638 ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



ADDRESS. 



By DR. WM. HART DEXTER. 



We are all very sorry, 1 am sure, that Mr. Webster is not able to 

 be here today, it becomes my privilege to stand in his place. I 

 wish to make your acquaintance on the right basis and to have you 

 understand in the flrst place, what the work of the Dairy Division at 

 Washington is. From the very excellent work that is being done 

 with limited means at your own State College, and realizing after 

 the address of yesterday by Mr. Hunt, how much more is needed, I 

 am sure that you are in a position to appreciate the readiness of 

 "Uncle Sam"' to assist the varied interests of the different states 

 without interfering with your state rights to do in your own State 

 what vour institutions ought to do. 



The Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton aims to b(^, and is to a large extent, a clearing house for ideas. 

 It was not primarily an institution for research; it is not intended 

 to do other people's work for them, but it was organized to learn 

 the most successful dairying methods from the different parts of 

 this country and other countries, smd to learn also the dairy needs 

 of our own country especially, and to tell the better ways of doing 

 the things that need to be done, so that all the people who need to 

 do these better things could learn how. 



During the last year the Dairy Division has doubled its working 

 force and improved its organization, so that now we have the dif- 

 ferent classes of investigations provided for, as you will see by this 

 leaflet (showing leaflet) outlining our work, and telling you of publi- 

 cations of interest to dairvmen, manv of which you can have without 

 charge if you ask for them. 



You will learn of some of our market milk investigations this ev- 

 ening, in connection with tlie report on the milk and cream that has 

 been sent here. We are making a study of the dairies that supply 

 Washington with milk. There are about 900 of them. About 200 of 

 them have been examined alreadv with the use of a score card, which 

 indicates a standard of excellence. This standard is such as can be 

 adopted by any city, and we shall be glad to help any city that wants 

 to try it. Cleveland is already trying it with encouraging results. 

 The plan is such that the producers and dpalers can find their records 

 with the Board of Health, and can see there where they fall short and 

 how to increase their rating without materially increasing their 

 expenses. Their attention is called to facts which they may have 

 overlooked, or points wherein their foremen have not carried out 

 their instructions. 



We would be glad to assist you in the work of inspection which 

 your President has suggested, and if desired would send you a man 

 to go with your inspector, as has been suggested, to make the first 

 teits. 



