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teriological work to demonstrate the point and 

 learned that hy the use of the machine we re- 

 duced the bacteria more than one-half the num- 

 ber we had when doing our best at hand-milk- 

 ing. We find it entirely practical to keep the 

 machine in a sanitary condition. There are full 

 directions with the machines for their care and 

 if they are followed there will be no trouble as 

 to their sanitary condition. When the machine- 

 drawn milk contains more bacteria than the 

 hand-drawn milk, it is strong evidence that 

 there is neglect in caring for or in operating 

 the machines. It is conclusive evidence of care- 

 lessness somewhere. 



Intelligenc© Required in Operator. — Some per- 

 sons will not succeed with the milking machine 

 and I do not know of any kind of machinery 

 with which every operator becomes an expert. 

 I have paid high for the knowledge that many 

 hand-milkers are utter failures, while many 

 more are only fairly good milkers, and. a very 

 small percentage are expert". The expert ma- 

 chine-milker will do as good work as the expert 

 hand-milker and will cut the expense of milking 

 in half at least. In a few years we will have a 

 supply of efficient machine-milkers without 

 doubt and they will command better pay than 

 the average farm hands, as they will be worth 

 more. 



Hall & Hall, Aurora, 111., have in use milking 



