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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



a milk cooler, wash tanks and proper utensils, used for no 

 other purpose ; that the room be clean and free from flies ; 

 that the utensils be placed upside down in suitable outside 

 racks; and that the water supply for washing utensils be pure 

 and clean, and free from danger of contamination. 



Milking. — That the cows' udders and surrounding parts 

 be wiped with a clean, damp cloth before milking; that the 

 milkers wear clean clothes, and milk with clean, dry hands 

 into a small-top milk pail ; and that the milk be removed 

 from the stable and properly strained after milking each 

 cow. 



Handling the Milk. ■ — That the milk be cooled promptly 

 after milking, to a temperature of 50° F. or below, stored 

 in a proper place at a similar temperature and protected in 

 transportation. 



Temperature during Experiments 40° F. (Pari). 



The Health Officer's Responsibility. 



Laws must always be in force for the wilful law breaker, 



the careless and the ignorant ; and the public should have a 



right to protect itself from disease or an impure product. 



Some of our city health departments have perhaps been a 



