DAIRY INSPECTION 169 



disease should also be debarred from employment on a 

 dairy farm. 



The milker should have special clothing to wear while 

 milking. Considerable dust and dirt collects on the outer 

 surface of clothing worn while cleaning the cows and 

 stable or in doing farm work, especially if it is made of 

 material with a soft, rough finish, and a good deal of this 

 dirt may drop off into the milk pail during milking. A 

 clean blouse, overalls, and a cap should therefore be put 

 on before beginning to milk. These should be made of 

 washable material with a smooth, hard, finish like duck, 

 linen, or drilling. White linen or duck is best. One or 

 two suits a week in winter and two or three in summer 

 will be required in order to have a reasonably clean suit 

 at all times. An apron or a pair of overalls with a bib 

 is sometimes used because they are easier to put on and 

 off; but they do not cover the shoulders and arms, the 

 parts from which dirt is most likely to be dislodged in 

 milking. 



Before beginning to milk, the milker should wash his 

 hands thoroughly, using soap, water and a nail brush, and 

 dry them carefully with a clean towel. After doing so, 

 he should not touch anything but the teats of the cow, 

 milk pail, and milk stool. The inspector should note 

 what facilities are provided for washing and drying the 

 hands. 



When the milking of a cow is finished, the pail should 

 be carried to the weigh room and the milk weighed and 

 emptied, the weight of the milk being recorded on the 

 milk record opposite the name or number of the cow. In 

 passing in the rear of the cows, the milk pail should be 

 carried on the side of the body furthest away from the 

 cows ; covered-top pails should be carried with the open- 



