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possibly can. Aerating the milk that is, allowing it 

 to drain slowly through a strainer placed several feet 

 above the can, where pure air can blow through it as 

 it falls will do much to remove any bad odors it may 

 already contain. Pails and cans should be kept scru- 

 pulously clean. They should be rinsed with boiling 

 water after each milking to kill all bacteria that may 



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adhere to them. If little particles of milk are allowed 

 to stick to the rough places in the cans and pails, it is 

 impossible to keep milk sweet in them, because the 

 bacteria live and multiply in these particles. As soon 

 as pure milk is placed in such utensils, these germs at 

 once begin their rapid increase, and the milk spoils 

 in a few hours. The whole secret of keeping milk 



