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A STUDY OF THE MILK SUPPLY OF LANSING AND E. LANSING 

 L. H. Cooledge, Ed. J. Frian, and W. S. Robbins2. 



During the week beginning April 24th, a study was made of the milk supply 

 of Landing and East I^ansing. All of the plants suppljHIng milk were visited 

 and scored as to sanitary conditions using the score cards for Sanitarj^ Inspec- 

 tion of City Milk Plants recommended by the Dairy Division of the Bureau 

 of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. 



The average total score of the thirteen plants supplying Lansing was 42.2. 

 This is based upon a perfect score of 100. The low average score is largely 

 due to the fact that three of the plants were in such condition that it was 

 necessary to give them a score of zero. One of these was at once shut out 

 of the Lansing market by the Lansing inspector, and the other two were given 

 a few days in which to get their plants in shape. 



The tabulated scores of the Lansing plants are shoAvn in Table No. 1. 



TABLE NO. I. 



The score of the four milk plants selling in East Lansing will be found in 

 Table No. II. A dealer whose plant was not visited is selling some milk at a 

 restaurant. The high average score of these East Lansing dealers is due 

 largely to the exceptional equipment and methods of the College raw and 

 pasteurized milk plants. 



1. Inspector, Bureau of Dairying, Michigan State Dept. of Agr. 



2. Sanitary Inspector, City of Lansing. 



