Show prevent ropy milk by proper care of cow during the summer milk often becomes abnormal in the respect that it becomes quite stringy and ropy this Is not always the result of a condition of the udder as Is usually thought to be the case but Is sometimes the direct result of the action of an organism B visco sum writes G U M trout in the dairy farmer this organism grows best in hot weather and Is found growing especially in stagnant pools and marshes cows wading in such places get the organism on the udder from which they find their way into the teat canal and into the milk pail during milking scalding of the milk palls pails tends to keep down the spread of the trouble but Is not entirely satisfactory in eliminating the condition from the dally daily milk supply the cows must be kept from such marshes pr or else the stagnant pools must be drained ropy milk caused by B Is not injurious to health in any way but because of its stringy slimy appearance Is far from being desirable |