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a pound for btitcerfat in winter and 30 cents in summer. If tlie milk con- 

 tains less than 8.5 per cent of solids non fat, 2 cents per 100 lbs. of milk are 

 deducted for everj- point below the standard. There are also other de- 

 ductions made as follows : 5 cents per 100 lbs. of milk if it is received at a 

 temperature above 60° F. ; 5 cents per 100 lbs. if it contains more than one 

 million bacteria per cc. ; and 2 cents per 100 lbs. if the condition of the home 

 dairy is not satisfactory. 



As an example of grading by health authorities. New York City and 

 Newark N. J. recognise four qualities of milk: A raw and pasteurised; 

 B pasteurised ; C to be sold only for cooking. Daily sales for New York 

 City are divided as follows : 



50000 quarts of grade A (raw) at 12 to 22 cents per quart 



145000 " " " A (pasteurised) 10 to it " " " 

 2 30^000 " " " B " o " " " 



The main requirements for each grade are set out in the adjoining 

 table. 



Grades of Milk Sold in New York City. 



(1) Pasteurised in the city. 



(2) Pasteurised outside the city. 



