Show KEEP DAIRY UTENSILS CLEAN Bacteria Increase In Astounding Numbers Num Num- bers When Conditions Condition Are Right Right- Must Be Kept Dry Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Because bacteria Increase In numbers numbers num num- bers bels at nt such an astounding rate rale when when conditions are favorable It Is lCJ necessary necessary necessary sary not only to kill as many of them themas ns as possible In order to keep dairy utensils utensils uteri uteri- sils clean clenn and Insure a good product t but ut utensils must be Kept dry so that the few organisms that are left after sterilization will rot fot multiply greatly In Tn addition n to tho proper temperature a f Ml 11 Dairy Utensils Should Be Thoroughly Thoroughly Thor Thor- Sterilized Before Use It Is necessary that moisture be pros- pros tat nt nt for tor these germs to grow v but only a II very thin film Him of ot water Is needed It Is particularly Important that milk cans be thoroughly dried and kept dry until use used again agan says the United States Department of ture tore In addition they wrist laust be pro protect protested tested tI from rom contamination with dust other dirt and files flies Experiments car carried tied ried on by the Ule department show that In n milk cans which were Vere covered be ore being dried the number of bacterIa bacteria bac brie teria Increased times In n 2 1 1 hours An average of ot seven tests showed that the count Increased from to 1429 Milk put Into cans enns In which the bacteria have been permitted permit permit- ted to multiply to such an extent will cans that were dried before being cov coy en ered emd d. d To secure rapid dI drying In the canE must be sterilized with steam or boll boil bollIng bollIng Ing lag water If It a n sterilizer Is used th the cans may be left In It until time fo tOI them to be e used again but there mus' mus be some means of ventilation to carr carr off ort the moisture Cans may be set ofa or of orn a n rack to dry but they should be pro protected protested tested from flies files and dust preferably In a Q well screened milk house bouse |