Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 14, DeMotte, Jasper County, 27 October 1932 — Conditions Tending to Make Milk Unpalatable [ARTICLE]

Conditions Tending to Make Milk Unpalatable

Only clean, wholesome feed should be given cows producing milk for human consumption, S. V. Laysdn, writes, in Hoard’s Dairyman. Spoiled feed has a detrimental effect upon the health of cows which will alter the composition of milk and possibly cause digestive disturbance in babies being fed on such milk. Feeding should be done after milking, especially any feeds of strong flavor or odor, as milk readily absorbs odors in the barn which may cause it to be unpalatable. The cow barn should be located where it may be kept in reasonably good sanitary condition regardless of weather. Well-drained cow yards adjacent to the barn will aid materially in preventing soiled udders and flanks. Mud and filth picked up on udders and flanks contain germs which may be very harmful to the quality of milk if they get into it. A small amount of labor spent in grading the barnyard may save many hours of man labor that would otherwise be necessary to properly clean the cows before they are rnilked. Manure attracts flies and offers a breeding place for them. It should therefore be so handled and disposed of as to prevent these conditions. Frequent removal to the fields or, in case it must be stored near the barn, it should be so handled that cows will not be compelled to wade through it to get in and out of the barn.