REPORT OF STATE DAIRY INSPECTOR. 33 



Whole number of samples taken, 253; number found above 

 standard, 246; number found clean, 145; number containing 

 visible sediment, 108; number below standard in fat, 7; num- 

 ber below standard in total solids, 4; number skimmed, 2; 

 number watered, o. 



VIOLATIONS. 



The settlement of the seven cases of violation, occurring 

 during the last quarter of the year 191 5, are as yet pending. 



EDUCATIONAL. 



It will be understood from the data just preceding that 

 during the entire year, 191 5, there has been only one fine paid. 

 This fact alone shows that, as far as the standard set by law 

 goes, dairy inspection has been a success. This one case which 

 was settled by a fine was a case of under standard cream. 



The dairyman or dealer selling cream can control the per- 

 centage of fat in that cream by proper adjustment of the cream 

 screw in the separator. Therefore, any case of under standard 

 cream can be blamed to no one but himself and, consequently, 

 all such cases should be prosecuted. 



On the other hand, the dairyman cannot always control the 

 percentage of butter fat in low grade milk. In the majority of 

 violations the analyses have shown that the milk has been nor- 

 mal milk, from cows whose characteristics are to produce 

 milk low in the percentages of fat or solids not fat or both. 



Dairymen or dealers of whom such samples were taken were 

 warned that their milk was under the standard required by 

 law and were advised to rid themselves of the low producing 

 cows which were keeping the test of their herd milk below 

 standard. 



Throughout the entire year inspection has been brought 

 about by persuasion rather than by prosecution. 



The remark that the pump is the dairyman's best cow is a 

 statement of the past. In the last few years many dairymen 

 who seemed unable to sell milk without watering it have gone 

 out of business, much to the gratification of all concerned. 

 Perhaps there are a few more such dairymen left, but they are 

 few indeed, and if we can rid the state of all such dealers we 

 3 



