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HINTS ON SHIPPING MILK AND CREAM 



If milk reaches its destination in a sour condition, it generally 

 means a total loss to the jDroducer, so that every precaution 

 should be taken to get it to the receiving plant in good condition. 

 Assuming that the milk is cooled inmiediately after it is 

 obtained, the following i)recautions vnW greatly aid in keeping 

 milk sweet and in good condition. 



Keeping milk cold.— Milk should be kept as cold as possible 



Fig. 170. — Type of motor truck used in Virginia to insure quick hauling of milk to 

 the shipping station. 



before and during shipping. The cans of milk should be kept 

 in cold water or ice water — if ice is obtainable — up to the time 

 of starting them for market. Milk cans should be kept out of 

 the sun if possible. If transported in a wagon or a truck, a 

 tarpaulin thrown over the cans will aid in keeping out the heat. 



Where milk is transported long distances to market in the 

 smmner time, covers or jackets made of felt or other insulating 

 material are sometimes placed around the cans to keep out heat. 



Special cans built with insulated walls can also be obtained. 

 These cans are designed to keep the milk at whatever tempera- 

 ture it is put into the can. Milk must be cold before it is put into 



