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Show I CLEAN MILK IS EXPERT'S TOPIC Ben R. Eldredge Talks to Farm Bureau Meeting at Hooper 11 Ben FL Eldredge. dairy specialist of ' 3he extension service of the Utah Ag-1 Irlcultural college, demonstrated to tho; , Jnerubers of the local farm bureau that ;m t at Hooper Tuesday night meth-pdfl meth-pdfl that should be used to produce' rlenn milk for family use. II Mr. Eldredge said in part I The first requisite is a healthy cow. Wealthy in every organ of her body 6he should be kept in clean, sanitary Mirroundings conducive to her health itnd comfort, fed with clean wholesome food and provided with an abundance of pure water. The one that does the milking should br .1 person of good heahh, Jfclean habits, dressed in clean cloth-in- and the milking should be done ih clean dry hands. TIN PAIL PREFERRED. "Utensils such as pails should be j ;made of good smooth malarial, pre- i.rably of tin and not of galvanized iron and the pail should be headed or ; kith s small top. that is. an opening i. .lured In size which will exclude a ! high percentage of falling hair or par llclea of matter that may be floating I 3n the air. The milking Utensils and contain-. contain-. r should be thoroughly cleaned and Sterilised using the following proeed-Jiire: proeed-Jiire: Wash as quickly after using as jiuav conveniently be done, first rins-ng rins-ng away all milk with cold or tepid f "water; then scrub with moderately warm water containing a good alkali t leaning powder but not a soap or soap powder. The water used in this in fiance should not be aboe 130 de-. de-. jrrees Fahrenheit and a pood brush and friot a cloth should be used for scrub Jhlng After scrubbing, a good rinse I In cold or tepid water Is necessary to remove all traces of the cleaning com- I pound, i ms is in u- iu'u thorough scald with live steam or boil jng water. The utensils should be-turned be-turned upside down in a clean place bo not use a wiping cloth as the hem ' from the steam or boiling water will j dry the utensils SAME WITH SEPARATOR ! "Separator parts should receive the, jlame treatment after each using which j means that when the se parator is used iJnornig and evening it should be ;jsashed morning and evening. "Do not mix warm and cold milk or I warm and cold crenm when two lots 'are to be poured together until the warm milk or cream has cooled to the - temperature of the other. CLEAN MILK AIDS, j' "The aids In clean milk production are as follows: Plenty of bedding for 'the cows, whitewashed barns or sheds with ample lighting from windows or 'Jrom electric lights or clean lanternH. The lanterns should hang in conven lont places and not be placed on the floor or on the ground. Soap, water and towel should he in a convenient place. An apron patterned like that used by a carptnter and divided so as to tie around the iegs is a good thin? for a milker to use. It Is easily laundered laun-dered and aprons should be provided in sufficient number so that as many as may be needed may be used each week. The milker's arms should be bare which eliminates the flapping of soiled sleeves over the milk pail. "The first two or three streams of milk may with advantage be rejected j' ty milking into the gutter or upon the ground or Into some small roceptablc and later on fed to the poultry." |