126 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Question. Doesn't the pail contain something more than 

 an ordinary collar with the absorbent cotton and strainer? 

 Isn't there a wire in the strainer at the bottom of it ? 



Dr. Hills. There is. I omitted inadvertently referring 

 to this fact. 



Mr. Henry Fielden (of Beverly) . I am superintendent 

 of probably the largest herd of cattle ^vhich sends milk to 

 the city of Boston, and we have used and do use the sani- 

 tary milk pail altogether. We have fifteen or sixteen men 

 milking. I believe that a pail with a seam at the bottom is 

 not a pail to use. The block tin sanitar}^ pail is covered 

 entirely on the top, with the exception of a space about 

 seven inches wide. Into this is fitted a collar, on the bot- 

 tom of which is a very fine wire gauze strainer similar to 

 the gauze in the bottom of all strainers. We place inside of 

 that some absorbent cotton, and on top of it a piece of gauze 

 or cheese cloth, and then hold in place by another collar. 

 These strainers cost us about two-fifths of a cent each for 

 each milking. 



Mr. P. M. Harwood (of Barre). You will pardon me 

 for just a Avord. When I buy a horse, I ask for his faults ; 

 I can find his good qualities for myself. Now, just a word 

 as to the sanitary pail, in which I take personal interest. I 

 have had some made, and some are out on trial, but I want 

 to caution in the use of these pails. The pail known as the 

 Star cooler pail is a drawn pail, — a pail without seams. It 

 has in the top of it a shallow dish strainer, and there can 

 be put into this the appliances which Brother Fielden has 

 spoken about ; but if the hoop is of the same depth as that 

 dish strainer wliich comes with the pail, the milk may 

 spatter out, and the milker will become disgusted. He 

 should do what Mr. Fielden did, — have a deeper dish 

 made. Don't think for a moment that because it is a cov- 

 ered pail, that will allow having the flanks of the animal 

 covered Avith manure, or any let-up in the matter of cleanli- 

 ness. The animal nmst be just as clean as possible. This 

 special strainer is to get whatever chance dirt escapes, and 

 also prevents floating particles of dust in the air from lodg- 



