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to be taken. Pint fruit jars make excellent containers for the 

 samples. Plan to test each cow's whole day's product. Sampling' 

 may begin morning or evening, just so that one directly follows 

 the other. For instance : Tuesday night's milk and Wednesday 

 morning's milk or Wednesday morning's and Wednesday night's 

 milk in the composite sample. 



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Pipstte 



Cream Bottle. 



Acid Measure. 



Milk Test Bottle. 



When ready to take the sample the cow should be milked clean, 

 and, immediately following the milking of each cow, the milk 

 should be poured at least twice from one bucket to another and the 

 sample taken at once. Use the "milk-thief" in taking the sample 

 by inserting it to the bottom of the bucket, covering the top witli 

 the thumb, drawing out and letting it run into the proper sample 

 jar. 



MAKING THE TEST. 



When ready to make the test have a kettle of hot water handy. 

 The sample should be thoroughly mixed. This should be done bv 

 pouring from one bottle to another, letting the milk run down 



