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%. In pails where the dirt which falls in does not remain 

 where the succeeding streams strike against it a strainer cloth aids 

 in keeping down the number of bacteria which gain access to the 

 milk. The North pail (Fig. 11), is an illustration of this type. 



6. The use of absorbent cotton as a strainer, as in the Gurler 

 pail, is a decided advantage in preventing the entrance of bacteria 

 into the milk. 



The metal strainer is safer where milkers are unreliable, as 

 they will handle cheesecloth strainers and lay them down in dirty 



Fig. 12. 



The Trueman Covered Milk Pail. One of the simplest and best covered pails. 

 Made in one piece, easily cleaned and does not have any strainer. (Bull. 48 Storrs 

 Exper. Sta.) 



places. Cotton wool (absorbent cotton) laid between two layers of 

 cheesecloth to strain milk — while milking — into the pail, is more 

 effective than cheesecloth alone, but we have found that the cot- 

 ton wool is matted in lumps by the jets of milk and that only those 

 absorbent cotton strainers made by dairy supply companies for the 

 purpose are to be recommended. We have been content with the 

 good results obtained from cheesecloth alone. 



By a new invention one may do away with the small mouthed 

 milk pail and at the same time save the expense and trouble of 



