stables, by which is meant, stables not properly cared 

 for, having dirty floors, walls, and ceilings, favor the contami- 

 nation of milk. The walls and ceilings of stables should be 

 made of matched lumber so that they are tight. They should 

 be frequently cleaned and whitewashed. When this is done 

 the amount of floating dust in the stable is reduced to a mini- 

 mum. Dust and bacteria are closely associated. Hay or other 

 dry fodders causing dust should not be fed until after milking. 



DIRTY EMPLOYEES. 



All persons employed to take care of the cows or the milk 

 should be dressed in clean suits made of some hard material 

 that will not collect dust and dirt. The hands of the milker 

 should be thoroughly washed and dried before milking. He 

 should be furnished with a clean white jacket which will not 

 collect dust and which will show dirt easily if it does accumu- 

 late. 



DIRTY UTENSILS. 



Great care should be used to keep milk pails, strainers and 

 milk cans clean. Cracks and joints in pails and cans form a 



