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visit was paid to one of these depots in Amsterdam, where over 16,000 

 pounds of milk were received and distributed daily. The milk is 

 brought by wagons from farms eight or ten miles out, and by steam 



canal boat from a greater distance. 

 It is brought in tin cans or 

 wooden casks holding about six 

 gallons. 



In Holland, as in all other 

 European coimtries, they do not 

 appreciate the advantage of thor- 

 oughly cooling the milk and hold- 

 ing it at a low temperature. In 

 the smaller towns it is frequently 

 delivered warm from the cow and 

 is at best very improperly cooled in the large cities, thus necessitating 

 frequent delivery, as the milk will remain sweet but a short time after 

 reaching the customer. Nearly half the milk handled by this distribu- 

 ting house is delivered in long-necked, small-mouthed bottles. The 



Farm buildings in P'riesland. House and 

 barn not under the same roof but con- 

 nected. 



Milk delivery cart, Amsterdam. Bottled milk in box and in crates. Bulk milk in 



copper casks. 



greater part of the bottled milk is pasteurized. Milk is sold by meas- 

 ure and not by the amount of butter fat it contains, although objection 

 is made if the butter fat falls below three per cent. The farmer receives 

 $1.20 per 100 pounds for the milk. The price delivered to the customer 



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