AGREEMENT WITH DAIRYMEN. 163 



It shall be cooled at once to 50° F. or lower, and maintaineil below 

 50° F. until delivery. No ice shall be put into the milk. 



The milk shall be bottled promptly, and may be bottled before cool- 

 ing, providing this system assures cooling within fifteen minutes from 

 the cow. 



Milk shall be stored only in the milk room. 



Water used for cooling or storage purposes shall be kept fresh and 

 free from odor. 



No preservative or other substance shall be added to the milk for an\- 

 purpose, and no part of the milk shall be removed ; but the addition or 

 subtraction of cream may be practiced when speciall}- permitted b\- the 

 Commission for the purpose of producing milk of guaranteed standard, 

 provided this does not conflict with milk laws and ordinances. 



Location and Condition of Cooling and Botti.inc. Room. 



The bottling room shall be within easy access of the stalile, but so 

 placed that it cannot easily- be reached Ijy dust or odors from the s-table 

 or yard or other source. 



It shall be used for no other purpose than to provide a place for han<l- 

 ling the milk, .storing clean milk utensils, and holding fresh milk pre- 

 vious to its removal from the dairy. 



This room shall V)e entered only by persons having business therein, 

 and wearing clean outer garments. 



It shall be kept scrupulou.sly clean. 



Utensils shall be promptly removed after use and cleaned in another 

 room . 



The milk room shall be well lighted and screened, and drained through 

 well-trapped pipes, 



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A flint glass bottle free from permanently attached parts shall lie used 

 for the delivery of milk. 



Cl.KANSING of MiI.K CONTAINERS. 



All milk containers and utensils shall be thorou.ghly cleaned by hot 

 water and salsoda or other equally pure agent, rinsed until the cleanin.t; 

 water is thoroughh' removed, then exposed to live steam or boilin.y water 

 at least twenty minutes, then held until used wliere dust and other con- 

 taminating material will not have access. 



Seaw. 



Milk bottles shall be sealed as soon as possible after filling, and they 

 shall not be opened before delivery. .\ satisfactor\- seal consists of 

 melted paraffine carefully poured over the cap and impressed with date. 



In addition to the stopper which confines the milk, the lip of the bottle 

 shall be protected by tin foil caps or hea\y parchment paper circles. 



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