270 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, [Jan., 



Mr. Stocking. No, it is impossible. The trouble is that 

 any kind that will keep the dirt out will also keep out por- 

 tions of the milk that we want. The globules of fat will not 

 go through. That is what caused me a great deal of trouble 

 in working out a method for getting hold of the dirt. I 

 couldn't get the fat through the paper. 



Prof. Conn. There have been several methods for filter- 

 ing this milk, one through cotton cloth and also one through 

 cheese cloth. None of them have been successful. 



Let me also state in this connection that we are not rec- 

 ommending the use of the closed pail. I did not know but 

 there might be some misunderstanding about this, and I 

 want to make it clear that our results at the present time do 

 not seem to warrant any such method of milking as that. It 

 may be successful in some respects, but we are not recom- 

 mending its adoption at present. 



The President. I would state, as one who has had con- 

 siderable experience in milking, that the closed pail would 

 not answer our purpose at all, from the fact that those fel- 

 low's in New York to whom we sell our milk would send back 

 word that the milk would smell wdien they took the cover oiif 

 the can. \ 



Prof. Conn. This milk is not kept in a closed pail. That 

 milk is just as thoroughly aerated as any other. It is thor- 

 oughly aerated and it does not have any smell or taste. 



The President. Our point in aerating milk is to do it 

 as soon as possible after it is taken from the cow. It is not 

 worth much if it is aerated afterwards. If it is done promptly 

 you get rid of the rank smell. That is our experience, and it 

 is what we have to do to satisfy those fellows that buy our 

 milk in New York. 



Mr. Stocking. I would like to suggest that possibly if 

 the dirt was kept out in the first place the rank smell would 

 not be there. 



The President. Our milk is kept as clean as you can 



