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 FILTERING MILK FOR SEPARATION. 



The milk is generally strained into the receiving vat in a more 

 or less, generally less, effective manner, through muslin, and if all 

 the patrons sent absolutely clean milk, even this might be omitted, 

 yet the average condition of the milk I have seen received at our 

 creameries has led me to consider the advisability of filtering it. 

 For this purpose the "International" Filter would be the best of 

 those I know of, but whatever is used, strainer or filter, it will be 

 a delusion and a snare if not kept absolutely clean and after all 

 the game is not worth the candle. 



In running the milk from the heaters to the separator it is a 

 very bad practice to use rubber hose, and even common galvanized 

 pipes should be condemned. Take exact measures and have cop- 

 per or brass tubing, heavily tinned, made to fit the distance, joined 

 with unions, and do not have any one piece longer than 4 feet, 

 so as to make cleaning easy. The extra cost will be as nothing 

 compared with the advantage. It is a pleasure to note here that 

 the past year (1909) has been conspicuous by the advertising and 

 selling of more or less real sanitary fittings. 



