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Show ATTENTION TO CARE OF MILK Average Farmer Can Apply Principles of Sanitation as Well as Small Dairyman. With the advent of the bacterial count that is run on milk in larger cities of the country, and the careful inspection of dairies by state officials more attention is being paid to the care of milk in all phases of its production. pro-duction. Although the bacterial count is not practical for the product of the average aver-age farmer the principles of sanitation sanita-tion can be applied by him, almost as easily as by the small dairyman. Washing Wash-ing the udder and teats of the cow and drying them each time with a clean cloth before milking is one of the simplest, and yet most important steps. Reliable dairymen have said it is impossible for clean milk to be produced pro-duced if the milker works with wet hands. Almost invariably B. coli (a cause of intestinal troubles) will be found in the milk that is gotten un-1 un-1 der such circumstances. |