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A. Yes, sir, it would. Of course the milk must not be exposed to 

 barn yard germs. If it is a question of airing it in those surroundings I 

 would rather not air it at all. 



Mr. Monrad: Milk cans to be properly sterilized should be boiled is 

 an important item in securing good milk? 



A. Yes sir, I am sure it is. 



Mr. Gurler: That makes me think when we sterilized the skim milk 

 we are sure those cans are washed with scalding water and that is better 

 than not washed at all. We get better milk from those factories where 

 we sterilize the milk the year around than we do where we do not. But 

 of course it has got to be in good condition or you can't sterilize it. I 

 have another idea that I am very much pleased with at some of our 

 factories. The patrons bring a can or two cans on purpose to fill with 

 water, put the steam pipe into them and heat that water to a temperature 

 of boiling to take home to wash the cans with. Those cans are generally 

 clean and I will encourage that business for all it takes a little bit of steam. 



Mr. Stewart: Can't you make good butter out of milk that is not 

 thoroughly cleaned and cooled before going to the factory. 



A. We centainly cannot. 



Q. The fact is you get at the factory now all the milk that they 

 can't ship. Every man sells his milk, and when he can't sell it he takes 

 it to the factory and makes it up into the butter and we have to eat it? 



A. That may be true in your section. 



Q. In yours? ^ 



A. No sir. 



Mr. Monrad: I didn't intend to start scolding again this year, but 

 the subject came up now and induces me to enter my annual kick. That 

 this Association is now getting $1500 a year, and we hope to increase it 

 to $2000 or $3000, but even with $1500 a year this Association should do 

 something more than having one meeting a year and 50, 60 or 200 or 300 

 farmers listening to the men wh o come long ways to address us. Should 

 do something more than print 1000 reports. I do say, and I do think 

 with the officers of this Association this year, as I did last year, to spend 



