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Show ABNORMAL TASTES IN MILK There Are Several Factors That Impart Im-part Peculiar Flavor Besides Grazing Crops. There fire a number of plants which when eaten by the dairy cow, will transmit an unusual taste to her milk. Rome of them are. fed to her Injudiciously Inju-diciously by the dairymen, and others are eaten by the animal while grazing. graz-ing. I'lants known to possess such properties are beet and turnip tops when fed In large quantities; excessive exces-sive feeding of chopped roots; garlic, rape, lupines, orchids, kale, rutabagas, chicory, sorrel and pasturage on areas which have been inundated. There are ninny other factors sometimes some-times responsible for a peculiar taste In milk, such as Improper sterilization steriliza-tion of utensils, spoiled foods, brewers' brew-ers' grains, potato slops, fish meal, rape cake, flaxseed meal, poor straw, and, occasionally, medicinal agents' administered to the animal. |