TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface 5 



Introduction 7 



Chapter 1 1 1 i 3 



Bacteria 11 



Chapter II 1424 



Discussion 14 



Influence of Creameries on the cleanliness of Milk ' 15 



Technical and Hygienical Instruction 17 



Scarcity of Labor 18 



Insufficient Capital 19 



The Basis for Payment of Milk is Unjust :.M) 



Competition Between Creameries 22 



Negligence of Milk-Producers 2'2 



Sediment Card 24 



Chapter III 2544 



How to Produce Clean Milk 25 



Feeding of the Cows 25 



Ventilation of Stables 2(5 



Cleaning of the Stables 20 



Considerations When Constructing Stables 27 



Typical Humboldt County Cow Barn 28 



Barnyard 29 



Whitewashing of Stables 29 



Keep Flies Outside the Stables 30 



The Cleaning of the Cows and Udders 30 



Preparing for Milking 31 



Milking with W'et or Dry Hands 31 



Milking Machines 31 



M ilkpails 33 



Milking 33 



Milk of Kicking Cows 34 



Colostrum Milk 35 



S trippings 35 



The Straining or Filtering of Milk 3(5 



M ilkstrainers 30 



The Cooling of the Milk 37 



Postma's Sanitary Milkstrainer 2*J 



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