EQUIPMENT FOR MILKING 



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tern. The New York can has a lid with a 



mushroom top. This is more sanitary than any 



other, because it does 



not collect dirt, dirty 



water, dirty ice, or old 



milk. 



Strainers 



The cleanest dairies 

 use no strainers at all. 

 The simplest and_cheap- 

 est strainer is a piece 

 of white cheese cloth 

 which may be folded 

 once and held in place 

 on the mouth of the 

 can by clothes pins, or 

 tape, or a string, or a 

 tin holder. A piece of 

 white flannel or pieces 

 of cotton may be used 

 once and thrown away 

 after each milking. Wire 

 mesh strainers are much 



harder to keep clean than cloth, and should not 

 be used. 



