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culture, prepared a modified form of card in the hope of extending the use 

 of the score-card system and securing more thorough inspection. 



The official Dairy Instructors' Association, upon its organization in 

 1906, appointed a score-card committee consisting of C. B. Lane, R. A. 

 Pearson and J. M. Trueman to prepare a card that would best meet the 

 needs of and be generally adopted by dairy inspectors. At the second 

 meeting of the Association in October, 1907, the committee submitted 

 a card which it was voted to print and distribute for trial and criticism 

 among the heads of the dairy departments of the agricultural colleges. 

 At the third meeting of the Association in July, 1908, the committee 

 submitted a card that was constructed in the light of the criticism received 

 and which was adopted after some minor changes had been made in it. 

 The Committee was continued, and since, from time to time, has advised 

 changes in the card that have been adopted by the Association. The 

 present members are C. B. Lane, W. A. Stocking, Jr., I. C. Weld, E. 

 Kelly, and H. A. Harding. 



To promote uniformity in the use of the score-card the Dairy Divi- 

 sion of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has cooperated with the 

 Association in perfecting the card, a member of its staff being appointed 

 to the Committee, and has adopted the score card in its official inspec- 

 tion work. Thus the card is prepared by the Official Dairy Instructors' 

 Association and has the indorsement of the United States Government, 

 which backing has led to its adoption in 1914 by over 200 cities, 25 

 State departments and 50 educational institutions. It has been sent 

 to every city in the United States having a population of over 50,000. 

 However, it has not been universally adopted, some cities for one reason 

 or another, preferring to use cards of their own devising. While this 

 card has been used in a great variety of conditions it is recognized that 

 it is all but impossible to make up a card that will be equally well adapted 

 for use in the different States of the Union. In New England cows are 

 stabled half the year, in Colorado, a quarter and in Florida and southern 

 California not at all; consequently that part of the card which pertains 

 to barn construction and the housing of cattle is of very unequal 

 importance in these States. So, it is to some extent with other items. 



The^card which is prepared by the Dairy Instructors Association and 

 which is used by the Federal government has come to be known as the 

 "official" score card. It is reproduced below. 



