Milk Journey

At the dairy farm, the dairy cows are milked twice a day. At milking time, the dairy cows head to the milking barn to get milked. The milking takes place in the dairy parlor. A cow enters a stall where her udder is cleaned and massaged to stimulate the milk flow.

A milking machine is hooked up to the udder of the cow and "slurps" the milk out - just like a baby calf would.

As the milk comes through the milking machine, it is goes thru pipes into a holding tank where it is cooled to 38 degrees and is kept clean.

Each day, or every other day, depending on the size of the dairy farm, a milk truck comes to the farm. The truck driver tests a sample of the milk before pumping it into the truck's milk tank. Milk trucks have special refrigerators to keep the milk cold. The milk truck will take the fresh milk to the local dairy.

At the dairy, the milk is processed and put into cartons. Then the milk is delivered to the schools or grocery stores.

Unless you spill some and have to wipe it up, the milk will never be touched by human hands.