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DAIRY FARMING 



Sampling and Samplers. Immediately after milking 

 the milk is poured from one pail into another several 

 times and then sampled at once. The sampling may be 

 done by either of two methods : ( I ) by means of a one- 

 half or one ounce dipper shown in Fig. 14; or (2) by 

 means of a narrow tube shown in Fig. 15. 



Fig. 14. 

 Dipper Samp- 

 ler. 



Fig. 15. 

 Thief Samp- 

 ler. 



The dipper furnishes the simplest and easiest means 

 of sampling milk. Where the milk is thoroughly mixed 

 and where the quantity is practically the same morning 

 and night, this method of sampling is accurate. 



With the tube method the sample is always propor- 

 tionate to the quantity of milk and it will draw a reo- 



