178 DAIRY FARMING 



price must be somewhat higher than it has been in the past. 

 The first requirement is that the cows must be healthy. 

 The milk from a cow suffering from sickness of any kind, 

 including garget in the udder, should not be used. The 

 milkers should be in good health and should take special 

 pains that no possible chance is given for the germs of 

 typhoid fever to get into the milk. Care should be taken 

 that contaminated water is not used for washing the 

 utensils. 



Sanitary milk means primarily clean milk. In fact, the 

 requirements for producing sanitary milk can be described 

 in two words. The first is cleanliness, and the second 



is coldness. The source 



U\ / of most of the dirt that 



\ / finds its way into milk is 



\ / filth from the cow's body. 



V~ Q ~V A dirty cow invariably 



m6anS milk ' The 



F.G. 49. - Milk pails and cans should 

 have all seams filled with solder as in b. stable should be SO COn- 

 Utensils with seams like a are very diffi- i xt A ix -i i 



cult to keep clean. structed that it is possible 



to keep the cow clean. A 



cow should be brushed daily to keep the loose dirt off the 

 body. The stable and yard should, of course, be kept in 

 a good condition of cleanliness. The milker should wear 

 clean clothes and should milk with dry hands. 



Next to cleanliness of the cow stands cleanliness of the 

 pails, strainers, and other utensils. These should be first 

 cleaned with a brush, using warm water and some washing 

 powder. Special attention should be given to the seams. 

 After being thoroughly cleaned, they should be scalded with 

 boiling water or better heated in steam when this is avail- 

 able. After being scalded, they should be placed where 



