98 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 
Opening is in the center of the cover and it is necessary to 
hold the pail further under the cow thus making it necessary 
for the milker to sit closer to the cow while he is milking. 
This pail is being used with excellent results as shown by 
the bacteria counts given on page 170 of the 1905 Report of 
this Station. 

Fic, 35—Gurler covered pail equipped with absorbent cotton strain- 
er ready for use. 
Strainer tests with the Gurler covered pail. This is the 
well known pail used by Mr. H. B. Gurler of De Kolb, Illinois. 
The pail ready for use is illustrated in Fig. 35 while the 
separate parts are shown in Fig. 36. The strainer used on 
this pail consists of a layer of absorbent cotton placed be- 
tween two thicknesses of cheese cloth. This strainer is then 
laid over the top of the pail and the loose cover placed down 
upon it thus holding it in position. The pail is provided with 
a spout upon one side making it unnecessary to remove the 
cover when pouring the milk from the pail. A series of tests 
to determine the efficiency of this form of strainer has been 
made and the results are given in Table OA 
The samples were obtained by taking the mixed milk from 
two lots of five cows as already described for the previous 
experiments. In four of the six experiments made, the milk 



