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Direct Appeal to the Cow.
In connection with a summons taken out by the Wandsworth
Eorough Council against a Lambeth cow-keeper, the defendant
asked lor an appeal to the cow, stating that the milk had been served
to the Wandsworth Inspector in the same condition as it was when
it was drawn from the cow. Samples were consequently taken from
the cows direct by the Lambeth Inspector at 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. on
August 6th, 1914, and at 5 a.m. on August 7th, 1914—samples of
(a) fore-milk, (b) strippings, and (c) mixed milk. On examination
and analysis it was found by the Public Analyst that the samples
varied, the fore-milk being below and the strippings above the
standards for milk fat laid down under the Milk and Cream
Regulations. The cow-keeper admitted that he had served the
Wandsworth Inspector with fore-milk. The summons was dismissed
by the magistrate and no further legal action was taken by
the Lambeth Council, having regard to the results obtained on
analysis of the milk drawn direct from the cows. The cow-keeper
was cautioned, however, as to the necessity for care being taken to
sell to the public the mixed milk and not the fore-milk only, the need
for careful feeding of the cows, and the desirability of not using milk
from too many freshly-calved cows at one time. The results of the
analyses are interesting:—
August 6th, 1914.
5 a.m. (5 samples).
Fore-milk. Strippings. Mixed Milks.
Milk fat 2.40 2.82 4.5 2.55 4.60
Solids not fat 8.94 8.92 8.5 8.81 8.69
Total solids 11.34 11.74 13.0 11.36 13.29
3 p.m. (5 samples).
All samples well above the standards of 3 per cent, milk fat,
8.5 per cent. solids not fat, and 11.5 per cent. total solids.
August 7th, 1914.
5 a.m. (4 samples).
Fore-milk. Strippings. Mixed Milks.
Milk fat 0.75 2.76 2.22 2.52
Solids not fat 9.35 9.07 9.10 8.96
Total solids 10.10 11.83 11.32 11.48