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protection against the contamination of the milk than the 

 pail with the horizontal opening, even when the latter 

 contains a cheese-cloth and wire-gauze strainer. Some 

 varieties of pails in which strainers are used have a spout 

 on the side so that they can be emptied without removing 

 the strainer. There is one type of pail which has no 

 opening in the top, but a spout extending from the side 



FIG. 16. Another variety of covered-top pail. The milker sits on the pail and milks into 

 the funnel, which is covered with a cheese-cloth strainer. 



has a funnel in the end to receive the milk. The milker 

 sits on the pail and milks into the funnel. When the pail 

 is to be emptied the funnel is removed and the milk is 

 poured out of the spout. Pails with several parts are 

 not as easily kept clean as the other kind. Every addi- 

 tional piece of apparatus not only increases the work of 

 cleaning but also provides another possible medium for 

 the conveyance of bacteria to milk. 



Strainers of cheese cloth and wire gauze cannot be 



