CHAPTER V. 



MILK FROM COW TO CREAM VAT. 



As soon as a 

 cow is milked 

 strain the milk 

 through a wire 

 strainer into a can 

 which is to be 

 used to convey 

 the milk to the 

 milk-house or the 

 room where it is 

 to be set to raise 

 the cream or put 

 through the sepa- 

 rator to separate 

 the cream. There COMMON T MILK PAIL. 



it should be strained through a cloth strainer. 



Flannel strainers. When I made butter at 

 my farm I used woolen strainers for this pur- 

 pose. They do thorough work, but require con- 

 siderable care to prevent their thickening or 

 fulling so the milk will not run through them. 

 Cotton strainers will do more thorough work 



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