HANDLING OF MILK AND CREAM 



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But, if cows are properly cleaned and their udders dampened 

 before milking, it is probable that a simple Trueman pail is the best 

 pail of all those described and is without any filter whatever. The 

 area on which dirt may fall is somewhat larger (6 in.) in the re- 

 volving filter than in a small mouthed pail. Its use also adds an- 

 other article to cleanse and it is in itself another possible source of 

 bacteria if not perfectly sterilized. 



The handling of milk may be conducted properly in many ways. 

 Some of these are very simple and inexpensive; others, which are 

 quite expensive and elaborate, are required for convenience and. 



Fig. 14. 



Metal frame on which milk pails are set in the stable to keep them 

 out of the dirt. (Storrs Bull. 48.) 



certainty when large quantities of milk are to be handled in the most: 

 approved style. 



To such a degree of refinement has this matter been carried, 

 and such a multitude of utensils have been devised, that the inex- 

 perienced, would-be dairyman is disheartened at the very outset by 

 the great number of appliances which he finds are alike recom- 

 mended and reviled by his various advisers. The matter of the best 

 way to handle milk is a source of constant study, and improvements 

 are as constantly taking place, and while there will never be a time 

 when competent men will all agree on special details, yet they are 

 agreed on the principles and essentials of the business. We have- 

 already described the principles, and dwelt upon the facts which. 



