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babies per day were fed oil this milk, llesults show that the 

 death rate among infants in Greater New York was considerably 

 lower during 1912 than in any previous year in the history of 

 the city. 



Below is a statement showing the score of 24 of the dairies 

 made by representatives of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, using the United States score card, and the bacteria 

 count averaged for the month of August, 1911, for these same 

 farms: 



U. S. score, 

 total 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



1(3 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



From this tabulation it is interesting to note that the farms 

 scoring the highest did not necessarily have the smallest numbers 

 of bacteria in their milk. 



As another item of interest I append below a table showing the 

 results of the milk competition of the New York State Fair at 

 Syracuse, N. Y., in September, 1912: 



