STUDIES OF MARKET MILK. 169 
Week ending September 4: 
Barn B, - - = . Z : . : - - 21,000 
Barn C, | a E E < : : : = - 18,400 
Barn D, - - ~ . = < : “ = = 4,100 
Barn E, - - £ : 4 _ : : 5 - 1,500 
Barn F, - - - : : a = - : = 2,100 
Week ending September rr: 
Herd sample, - - - - - - - - - 6,100 
Barn B, - - - - - - - - - - 13,000 
Bam. z - 4, fe a 4 = 5 = 3 16,000 
Dario ly = ° - - - - . - - - 11,900 
Barn E, = * es = = = =, < Y "EF'75600 
Barn F, = gee ers S m = = = - 2 12,900 
It is stated that these numbers run considerably higher than 
the normal because of the fact that the barns were being filled 
with hay thus causing considerable dust during this period. 
This would seem to be the case in view of the fact that a 
week’s record during the winter showed the following results: 
Herd sample, - - - - - - c Z . 3,150 
Barn B, - - - - - - - - - - 950 
Barn C, - - - - - - - - - - 300 
Barn E, - - - - - - - - - - 1,500 
Barn F, = - = = - < = = - . 1,200 
These tests were made by the New York Medical Society 
after the milk reached the city. 
The following week’s record shows the germ content of the 
milk produced at Vine Hill farm: 
June 20, - - - - - - - - - - I,140 
June 21, =< - - - - - - - - - . 4,320 
Pane22, 7. = - - - - - - - - - 200 
FuNe 235; «-~ - - - - - - . - - 2,940 
yune:24,- - - - - - - - - - - 630 
June 2B a « - - - - : - - - - 2,340 
PUne.20;. 9° = - - by Se . - ~ - - 2,640 
The following figures illustrate the germ content of the milk 
produced by the Purity Milk Co. being plated for bacteria at 
the time it was delivered to the consumer when from eighteen 
to twenty-four hours old. The figures here given represent 
ten consecutive counts taken at random from a year’s record. 
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