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tested. An act of 1917 authorizes the appointment 

 of local medical milk commissions "for the purpose 

 of supervising the production, transportation and 

 delivery of milk which it is intended to use for in- 

 fant feeding and sick-room clinical purposes, under 

 whose supervision certified milk may be sold in cities, 

 villages and townships. The sale of butter under a 

 State brand or registered trademark which is not 

 now used is provided for, tlie issuance of the brand 

 being under the control of a State commission. The 

 brand is required to carry the words, 'Michigan But- 

 ter, License iSTumber ', and the words, 'State But- 

 ter Control.' " Milk by-products, such as skim-milk, 

 whey and buttermilk, to be used for feeding purposes 

 for farm animals must be pasteurized before being 

 returned or delivered to any person. 



For the fruit trade, an act of 1917 regulates the 

 size of baskets. The standard for grapes and other 

 fruits and vegetables is the two-quart, four-quart and 

 twelve-quart climax basket, whose dimensions are 

 definitely prescribed ; while the standard basket or 

 other containers for small fruit, berries and vege- 

 tables, is of the capacity of one-half pint, pint, quart 

 or its multiples, dry measure, also with fixed di- 

 mensions. An act of the same year determines the 

 grades for apples. "Michigan standard fancy" ap- 

 ples consist "of hand-picked, properly packed apples 

 of one variety, which are well-grown specimens, nor- 

 mal in shape, uniform in size, of good color for the 

 variety, and which are free from dirt, insect in- 

 jury, fungus disease, bruises and other defects, ex- 



