THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 79 



will not restore milk to its normal purity. In transporting milk 

 to the factory in hot days it should be covered with a wet blanket. 

 In winter we should guard against freezing by covering the 

 milk with a dry blanket. 



I believe I have taken up more time than was allotted to me 

 and I wish to thank you for your attention. 



Chairman : Are there any questions ? 



Mr. Mason : Do gluten foods make milk broken ? A farmer 

 was telling me that it invariably made his milk ropy. 



Prof. Hunziker : Was that milk ropy when it was drawn 

 or did it become ropy afterwards? Of course it is possible that 

 certain kinds of foods have certain effects on certain animals. 

 We have received milk from 2,500 cows and in most of the barns 

 gluten foods were fed and we have had no trouble with gluten 

 milk. On the other hand the individual cow might have had 

 something to do with it. 



Mr. Mason : Does green rye have any effect on the milk ? 



Prof. Hunziker : The only thing I know of is that we have 

 sometimes had trouble with buttermilk. That may not hold true 

 every time. 



Mr. James : Would you use a muslin cloth under any con- 

 ditions as a strainer? 



Prof. Hunziker: If I did I would use a new one each 



time. 



Mr. James : Is it not a fact that if the strainer is properly 

 washed and hung in the sun that the bacteria will be killed before 

 it is used again? 



Prof. Hunziker: I appreciate the fact that the direct rays 

 of the sun light is the best natural disinfectant, but at the same 

 time you are not sure whether your strainer is sterilized and the 



