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of all cases of disease that may be milk-borne for these diseases are 

 transmitted in other ways, but communities that neglect to protect 

 their milk supplies are likely to and probably nearly always do suffer 

 an excess of these sicknesses. The milk business itself does not thrive, 

 for the milk is regarded with suspicion and is not of the character to 

 appeal to the housewife. 



The milk supply of the future will probably be graded because failure 

 to do so makes mediocrity the standard; those who are able and willing 

 to produce superior milk cannot afford to compete with those who will not. 

 The establishment of grades gives every dairyman the opportunity to 

 produce the kind of milk he wants and to sell it at the price it merits. 

 A regulated supply furnishes the conditions under which the dairy 

 business prospers most, for it eliminates unfair competition and estab- 

 lishes public confidence in the product. An abundant supply of in- 

 spected, pasteurized milk is one of the greatest blessings a community can 

 have for it affords cheap wholesome food of such excellence that it finds its 

 way into every home. 



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