134 AGRICULTURE 



CARE OF MILK 



33. Remove the milk of every cow at once 



from the stable to a clean, dry room, 

 where the air is pure and sweet. Do 

 not allow cans to remain in stables 

 while they are being filled. 



34. Strain the milk through a metal gauze 



and a flannel cloth or layer of cotton, 

 as soon as it is drawn. 



35. Aerate and cool the milk as soon as 



strained. If an apparatus for airing 

 and cooling at the same time is not at 

 hand, the milk should be aired first. 

 This must be done in pure air, and it 

 should then be cooled to 45 degrees if 

 the milk is for shipment, or 60 degrees 

 if for home use or delivery to a factory. 



36. Never close a can containing warm milk 



which has not been aerated. 



37. If cover is left off the can, a piece of 



cloth or mosquito-netting should be 

 used to keep out insects. 



