Table VI. 
Total Solids % 
Fat % 
Non-fatty solids % 
Dairy Shorthorn 
12.9 
4.03 
8.87 
Pedigree ,, 
12.86 
4.03 
8.83 
Jersey 
14.89 
5.66 
9.23 
Kerry 
13.70 
4.72 
8.98 
Bed Polled 
13.22 
4.34 
8.88 
Sussex 
14.18 
4.87 
9.31 
Montgomery 
12.61 
3.59 
9.02 
Welsh 
14.15 
4.91 
9.24 
Ayrshire 
12.70 
3.68 
9.02 
Conclusions: — 
As the previous remarks in this paper may appear to consist only of 
destructive criticism of Mr. Main’s remarks on the quality of milk in 
the Malay Peninsula I would endeavour to add a few others of a con- 
structive nature. 
With reference to ’Mr. Main’s remarks on the general insanitary 
conditions under which the milk is obtained this also applies to an equal 
extent to many small dairies at home, where cows are often milked in 
closed, ill-ventilated sheds and the excreta both on the cows and in the 
floors of the stalls is rarely removed before the milking process begins. 
In visiting several small dairies kept by Tamils in the yicinity of 
Kuala Lumpor I have on nearly every occasion seen the udder, at any 
rate, of the cows washed in water before the milking was com- 
menced and the cans which are distributed by the Sanitary Board and 
are oi a standard pattern are apparently scrupulously clean. The 
• floors which have to be cemented according to Sanitary Board by-laws 
are also usually cleaned out before milking. 
The chief difficulty is naturally that of obtaining a good supply of 
water for washing the utensils etc. 
With good supervision and a little advice from Sanitary inspectors, 
coupled wKh fines for breach of by-laws with regard to cleanliness 
1 think improvement in sanitation will come. 
The only alternative to this is the establishment of Government 
dairies of which there are already two in the State of Perak— one on the 
laipeng Hill mentioned by Mr. Main and the other in Parit Biintar, and 
d understand there will be shortly an extension in the establishment of 
other Government dairies in the larger towns, but even in such eases 
oneVould be inclined to advocate the selection of good Indian or 
biamese cows, which must be more adapted to the climate' of the low 
country of the Peninsula than any other imported cattle. 
bnv milk? 6 nu “ ber of Europeans— at any rate in Kuala Lumpor— still 
ouy milk from the ocal dames, in preference to using the various 
those b»li ™ 6 ‘J “i 1 k ' excell f ‘ as , tl,e y ^ ; this applies particularly to 
those having infants, as most people prefer natural fresh cows’ milk to 
the sterilized brands for infant feeding. In one town in the F M 8 
didy in bottles 1 " 5 ’ “ ^ ^ “ Private individua! and the “ilk sent out 
