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Show PAIL FOR MILK IS SANITARY ' i Most Common Fault of Covered Receptacles Re-ceptacles Is Their Excessive i Height Avoid Dirt ( (Tly HFRPKnT A. HOPPER) r The most common falling of the covered cov-ered milk palls la excessive height I For short-legged or hcavyuddered I cows the palls should not be more , than 12 Inches high over all. j An elliptical opening Is preferable I to a round one covering tbe same number of square Inches, since It Is sasler to milk Into it. While a smaller opening may be used, one 6x7 Inches and of the shape seen In the Trueman, Storrs or Loy palls, will be found ( practically as convenient as the ordt-I ordt-I nary open pail. Palls which have no detachable ' parts to become foul, and In which tbe opening permlta of easy cleaning, and have tbelr seams well flushed with Jl I j - Trueman Pall Inverted. solder so there are no rough edges, answer all practical sanitary requirements. require-ments. Recognizing the fact that the time of milking Is the critical period In the life of milk or cream and that the covered pall and cleanly habits are Important to consider as Influencing the keeping properties of milk. It Is always desirable to remove tbe milk from the stable to the milk room as soon ss practical and convenient. This contributes to Its length of life, i Open cans or palls of milk should ' never be allowed to stand an pro- i ! tected Covered cans should receive ' the milk from the milkers and be l transported to the nUlk room at fre- 1 I qeunt Intervals. Circumstances must 1 1 determine tbe best methods to follow ' Any system thst sdeceeds In getting ' i the milk promptly from tbe cow to , i the milk room without contamination I Is good provided It Is accomplished i with a minimum amount of labor. i |