. Agriculture for common schools. Agriculture. 302 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS COW has been lying down in her stall or in the field, more or less dirt and dust chng to her udder and the under part of her body. If this is not brushed off, it is sure to get into the pail when the milk is drawn. There is also always a great deal of scurf which rubs from the skin and drops into the milk pail. Therefore, before the milk is drawn the udder and the surrounding parts should first be care- fully brushed with a good bristle brush like that used for brush- ing horses. Then a moist sponge should be use
. Agriculture for common schools. Agriculture. 302 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS COW has been lying down in her stall or in the field, more or less dirt and dust chng to her udder and the under part of her body. If this is not brushed off, it is sure to get into the pail when the milk is drawn. There is also always a great deal of scurf which rubs from the skin and drops into the milk pail. Therefore, before the milk is drawn the udder and the surrounding parts should first be care- fully brushed with a good bristle brush like that used for brush- ing horses. Then a moist sponge should be used to dampen the hair and skin. Sometimes it may be necessary to wash the parts well, but it is better to brush them off well unless they are very dirty. The milker should wash and dry his hands before begin- ning to milk and should keep them dry while milking. He should also brush his clothing well before beginning to milk. In many dairies the milkers put on clean white suits and caps before beginning to milk. The milking should be done quickly, so that as little as possible of outside dust can get into the milk. It is sometimes necessary to have a cloth over the. 69. AN UNKEMPT DAIRY COW Clean milk cannot be produced from cows kept in this condition By courtesy of the Illinois Experiment Station. 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 Fisher, Martin L. [from old catalog]; Cotton, Fassett A. (Fassett Allen), 1862-1941, joint author. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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