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MILK 



milk before medical examination has shown them to be free from 

 disease germs. It is also essential that dependence can be placed 

 on the owner or superintendent of the dairy to report promptly 

 every case of illness of an employee. 



The reliability of certified milk depends largely upon the 

 personnel of the certifying commission and the capability of the 

 experts employed by the commission. Dr. Coit comments on 



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24. 31. Milkers. While at work or 

 persons handling the milk use no to- 

 bacco nor intoxicating liquors. Hands 

 and fingers kept away from nose and 



"25. DarinijfrniikinKT^ 



touch anything but the clean top of 



milking stool, the milk pail and cowl' 



26." Milkers do not spit "upon "wails 

 or floors of stables, or milk houses, or 

 into water used for cooling milk or 



each teat rejected and collected into 

 separate vessel. Milking done quietly 

 and cows treated kindly ............... - ........... 



28. Milking, calving period. Milk 

 from all cows excluded 45 days before 

 and 7 days after parturition ...................... 



29. Bloody and stringy milk. Bloody 

 and stringy milk rejected and such 

 cow isolated from the herd ....... ----- 



30. Make-up of herd. No cows 

 besides the certified herd kept in the 

 same barn or brought in contact with 



32. Straining and Strainers. Milk 



tly removed from stable to 

 and emptied from pail 

 strained through double 

 layer of cheese cloth or absorbent 

 cotton sterilized ...... _ ......................... 



33. DAIRY BUILDING. Dairy 

 building provided at proper distance 

 from stable dwelling, hogpen, privy or 

 manure pile 



34. Dairy building kept clean, not 

 used for purposes other than hand- 

 ling and storing of milk and milk 

 utensils. Floors graded and w 

 tight .................................. ------------- ..... 



35. Dairy building well lighted, 

 screened and drained. No animals 

 allowed therein. No part used for 



promptl 

 clean r 



room used for no other purpose. 



36. TEMPERATURE OF MILK 

 Milk cooled to 45 F. Aerators pro- 

 tected from flies, dust and odors. 

 Milk cooled immediately after being 

 milked, is maintained between 35 r am 

 4J F. until delivered 



37. SEALING OF BOTTLES. Milk 

 is sealed in a manner satisfactory to 

 commission. .... 



38. CLEANING AND STERILIZ 

 ING OF BOTTLES. Dairy building 

 provided with approved apparatus for 

 cleansing and sterilizing bottles and 

 utensils. Bottles and utensils thorough 

 ly cleaned, rinsed until the cleanin) 

 water is thoroughly removed, expo*e< 



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to live steam or boiling water at least 

 20 minutes, and kept inverted until 

 used, free from dust ............ __ --- 



39. UTENSILS. UtensUs are con- 

 ttructed to be easily cleaned. Milk 

 pails have opening 5 by 7 inches in 

 diameter, made of heavy, seamless tin. 

 All utensils kept in good repair .............. 



40. WATER SUPPLY. Water sup- 

 ply free from contamination, sufficient 

 for all dairy purposes, protected 

 against flood surface drainage, and is 

 conveniently situated..- .............................. 



41. PRIVIES, ETC., IN RELA- 

 TION TO WATER SUPPLY. Priv- 

 ies, pigpens, manure piles, and other 

 possible sources of contamination are 

 situated on the farm to render impos- 

 sible the contamination of the water 

 supply, are protected by screens and 



42. TOILET ROOMS. Toilets for 

 milkers are located outside of the 

 stable and milk house, are proprl 

 screened, kept clean, with wash basins, 

 water, nail brush, soap and towels. 

 Milkers required to wash and dry 

 their hands on leaving the toilet ............ 



Transportation. 



43. In transit milk packages are 

 kept free from dust and dirt Wagons, 

 trays, and crates kept scrupulously 

 clean. No bottles collected from ho 



in which communicable diseases pre- 

 vail, but are taken under prescribed 

 rules __________ .................. 



44. Certified milk reaches the con- 

 sumer within 30 hours after milking. 



Veterinary Supervisi 





of the 



45. TUBERCULIN TEST. Proper 

 application of the tuberculin test. 

 Applied in accordance with the rules 

 and regulations of the United States 

 Government, and all reactors removed 

 from the farm. ............. _ ..... _ .................. 



46. New animals are admitted 

 the herd after first having passed a 

 tuberculin test, made in accordant 

 with U. S. Government rules, tuber 

 culin applied by official veterinarian 



47. Immediately following the 

 berculin test, the cow stable* , 

 exercising yards are disinfected 

 accordance with the rules of the 

 United States Government ---------- 



48. A second tuberculin test follow* 

 each primary test after six mont 

 applied in accordance with the 



and regulations mentioned. There- 

 after, tuberculin tests are reapplied 

 annually ..... ................. _______________ 



Score only 

 Max or Neg. 



20 40 40 80 



Fig. 198 continued. 



this phase of the subject in the following words : "A medical 

 milk commission which fails to carry out any one or more of the 

 essential parts of the system does not represent the system. 

 The product which such commissions permit to be called certified 

 represents a serious menace to the certified milk system. Such 

 certification establishes a false security in the minds of physicians 

 and the public who have learned to trust the system and the 



