. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. MILK FOR DELIVERY TO CREAMERY. 131. MILK COOLER AND AERATOR. The Milker's Preparation. The milker should wash his hands with soap and water just before milking and wipe them dry with a clean towel. His finger nails should be cut close so as not to injure or irritate the cow. No loud talking should be permitted during milking. Go about this work promptly and quietly, with as much regularity in the time of milking as is possible. Some successful dairymen milk their cows "by the watch" and are very particular about the exact time each cow is m
. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. MILK FOR DELIVERY TO CREAMERY. 131. MILK COOLER AND AERATOR. The Milker's Preparation. The milker should wash his hands with soap and water just before milking and wipe them dry with a clean towel. His finger nails should be cut close so as not to injure or irritate the cow. No loud talking should be permitted during milking. Go about this work promptly and quietly, with as much regularity in the time of milking as is possible. Some successful dairymen milk their cows "by the watch" and are very particular about the exact time each cow is milked. They are also careful to have the same cows milked by the same men in the same order. Experience has taught them that regularity in milk- ing aids in developing a tendency to prolong the period of lactation. Always milk with dry hands; moistening the hands with milk or water during milking is one of the most filthy practices imaginable. The Milk Pail. One of the best modern milk pails is covered with a double strainer cloth between which there is a thick layer of absorbent cotton. This pail is provided with a spout through which the milk is poured out; while milk- ing, this spout is covered with a tin cap. A covered milk pail that protects the milk from falling dust and dirt during milking is much to be pre- ferred to the open pail. A wire gauze placed over the opening in a milk pail cover is better than no cover, but a strainer cloth placed over the wire gauze is still better, and absorbent cotton in addi- tion to the cloth and gauze is the best protection. If covered milk pails were more generally used there would be less complaint about sour or tainted milk. Anyone thinking of using absor- bent cotton must remember, however, that it should be used but once and then burned; the accumulation of dirt, loose hair, etc., on the cotton furnishes sufficient evidence of the necessity of using it as a protection against impurities in milk. Wooden Pails should not be used, as t
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