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Second, as at present applied, a primary principle of pasteur- 

 ization, particularly when viewed as a health measure, is 

 ignored. This is, that if milk is to be pasteurized, it should be 

 done immediately after the milk is taken from the cows, and 

 not 24 to ']2 hours thereafter, as is now the case. 



Third. The difficulty of systematically enforcing pasteur- 

 ization where it is required. 



Grading Milk. 



That milk should be graded is admittedly desirable. More- 

 ever, grading should be of a two-fold nature. Some distinction 

 of food nutrients and another regarding sanitary qualifications 

 appear desirable. 



This is now being tried in some places, notably in New York, 

 The classification now generally attempted embraces five 

 grades, viz. : Grade A— pasteurized and unpasteurized. 

 Grade B — pasteurized and unpasteurized. Grade C — pasteur- 

 ized. The difiFerence between the Grades A, B and C, is 

 mostly one of cleanliness as determined largely by the bacterial 

 infection of each. Similar objection exists respecting grading, 

 as the last one mentioned regarding pasteurization. In fact, 

 the police supervision required by grading is so stupendous as 

 to raise grave doubts regarding its practicability. The daily 

 detail essential to the proper classification of the milk ofifered 

 from day to day will be so great that the cost of the super- 

 vision thereof, in order that the grading is properly and sys- 

 tematically performed, is at present prohibitive. Consequently, 

 the work is liable to be indifferently performed and inaccurate. 



From this brief review of this important problem, stable in- 

 spection, despite its present bad repute, appears to be the most 

 rational method to be employed in determining the proper posi- 

 tion in the field of dairying of the third fundamental. In 

 conclusion, it is proper to point out that among dairymen there 

 are many misfits — men, who by lack of training, proper sym- 

 pathy, etc., are disqualified from ever attaining any degree of 

 proficiency therein. Furthermore, there are many to whom the 

 conditions projected by the addition of the last fundamental, 

 milk supplies in their relation to public health, is intolerable. 

 Unfortunate as these situations may be, and worthy of much 



