INSANITARY DAIRYING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 288, 30 August 1920, Page 8

INSANITARY DAIRYING

."It has azain lieen forcibly demonstrated during the year that many herds of cows are being milked under condi- ' tions which should not lie allowed to continue." says the Agriculture in his, annual lopoit. JNU merous instances could be quoted w-her the instructors in the course M tncii duties have found milking-fiheds, yards. ,'mXtands, milking mficlnnes, and :. dairy utensils in a most state, due to either neglect or lack of, know ' ledge on the part of the owner. or emuloveea That many of the dairy pre . mises as well as the aiiparniua Wj* en J . sils used therein are kept in a clean a eatisfactory condition goes -without say ' inz At the same time a rea ly largo proportion are in need of immediate lm- • "provement in this respect. "The most seriouß phase of the qucs tlon however, is in relation to milking . "■ machines. which are to:become so foul ilnough w a ... thorough daily cleaning tha. the milk passing through them is . such nn extent as to l'eiuler . • unfit for the manufacture of any food 'product. It is to bo regretted that no provision has been iiiatlo on many of farms for a supply of boiling water and , "the necessary sot of tube-brushes, winch are indispensable for the. proper clean | ing of these machines. Every dairy farmer should be compelled not only .to provide such facilities, but also to use them in his own intercsi as well as that ■of the consuming public. It would seem advisablo to consider the qUD3tioii o! issuing a license to all users of milking /machines, which could be canceled .if /the appliances were not manitaiiied ln / good order. If tho registration of dairies be essential io attain a desired in' the * case of milk required lor city supply, it is surely as important to in ■ 6ome way protect tho purity of milk whioli is used for the manufacture of butter and cheese or any other milk prud "A measure of protection as«i™t tl;ifi pvil U already provided foi the oistilcts ■ where ine'rucVrs have been appouM ■ by special arrangement with tho (I S which, they are associated, foi tho p ■I,lrl advising fiie owners thereof, and. ■ .-will be appointed in tne > o( - tho future by arrangement »itlb jjstrietfl : . .- much success a* f" 1 n® ! l K.,tf«r.makinif. >■ instructors in cheese and butter making, .who are regularly visiting the fapto»«. have devoted as much -timo , to instruction on the farms from whicn j

inferior milk or cream is belli? received. The number of farms where instruction is urgently "needed is s° 'VS O ' however, that all cannot be attended -0 with the limited help available from this s " u " e - It is, therefore, quite evident that 'ine early appointment of additional instructors who can be deputed to specially confine 'their duties to this work alone is highly desirable for the weltare oi tli« industry as a whole." \