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Show SOURCE OF DELICIOUS MILK Under Ordinary Conditions Only Dirty, Diseased Product Is Obtained From Family Cow. (By PERCY WERNER, JR., Missouri College of Agriculture.) The family cow should be a constant con-stant source of cheap, pure and deli-clous deli-clous milk. Such may be the case, if a few precautions are taken. It Is frequently fre-quently observed, however, that under the conditions surrounding the family cow only dirty, diseased milk can be produced. A cow may be suffering from tuberculosis, tuber-culosis, the worst disease to which she Is subject, and still show no signs of it to the proud owner. For the sake Cows and Calves Thrive on Abundant Pasture. of the children who drink the milk a qualified veterinarian should be called upon to Inspect and test each cow every year. With the assurance of a healthy cow, she should be housed in a clean, well lighted shed and provided with a clean yard In which to exercise. The milk should be drawn into a clean, small-topped small-topped milk pall and kept cool until consumed. Milk sours and spoils because of the bacteria which enter it with dirt from the cow and from palls not thoroughly washed. Keeping these bacteria out of the milk and preventing their growth by keeping the milk cool, are easy and efficient means of procuring the best of milk from the family cow, provided she is free from disease. |