Show r DAIRY r I rI r BACTERIA CAUSE ABNORMAL MILK I II I I Uan Many farmers at nt this time of ot year I aro are annoyed cd by abnormal milk The most common cause of ot such milk Is Js highly hl flavored ored feeds teeds such as ns wild I onion or garlic Even the change to new grass gras pastures will produce a pronounced grassy flavor In the milk The milk consumer will notice these feed teed flavors at nt once once especially especially I that by the cows cow's eating wild onions The dairy of the New Jersey State College allege of ot Agriculture I j recommends that where these dUll dim occur the cows be kept oft off yearly early pasture or If tf that Is impracticable Impracticable II that the they be taken tal Into the barn for a period of or two to four hours I before milking The wild willi onions In InI Inthe inthe the pasture will disappear as soon as ns I the grass has had a chance to crowd Ithem them out The fhe second group of bad milk I flavors Is that caused by bacteria I Here also Is found the causes of bitter bitter bitter bit bit- ter milk mUk and rop ropy milk These bacteria bacterIa bacteria bac bac- teria usually fall from the cows cow's bod body Into the milk mUk at milking time They are very ery resistant and may careless clueless sterilization Often thc they Infest infest infest in In- fest the seams and crevices of or utensils utensils sils ails and cooking vats oats The ropy milk organisms are found in marsh land or muddy pools In the thu I pasture As the cows wade through these places In early spring the bacteria bacteria bac bac- teria terIn cling to their coats and In that way are carried Into the barns Thorough washing of all nil utensils with alkali followed by thorough sterilization sterilization with live steam Is Important The stables should be disinfected with strong chemical solutions Some farmers may be confused In determining whether feeds or bacteria are causing their milk troubles The following will help In making the thc distinction distinction distinction dis dis- Feed flavors are most pronoun pronounced pronounced pro pro- noun cell In the freshly drawn milk and tend to disappear with age bacterial flavors vom do not appear In fresh milk but become noticeable with age Samples of milk which has lag been placed In bottles and watched 24 to 36 hours will aid one in determining the thc cause of abnormal milk |