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dairies, so as to insure safe methods of production. The conditions 

 expected from the producer are rigorous, and consequently this certified 

 milk costs more to produce than other milk. Unfortunately most of the 

 dairies producing this excellent milk are heavily capitalized, but in some 

 instances milk which is above reproach is produced at dairies with 

 investments of $1,500 to $2,000. The essential point is efficient and 

 constant supervision. 



On the whole the solution of the problem of city milk supplies lies 

 largely with the consumer. Tlie consumer must be willing to pay a 

 careful dairyman for his work and investment and when we remember 

 that a quart of milk contains as much food, and readily assimilable food, 

 as a pound of beef, and if we compare the cost of the two articles, we 

 can not but admit that milk is a cheap food and a safe food if produced 

 and marketed under proper precautions. 



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