MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS 



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MARKET MILK 



167. Sanitary Milk. Milk sometimes acts as the carrier 

 of human disease germs. The danger that such germs will 

 get into milk during handling is much greater than is the 

 d; nger of the transmission of any disease directly from the 

 cows. While the danger of carrying disease is great, it is 



FIG. 48. A small top milk pail helps to prevent contamination during 

 milking. Strainers and cloth over the opening are of little value. Some 

 of the most sanitary dairies use the types illustrated. 



certain that dirty or partly spoiled milk is even more serious 

 and is responsible for much sickness and many deaths among 

 children. 



The production of market milk that is reasonably safe 

 for food, is not difficult and need not involve heavy ex- 

 pense, except that more intelligence is necessary for its 

 production and greater intelligence demands higher wages. 

 It is certain that if the public wants good clean milk the 



