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are simply rinsed in cold water. This does not 
remove all of the milk on their surfaces and results 
in a growth of bacteria over night which often 
seriously contaminates the next morning’s milk. 
STERILIZING THE STRAINER 
More good milk 
is spoiled by a_ bad 
strainer than in any 
other way. 
The cleanest milk 
needs no straining 
at all. A strainer 
because of its mesh 
is far more dangerous 
than any other article 
of dairy equipment. | 
The mesh catches dirt an \ 
and bacteria. ; 
A filtering cloth not thoroughly washed and 
not thoroughly sterilized breeds bacteria between 
milkings so that it hides many millions in its 
meshes. Cheese cloth is easier to wash and 
sterilize properly than any other kind of mesh. 
The dairy farmer should have two pieces of 
cheese cloth large enough to use doubled once 
