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is sufficient to convey the bacteria which cause that taint to 

 the surface of any utensil which he may subsequently handle. 

 It is therefore imperative when any taint arises to get that 

 curd out of the dairy, so far as possible, before the evening's 

 milk comes in. On no account should any of the whey 

 which has come from the tainted curd be used in the next 

 day's cheese. In fact, the whole of the whey should be got 

 out of the dairy as quickly and as thoroughly as possible, and 

 every utensil should be cleaned with, if possible, more than 

 usual care, but especially the handle of the breaker with 

 which that cheese was made. 



[Investigations into Cheddar Cheese-making. C. — 9374.] 



The insurance paid by the State Cattle Insurance Depart- 

 ment in Bavaria for animals which die is 

 Cattle Insurance seven _ tenths and in the case of animals 

 in Bavana. ' 



compulsorily slaughtered eight-tenths, of 



the value of the animal. When cattle are slaughtered for 

 food, and the meat is declared to be unfit for human con- 

 sumption, seven-tenths of the value is paid. When an 

 insured animal dies or is compulsorily slaughtered, the car- 

 case belongs to the Department. Compensation for losses 

 of cattle is paid by the State, and £7,175 was so P aid for "35 

 cattle which died of anthrax in 1897, the largest amount 

 hitherto paid. As half the cattle in Bavaria belong 

 to cultivators of less than 20 hectares (50 acres), 

 who make up 80 per cent, of all the cultivators in the 

 kingdom, and as the average number of cattle kept by these 

 small holders is only two or three head, the importance of 

 insurance is evident. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 2,294. Price iH] 



