339] ORGANIZATION FOR DAIRY EDUCATION n§ 



law is educational. Inspection under our dairy law, not 

 alone contemplates the enforcement of its provisions, but it 

 implies that instruction shall be given to enable the proper 

 compliance with the law. This same spirit of the law ap- 

 plies in the inspection of farm dairies ". In cases involving 

 sanitation, offenders for the first time are frequently al- 

 lowed to correct the situation without punishment. Ignor- 

 ance is often the only reason for violations of the dairy 

 laws, and one inspection in such cases is sufficient to en- 

 lighten the offenders. The office of the state dairy and 

 food commissioner is therefore essentially an agency that 

 educates the people in the production of good butter and 

 other dairy products. 



The Dairy Division of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture also plays an important part in the dissemina- 

 tion of dairy knowledge both by means of numerous publi- 

 cations and through the cooperation with local agencies 

 throughout the country. 



DAIRY INSTRUCTION IN SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS 



The first successful agricultural high school was estab- 

 lished in connection with the college of agriculture of the 

 University of Minnesota. 1 Since then most of the state 

 agricultural colleges have established preparatory courses 

 where the more practical aspects of agriculture are taught. 

 Tn addition to the high school under the supervision of the 

 agricultural college, county and congressional district high 

 schools are being established in some states. Alabama and 

 Georgia have congressional district schools, while Wiscon- 

 sin and Michigan have the county school. In the county 

 agricultural high school of Wisconsin the course " extends 

 over two years and the work includes soils, plants, animal 



1 Circular 106, Office of Experiment Stations, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, p. 24. 



