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of the year the dairyman can determine the net profit per year from 

 each individual eow, and which of his cows are the most efficient pro- 

 ducers. By raising the future herd from the best cows the average pro- 

 daction has been greatly increased, both in milk and butter fat, and, as 

 would naturally be expected, the yield per one hundred feed units con- 

 sumed is also greater. This system of feed and milk records has been 

 a prime factor in improving the dairy cattle of Denmark to such a high 

 degree in so few years. 



CITY -MILK SUPPLY. 



The question of a pure milk supply for cities was first solved in 

 Denmark when, about 1878, 3ilr. 

 Busck, an able and philanthropic 

 man, attempted to supply Copen- 

 hagen with absolutely reliable 

 milk produced from cows war- 

 ranted free from tuberculosis. He 

 was assisted by a board of physi- 

 cians, and established the basis on 

 which the city is now supplied 



Avitll milk as nearly perfect as can Town dairyman's house and cow stable. 



be obtained. 



The real problem of supplying a large city with milk occurs but a 

 few times in Denmark, so that a brief description of the methods em- 

 ployed by the two large companies of Copenhagen will give an idea of 

 the care taken to secure the proper results. These two companies handle 

 over 100,000 pounds of milk a day, all of which is produced under 



veterinary inspection and in ac- 

 cordance with strict rules laid 

 down by the company. Inspectors 

 are employed, whose duty it is to 

 Hce that every producer lives up 

 to these rules, which require clean- 

 liness at every step. As soon as 

 drawn, the milk must be cooled 

 and kept below 50 degrees F., un- 

 til delivered at the bottling plant 

 in Copenhagen. Here it is sam- 

 pled and tasted — the slightest off 

 flavor being sufficient to cause its refusal. After passing the inspector 

 and weigh can it is pasteurized at 180 degrees F., cooled to below 50 de- 



City milk delivery. 



