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Show Increasing Demand for Higher Grade Products The increasing demand for high-grade high-grade milk and dairy products makes it Important that right methods of handling be observed. M. J. Prucha of the University of Illinois urges producers pro-ducers to keep the utensils, the barn, the cows and the milker clean. Don't depend on the strainer to remove the dirt, but keep dirt out of the milk in the first place. Feed wholesome feeds and don't expose milk to odors. To Improve the keeping quality of milk, keep down the number of bacteria. bac-teria. This Is done first by keeping the cows clean. Then watch the pails and cans for they are the largest source of bacteria. Wash well and then steam or scald or sterilize with a chemical sterilizer. Cool milk promptly at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. A-grade milk must be cooled to 50 degrees. Prucha finds that the man Is the most Important factor in the production of high-grade milk. |
