486 MILK 



36. No milk shall be represented as certified milk that has not been passed 

 through a sieve of wire or other cloth, either while milking or immediately 

 thereafter, having not less than one hundred meshes to the Imear inch. 



37. No milk shall be represented as certified milk that does not consist 

 of the entire contents of the udder at each milking, including the fore-milk, 

 middlings, and strippings. 



38. No milk shall be represented as certified milk that has been drawn 

 from the animal at abnormal hours, such as midnight or noon; nor from any 

 animal for a period of nine weeks before calving, or that has not been sepa- 

 rated for nine days after parturition. 



39. No milk shall be represented as certified milk which has been ex- 

 posed to the emanation or infection of any form of communicable disease, 

 either in the person or persons handling the milk or by accidental contamina- 

 tion in cleaning milk containers, or by the association of any person engaged 

 in handling the mUk, with person or persons sick of contagious disease. 



Preparation for Shipment 



40. It is hereby understood and agreed, that all milk represented as 

 certified milk shall receive every known detail of care that will promote its 

 keeping qualities, and favor its safe transportation. 



41. That the milk on being drawn from the cow shall be treated by ice, 

 or clean, cold water in motion, and proper aeration, in order, first, to remove 

 its animal heat, and, second, to reduce its temperature to a point not above 

 fifty degrees, nor below forty degrees Fahrenheit; said temperature to be 

 acquired within forty-five minutes after milking, and maintained within the 

 above limits while held for shipment, during its transportation, and until it 

 is deMvered to the purchaser. 



42. That the cooling of the milk shall not be conducted in the same build- 

 ing in which it is drawn, nor in an atmosphere containing dust or tainted with 

 animal odors. 



43. That all the foregoing provisions concerning the cleansing and 

 condition of vessels or utensils shall be complied with in the said cooling 

 process. 



44. It is furthermore agreed, that no milk shall be represented as cer- 

 tified milk, that has been changed or reduced in any way, by the addition of 

 water or any solid or liquid substance, in or out of solution, or the subtraction 

 or removal, in any manner, of any part thereof. 



4.5. It is hereby understood and agreed, that all milk to be represented 

 as certified milk, shall be packed in flint glass quart jars immediately after it 

 is cooled. 



46. Said jars to be of pattern approved by the parties of the first part. 



47. It is furthermore agreed that the bottles or jars, before being used, 

 shall be cleaned by hand, separately, with the aid of hot water, alkaUne soaps, 

 rotating brush and steam, and that they shall be rinsed in two separate baths 

 of clean, hot water, and then thoroughly dried and kept inverted until used, 

 without covers, in a clean, dry atmosphere free from odors. 



48. It is agreed that the jars shall be filled by a method approved by the 

 parties of the first part. 



49. That they shall be sealed after all air has been excluded, by the most 

 approved device for closing them. 



50. The bottles after being filled, shall be labeled across the cap, bearing 

 the words "Certified Milk," with the name of the dairyman, together with the 

 date of milking. 



51. It is furthermore agreed, that no milk shall be sold as certified milk 

 that is more than three hours old when bottled, nor more than twenty-four 

 hours old when deUvered. 



Transportation and Delivery 



52. It is hereby understood and agreed, that the transportation and dis- 

 tribution of all milk represented as certified milk, shall be conducted by the 

 party of the second part, either in person or by persons employed by him. 



