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is done the cans should be covered o\-er, but not with lids, so as to 

 prevent frogs or flies from gaining access. In cold weather it is not 

 necessary to cool the milk. The cans should always be kept in a room 

 \\here;there is a good inlet of air and away from any proximity to bad 

 smells, particularly those from pig styes. Pigs and fowls should not be 

 allowed to come near the milk house, neither should it be utilised as a 

 store for meat, eggs, &c. The milk waggon should be washed out 

 frequently and should not be used for carting pigs. Night and morning 

 milk should not be mixed. 



Delivery to the Factory. 

 The milk supplier should reach the factory as early as possible and all 

 factory directors should insist on supplies being deli\ered not later than 

 8.30 a.m. Particularly is this necessary in warm weather diid it will also 

 allow the cheesemaker to finish his work within reasonable hours. The 

 cans should be covered with a w^hite cloth to prevent the sun from playing 

 on them. Damp bags round each can are of great value but these must 

 be clean and not sour. The driver himself should have a clean appear- 

 ance; a man with boots covered with cow dung and his hands also in a 

 dirty state shows in what condition the milk is likely to be. 



The Receiving Platform. 

 It is at the receiving platform that the manager or the head cheese- 

 maker should examine everv ran of milk as it is delivered. It is to his 



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own benefit, the factory's benefit, and that of other suppliers, that he 

 rejects all bad milk. By accepting an impure raw material he is penalizing 

 the good suppliers and not improving the careless dairyman. By touching 



