cans are properly cleaned. If they are not, he should 

 immediately fix the attention of the creamery man on the 

 fact and insist upon correction. 



Improperly cleaned milkcans may be a cause of 

 rapid deterioration of the milk and thus cause serious 

 losses to the dairyman, by the rejection of his milk. 

 Therefore, it is to his interest to see that the cans are 

 \vell cleaned and not soiled during the transport back 

 to the farm. 



The Storage of Empty Milkcans 



The empty cans may conveniently be placed on a 

 shelf in or about the milkhouse. The shelf should be 

 raised two feet or more above the ground or floor and the 

 cans placed on it with the bottoms up. The lids may be 

 laid on the bottoms of the cans. By this arrangement no. 

 dust can fall into the cans or on the side of the lid that 

 comes in contact with the milk. 



Empty cans must never be stored with the lids on. 

 In milkcans which are kept closed when empty, a very 

 disagreeable flavor soon develops, especially if the in- 

 side of the can is not perfectly dry. This flavor is 

 bound to taint the milk and reduce its quality. 



It has been found that the cleaning or rinsing of the 

 milkcans with boiling water, just before milking, re- 

 duces the number of bacteria in milk to a remarkable 

 degree. 



Milkcans must not be stored in stables, dirty barn- 

 yards, near manure piles or other unhygienical places. 

 Before filling, the milker should convince himself that 

 they are clean inside and that no snails, etc., have en- 

 tered. 



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