| Show absolutely germfree germ F free ree milk Is impossibility clear clean milli milk should contain neither foreign matter nor bacteria of any kind if milk could be obtained and stored that was entirely free of bacteria it would keep Inde indefinitely fint e y in n view of the fact that absolutely germfree milk is impossible to obtain under practical conditions it la is important ta t to consider the ways and means of securing milk that thai Is from healthy cows free of foreign matter arid and which contains only asdall a small amount of bacteria none of which are disease pro the tuberculin test Is used its as a means of eliminating cows that might pass tuberculosis germs through the milk this test Is prescribed by practically all city ordinances in somo some cases cities require the cows to be tested or the milk pasteurized other cities insure a doubly safe product by requiring all the milk to come from tuberculin tested cows whether it Is pasteurized or not visible dirt in the mills milk Is not only a source of danger but it indicates carelessness in handling usually such milk coni contains a large number of bacteria |
