REPORT OF STATE DAIRY INSTRUCTOR. 201 



A few creameries could improve their present methods some, 

 and I believe they will do so. That their testing of samples is 

 giving better satisfaction to the patrons every year, is shown 

 by the fact that during the past nine months, since I have been 

 connected with the department, not a single complaint has been 

 received concerning the test of milk or cream. 



As I have been going about among the patrons of the cream- 

 eries, I have found that as a rule they express themselves as 

 being satisfied with the treatment accorded them. 



The U. S. government score cards for the inspection of 

 creameries and the scoring of butter makers are being used in 

 co-operation with the dairy division of the Department of Agri- 

 culture at Washington, and I believe they will prove to be of 

 considerable value. 



DAIRIES VISITED. 



I have visited 6i dairies and have been much pleased with 

 the information I was able to gather, pleased with the progress 

 these men have evidently made and the desire shown on every 

 hand to improve conditions. I have found a splendid spirit, 

 a spirit of progress among the dairymen of the State, and the 

 time seems ripe to make great headway along all Hues of agri- 

 cultural work. It has been decided to give the government 

 score card for the sanitary inspection of dairies a trial with the 

 idea of adopting it if found satisfactory, but so far opportunity 

 has not presented itself to thoroughly prove its value. This 

 will, however, be done very soon. The principal advantages 

 coming from the use of the score card are, first, it leaves with 

 the farmer a copy of the written opinion of the man who does 

 the scoring; second, it protects the farmer against unjust criti- 

 cism; and third, it keeps the man who does this scoring doing 

 his work carefully and accurately, as he leaves behind him a 

 record of his own competency. 



DAIRY TESTING ASSOCIATIONS. 



Dairy testing is the most important work the dairyman can 



undertake and its importance has been taught for many years 



in this State, without marked progress, until it has seemed that 



a practical demonstration of its need and worth should be made 



