No. 4.] MARKET MILK. 95 



Dear Sir : — It gives me great pleasure to meet your dairy in- 

 spector. He called at our fann and thoroughly scored our dairy, 

 giving us 75 per cent, and showing or pointing out to us where we 

 rnio'ht score 100 per cent with a few improvements; this fact we 

 appreciate very much. I am just writing these few lines to show our 

 appreciation of the valuable work that you are accomplishing for 

 the benefit of the public health, as well as the welfare of the dairy- 

 man at large. The visit of the inspector did me a world of good, 

 pointing out our defects in the dairy. 



Wishing your department the hearty co-operation of all the dairy- 

 men, I am Yours sincerely, 



(Signed) Manager for . 



My Dear Sir : — I want to thank you personally for your visit to 

 our farm this week. It has inspired me with renewed life and vigor. 

 I shall not wait until the new year to make new resolves and prom- 

 ises, but begin right now. I know I shall never reach my own ideals, 

 even, but I have made up my mind to try. No matter what the 

 motive is of the Department of Agriculture in sending out such in- 

 spectors, it cannot fail, in my judgment, to do immense good. 



I want you to come around next year again, and if I am not en- 

 titled to be marked up at least 20 points, I will promise you to go 

 out of the business, and I ought to. 



Very truly yours, 

 (Signed) . 



These letters, mind you, were not solicited, and are the free 

 expression of the dairyman himself. 



Again, in the city of Cleveland, O., after a dairy meeting 

 and milk contest, eleven representative dairymen got to- 

 gether and wrote a letter to the board of health, as follows : — 



We milk producers, who ship milk to the city of Cleveland, desir- 

 ing to make and ship milk of good quality and to observe the san- 

 itary regulations as prescribed by your honorable body, respectfully 

 ask that each and every person shipping milk to the city of Cleve- 

 land be required to take out a permit, to be issued by your honorable 

 body, revocable at your pleasure. 



That said permits shall be classified as 1 or 2. That dairies which 

 score 50 points or above be classified as No. 1, and all dairies 

 which score below 50 points be classified as No. 2. That all milk 

 dealers, shippers and peddlers who sell milk in the city of Cleveland 

 be required to apprise their customers by placard or otherwise at 

 all times of the class of milk that they are offering for sale; and in 



