Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-30
Management of Milk.

The following rules for the management
and delivery of milk have been adopted by
the extensive Milk Condensing Company at
Elgin, Illinois. They may furnish suggestions
to dairymcn generally:
|. The milk shall be drawn from the COW
in the most clearly manner, aud strained
through wire-cloth sirainers.
.. The milk must be thoroughly cooled
Immediately after it is drawn from the COW,
by placing the can in which it is contained in
tub or vat Of cold water, deep enough to
come up to the height of the milk in the can,
containing at least three times as much water
as the milk to be cooled the milk to he
occasionally stirred until the animal heat is
expelled as below.
3. In summer, or in the spring aud fall,
when the weather is warm the bath shall be
spring water, not over ifty-two degrees temp
eraturc, ia day Or night after heavy rain
excepted), constantly running or pouring IN
at the bottom enough necessary 10 reduce the
temperature of the milk within iorty-hyc
minutes to below flty-eght degrees; and, if
nights milk to remain in such bath until the
time Of bringing it to the factory, and to be
below Gity-fye degrees. The mornings milk
not to exceed sixty degrees when brought to
the factory
4. In winter, or in freezing weather, the
bath shall be kept at the coolest point III need
not be running spring water) by the addition
of ice or snow sufficient to reduce the temper
AZURE of nights milk speedily below Fifty
degrees.
5. In spring and fall weather, medium
course shall be pursued, so that nights milk |
shall be cooled within an hour below fifty |
degrees; and mornings milk below iitty-hve
degrees.
g. The bath and supply Of water shall be
so arranged as to let the water flow over at
the top to carry off the warm water The |
can in which milk is cooled shall be placed in
the water Immediately after the milking and
shall remain therein until the process of cool
ing shall be finished.
7. The nights cool and mornings milk
shall be separately cooled before mixing
9. No milk shall be kept over to deliver
at subsequent time.
9. The milk shall be delivered on the plat
form at the factory, in EIgin, every day
except Sunday.
10 Suitable cans of proper Dimensions, to
transport the milk from the dairy to the milk
works. shall be furnished by the seller and
the cans snail be brought tuli.
H. The Company shall clean and steam
the cans at the factory free of charge, but
customers shall keep the outside clean. The
pals and strainers employed shall be by the
seller thoroughly cleaned, scalded in boiling J
water, and dried morning and night.
H. Immediately before the milk is placed u
in the cans they shall be thoroughly rinsed t
with clean water; and great care should be
taken to keep the cans aud milk free from b
dirt or impurities of any kind. When the a
cans are not in use, they shall be turned down !
on a rack, with the tops off.
ID. All the strippings," as well as the !
first part of the milk, shall be brought. No !.
milk will be received from cow which has
not calved at least twelve days, unless by con-
sent of the Superintendent or Agent, who
who may determine its fitness sooner by sam
pie of the milk.
IA. The cows are not to be fed on turnips
or other food which would impart dsagreea-
BILE flavor to the milk, nor upon any feed
which win not produce milk of standard rich
ness.
Is. 1t is farther understood and agreed by
the parties hereto, that if the Superintendent
or Agent Of the company shall have good
reason to suspect, either from evidence furn-
ished, or from the state of the milk itself that
water has been added, or that it has not been
cooled as provided, or that it has been injured
by careessness, he shall have a right to re-
fuse such milk from the person so violating
these directions and stipulatons.