Show expensive equipment Is not necessary for dairy contrary to common belief e expensive barns and equipment are not necessary for the production of clean milk says the dairy department of the new lersey jersey state college of agriculture when in the udder of the cow milk contains cental na no dirt and few if any bacteria it Is during and after milking that contamination takes place the three most common sources are dirty teats and udder dirty pall pail and other utensils utensil and a dusty barn bam A little care eliminates all of these factors which make for dirty unwholesome milk the farmer with the simple equipment should find it easier to ex exercise belse care than it if he had a lot ut of complicated equipment the three precautions recommended are that the teats and udder of the cow be cleaned with a damp cloth before milking that all utensils be sterilized in live steam or bolling boiling water and that a small top pall pail be used milk drawn under these conditions will be free from dirt and will contain only a few bacteria in order to prevent these bacteria from multiplying the milk should immediately be transferred to the can end and cooled to as near 60 50 degrees fahrenheit as possible straining of such milk is unnecessary |