HEALTH CONDITIONS 



years the practice has developed of inspec- 

 tion of dairies and creameries by city 

 boards of health. The city considers this 

 to be necessary in order to protect its 

 people. The city inspector, however, is 

 likely not to understand the practical con- 

 ditions under which the farmer works, and 

 antagonism often arises between the city 

 officers and the producers. It is really not 

 a city function to inspect dairies and 

 creameries. It is a state function. This 

 work should be performed by a state de- 

 partment or state college or some similar 

 institution that is entirely unpartisan and 

 non-political and that is thoroughly con- 

 versant with farm conditions and in sym- 

 pathy with the farmer as well as the con- 

 sumer. 



Greater attention needs to be given to 

 local slaughter-houses. Many of them are 

 not only an offense to the community but 

 present most unsanitary conditions through 

 the feeding of the offal to swine, and other 

 practices. 



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