CHAPTER III 



DIRTY MILK 



THE opacity of milk covers a multitude of sins. Almost 

 all the milk found on the market is more or less duty. The 

 dirt may actually be seen, in many instances, at the bot- 

 tom of a bottle of milk. When the dirt cannot actually 

 be seen with the naked eye, it may readily be detected by 



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Via. 61 Two kinds of milk palta. The open poll admits much dirt: ttx corered 



TWO KINDS OF MILK PAILS. THE OPEN PAIL ADMITS 

 MUCH DIRT, THE COVERED PAIL KEEPS IT OUT 



straining a pint of milk through a little clean absorbent 

 cotton, in which case a brownish or blackish stain will col- 

 lect where the milk has been run through. This is a rough- 

 and-ready test to determine the presence of dirt in milk. 

 Many a farmer has opened his eyes when he has seen how 

 much dirt may be strained out of a pint of milk which he 

 produces. 



Most of the dirt in milk is cow dung. It drops into the 

 pail from the udder and flanks of the cow during the pro- 

 cess of milking, especially if wide-topped pails are used or 



