. Circular. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. tests will be a fair index of the quality of the milk during the milk- ing period. Thus if the milk tests , and per cent fat, the average would be per cent for the entire period. Ufensils A^eedeii in Sampling: A pint lightning jar for each cow; a small coffee cup or long handled gill dipper for taking the sample ; a box of bichromate of potash or B. and W. corrosive sublimate tablets for preserving the sample* to be procured of any dairy supply house at a cost of $ to $ per box. How to Sa^nple: Powder fine with a knife one-half
. Circular. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. tests will be a fair index of the quality of the milk during the milk- ing period. Thus if the milk tests , and per cent fat, the average would be per cent for the entire period. Ufensils A^eedeii in Sampling: A pint lightning jar for each cow; a small coffee cup or long handled gill dipper for taking the sample ; a box of bichromate of potash or B. and W. corrosive sublimate tablets for preserving the sample* to be procured of any dairy supply house at a cost of $ to $ per box. How to Sa^nple: Powder fine with a knife one-half of a tablet and put in each jar. Milk the cow dry and pour the milk as care- fully as possible from one pail to another three times in order to mix it. Do not allow any more frothing (air bubbles) than possible. Dip out a cupful of the milk at once and pour into the jar. Mix the milk with the preservative by a careful rotary motion. Do not shake or turn the jar upside down. Proceed in this manner for four consecutive milkings, (two full days). Be sure to mix the milk by the rotary motion each time a sample is added to the jar and keep the jar tightly covered. The jar should be marked with the name and number of the Samples of Milk and Babcock Machine. TESTING THE MILK. The samples may be tested by the owner of the cow if he has a * A solution of formalin may be used in place of the tablets ; it can be procured of any druggist. Add 5 drops with a medicine Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Special circular. Amherst
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