Show MILKING MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING absolute sanitation necessary to keep out bacteria I 1 equipment to clean the milking ma cliine chine is as essential for successful operation as Is the vacuum pump uc cording to james D drew crew of the new york state college of agriculture bacteria get into milk largely from unclean utensils but with the proper equipment a milking machine may be 1 e cleaned as efficiently as a milk P pall 1 11 and with a little move more work after every milking period draw through each unit at least a gallon of 0 clean cold water lifting the test cups up and down in order to allow the water and air to rush alternately through the rubber parts into the pail po do this immediately after milking because to allow the cho units to stand even for a short time permits the nille to fo dry makes the machine more difficult to clean and increases the possibility of excessive bacterial bacteria growth grouth follow the cold water at once by draw ing through each unit at least one gallon of scalding water the hotter the better A handful liand ful of good washing powder increases the clency of the liot hot water it Is this wafer which n reir removes loves the grease like matei material lot that collects on the surfaces of mill milk utensils this grease like material furnishes food for bacterial growth and it if it la Is not removed it renders any attempt to sterilize of little or no value A fresh supply of cold and hot water should be used for each of the three rin sings scrub the metal and rubber parts of the machine arth brushes bi after r each use the rubber parts may be disinfected dis infected either by immersion in water which Is then heated to at least degrees fahrenheit and allowed to stand covered until the next milking period or by immersion in a solution complete information on cleaning 9 milking machines may be obtained from the office of publication state college of agriculture ithaca N Y by requesting bulletin E 43 on IM directions ions for cleaning and care of milking machines bla chines |