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nine weeks before calving, or that has not been separated for nine days after parturi- 
tion. 
39. No milk shall be represented as certified milk which has been exposed to the 
emanation or infection of any form of communicable disease, either in the person or 
persons handling the milk or by accidental contamination in cleaning milk containers 
or by the association of any person engaged in handling the milk with person or 
persons sick of contagious disease. 
PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT. 
40. It is hereby understood and agreed that all milk represented as certified milk 
shall receive every known detail of care that will promote its keeping qualities and 
favor its safe transportation. 
41. That the milk on being drawn from the cow shall be treated by ice or clean, cold 
water in motion, and proper aeration, in order, first, to remove its animal heat, and 
second, to reduce its temperature to a point not above 50° nor below 40° F., said tem- 
perature to be acquired within forty-five minutes after milking and maintained 
within the above limits while held for shipment, during its transportation, and until 
it is delivered to the purchaser. 
42. That the cooling of the milk shall not be conducted in the same building in 
which it is drawn, nor in an atmosphere containing dust or tainted with animal odors. 
43. That all the foregoing provisions concerning the cleansing and condition of ves- 
sels or utensils shall be complied with in the said cooling process. 
44. It is furthermore agreed that no milk shall be' represented as certified milk 
that has bedn changed or reduced in any way by the addition of water or any solid 
or liquid substance, in or out of solution, or the subtraction or removal, in any manner, 
of any part thereof. 
45. It is hereby understood and agreed that all milk to be represented as certified 
milk shall be packed in flint glass quart jars immediately after it is cooled. 
46. Said jars to be of pattern approved by the parties of the first part. 
47. It is furthermore agreed that the bottles or jars, before being used, shall be 
cleaned by hand, separately, with the aid of hot water, alkaline soaps, rotating brush, 
and steam, and that they shall be rinsed in two separate baths of clean, hot water and 
then thoroughly dried and kept inverted until used, without covers, in a clean, dry 
atmosphere free from odors. 
48. It is agreed that the jars shall be filled by a method approved by the parties of 
the first part. 
49. That they shall be sealed after all air has been excluded by the most approved 
device for closing them. 
50. The bottles after being filled shall be labeled across the cap, bearing the words 
“Certified Milk,” with the name of the dairyman, together with the date of milking. 
51. It is furthermore agreed, that no milk shall be sold as certified milk that is more 
than three hours old when bottled nor more than twenty-four hours old when delivered. 
TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY. 
52. It is hereby understood and agreed that the transportation and distribution of 
all milk represented as certified milk shall be conducted by the party of the second 
part, either in person or by persons employed by him. 
53. That in transit the milk shall not be exposed to any of the foregoing prohibitory 
conditions. 
54. That it shall not be subjected to agitation. 
55. That it shall not be exposed to the heat of the sun. 
56. That the delivery wagons shall be so constructed that the required tempera- 
ture of the milk may be maintained during transit. 
