AFTER EIGHT DAYS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5006, 28 July 1926, Page 1

AFTER EIGHT DAYS.

PERFECTLY FRESH MILK.

WHAT CAN BE DONE.

At the Jersey Cattle Club’s smoke concert at New Plymouth, it was mentioned by a speaker that when New Plymouth became a departing port for vessels bound for Sydney, there was no reason why supplies of fresji milk should be shipped from Taranaki to the Australian City. That such could be done successfully Was demonstrated at another stage by Mr J. C. McDowell who produced samples of'raw milk from the Waikato This was eight days old and was neither pasteurised nor preservatieed, and was still perfectly fresh, all its. valuable vitamine contents being retained.

This milk was from the farm of Mr C. V. Carryer of Rukuhia, and when opened was in every way equal to milk less than a day eld It was bottled in the usual glass, containers utilised for distribution of milk and was sealed in the ordinary way. Mr McDowell said that the secret of, Mr Carryer’s success really lay in the grea,t attention paid to sleanliness. The dairy was specially constructed end was cleaned out twice a day, while the cows'were washed with soap and water and in every way the entrance of dirt prevented. If the milk was clean when it left the udder it should remain clean for all time, and dirt only got in because the farmer was not sufficiently 'careful. Many of the greatest problems which factory managers had to face, arose because of dirt in the milk. It seemed, he continued, ajmost impossible. that milk should keep fresh for such a time, but he pointed out that the Danes had done much similar work and frequently sent milk to America and h it returned to Denmark wheji it was found to be perfectly fresh. It was rather a spectacular demonstration, but it showed could be done.