242 MODERN MILK GOATS 



sils should be thoroughly sterilized each time they are 

 used. A milk bucket with a covered spout, a half hood, 

 and a strainer cloth should be used for milking (see Fig. 

 68) . As soon as obtained the milk should be poured into 

 a receptacle set in cold water, if possible in cold running 



Fig. 69. — Milk house. The milk is cooled by running in a thin sheet over a tubular sur- 

 face, chilled by the passing of cold water inside the tube, (Wideniann Goat Milk Co.) 



water, to extract at once the body heat from the milk. 

 It should then be stored in a clean, cool place where it 

 cannot be contaminated by the smell or flavor of other 

 objects. So handled, the milk wall keep a long time, 

 maintaining its delicious flavor unimpaired. 



A Model Home Dairy. — Fig. 70 wifl serve as 



