THE VILLAGE MILK PLANT 



content of milk bottled and capped by hand and that of 

 milk bottled and capped by machine. The average of 

 three samples of each class of milk is as follows: Bottled 

 by hand, 19,800 bacteria per cubic centimeter; bottled 

 by machine, 6266 bacteria per cubic centimeter. 



FIG. ii. Davis hand 

 bottle filler. 



FIG. 12. Davis hand 

 bottle capper. 



Capping the bottles by hand, although a very common 

 practice, is not so sanitary as using a machine, neither is 

 it so rapid. Caps for machine use may be bought. These 

 are packed in paper tubes direct from the machine which 

 makes the caps. These tubes are sealed so that the caps 

 are not exposed to dirt and dust. Where bulk caps are 

 used, they may be loaded into the metal tubes that are 



