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separator is employed for the purpose of holding the milk at a constate per 

 ceDt of fat and at the same time separating from the milk any dirt or 

 other solid matter which may have gotten into the milk in spite of the 

 precautions previously used. Although in this operation the cream and 

 milk are separated from each other, they are again mixed when they come 

 from the separator and there is left behind in the machine a peculiar ma.s.s 

 of mucus, germs, etc., which it is very desirable to have out of the milk. 

 Immediately after leaving the stimator it is cooled to a low temperature. 

 This low temperature secured very quickly after milking is found to be 

 very desirable, as it improves the flavor and keeping quality of the milk. 

 The milk is then bottled, each bottle stopper with a wood pulp stopper, 

 and a metal cap and seal put over th<> top in such a manner that the con- 

 tained milk cannot be reached unless the seal is destroyed. On each seal 

 is stamped the date of the bottling and Mr. Gurler's signature. This seal 

 is a guarantee of genuineness. AMbough this process seems complex, it 

 is in reality carried out quite readily by trained workmen employed. 



One of the illustrations in .this report shows the wire stalls and their 

 arrangement in Mr. Gurler's barn and another cut shows the milkers in 

 their milking uniforms. 



