The Production of Clean Milk 1935 



has left the milk at the consumer's door, the constimer should see that 

 the milk is properly cared for until time for use. If possible, the consumer 

 should buy bottled milk and should keep it in the bottle until used. If 

 unbottled milk is bought, it should, if possible, be received from the 

 miUcman by some member of the household and poured at once into a 

 clean vessel. Milk may be contaminated by cats or dogs if it is not prop- 

 erly cared for immediately after delivery. Even bottled milk may be 

 so contaminated if the cap is not protected. Milk should not be allowed 

 to remain exposed to the ra}\s of the sun, for milk thus exposed, even if 

 it has been delivered in good condition, may sour within a few hours. 

 Milk should be placed in a refrigerator or some other cool place, because, 

 except in cold weather, it cannot be kept without some cooling agent, 

 such as ice or cold air. The atmosphere in which milk is kept should 

 be free from odors. The top of the bottle should be carefully wiped or 

 rinsed before the milk is poured from it, so that the dirt that may have 

 collected there will not get in the milk. After the bottle has been emptied, 

 it should be cleaned and set in its proper place so that the millonan may 

 collect it when delivering the next day's supply of milk. If any infectious 

 or contagious disease, such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, and 

 the like, should break out in the family, no bottles should be returned to 

 the milkman without the knowledge of the attending physician, as this 

 may be a means of transmitting the disease to another family. 



ADVANCED READING-COURSES 



In order to meet the growing demand for systematic home study courses 

 made by those who are unable to attend even a twelve weeks' winter course 

 at Cornell, advanced reading-courses are offered in fruit growang and vege- 

 table gardening. A third course in poultry keeping is in preparation. 

 Poultry keepers who desire to study further than is possible by means of 

 the reading-course lessons on poultry may register now for informa- 

 tion that will be available later in regard to the advanced reading- course 

 in poultry husbandr}\ 



The two courses now offered arc conducted by means of a textbook, 

 questions, and correspondence. Statements on important points are 

 prepared by the students, and are graded by an instructor and returned 

 with helpful comments and suggestions. In this way the courses present 

 an opportunity to have opinions and conclusions that are the result of 

 study or experience, reviewed by an expert. The only expense connected 

 with either course is the purchase of a textbook at a nominal price. As 

 the textbook is recognized as a standard book, it is well worth owning, 

 especially at the reduced price offered to members of the course. 



