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Show What is Good Milk? By Prof. Ben R. Eldredgo Dairy Expert, Ex-pert, Extension Division U. A. C. In spoaking of milk too often we use Che term good milk when, referring to the composition or amount of fat it contains, meaning Unit rich milk Is Good milk. Milk may contain a high precentage of fat but unless It is clean It Is not good milk. Good milk must bo clean. And milk to be good must come from a healthy cow. The first rerpiisite In the selection of a milk cow is that she be in perfect heai'.h. Milk siiould never be used from a cow that lias an Inflammation of the udder. On this too much Btresu caunot be laid, for the udder, mort; than any other organ of the body should be In a condition of absolute health. The cow should be dean and this means that she should he in clean surroundings. sur-roundings. Often we find some reference ref-erence made to a dirty cow when the condemantion should not be laid on the cow herself, hut upon the Individual who provides filthy sinroundings. The cow, while naturally a clean animal, Is sometimes forced to acquire unclean habits from the very nature and condition condi-tion of the yards and stables in which alio Is confined. Grooming of the cow Is an Important mutter which receives scant attention. Broper use of the curry comb and brush or cattle card promotes the health of the cow materially, for It i stimulates the action of the skin, and t clean, active skin, with the cow, is ir all our domestic animals, Is an important factor in health. Wlierj attle are properly looked after, care- fill grooming Is a matter which re- 1 ceives regular daily attention. With a clean cow in clean surround- j ings, the next thing to receive the attention at-tention in the production of clean mi!1! j is the milker himself. He should b a person of cleanly habits and not j clad in foul or dirty working clothing. Milking is not dirty work unless It Is made so, and it Is more often a piece of drudgery by reason of tin attendants' dirty conditions than what ' it should be the production of human ' food and sanitary surroundings. There is no higher art than the production of a superior article of human food ( |