district, then that part of the scoring is easy on subsequent visits. 

 But where the State Inspector cannot visit each dairy more than 

 once a year, and some of them only once in two years, the scoring 

 of light and ventilation becomes a great work. Therefore, though 

 some credit is given for good ventilation and light, in the old score 

 card much time is not devoted to measuring actual number of feet 

 of space per cow. The score card is of great advantage to the 

 inspectors in that it assists him in remembering every point of 

 importance which should be inspected and the condition of which 

 should be recorded. It also assists him in calling the dairyman's 

 attention to conditions where he could easily raise his score. As, 

 for instance, if the watering troughs are dirty, or the water that 

 the cows drink is contaminated, he could point out to the dairy- 

 man how he could better these conditions, and thereby raise his 

 score five or six points. These score cards are filed away, and 

 at any time the public can see which dairies are in good condition, 

 and the inspectors can also see it, and make it a point to visit the 

 unsanitary ones as often as possible. 



Chester Roadhouse, D. V. M. : Mr. Andreasen is correct in his 

 statement about the score card in one way, but I wish to say that 

 there is an advantage in using a uniform system of scoring dairies 

 throughout the United States. Mr. Weld, from the Dairy Division 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture, recommended 

 this when he visited this Coast a year ago. The score card rec- 

 ommended by the United States Department of Agriculture can 

 be made applicable for all dairies if it is properly interpreted. To 

 illustrate this point we may refer to the topic "ventilation" on the 

 score card. In the cold sections of the country where dairy cows 

 are kept in stables during the winter months we would require the 

 King system of ventilation for a perfect score, but in California 

 the King system of ventilation would be no more beneficial to the 

 dairy herd than any other system, and consequently we would not 

 require it in California for a perfect score. In California we may 

 give a perfect score on bedding for the cows when no bedding is 

 provided in the cow stable, but where the cows are in the stable 

 only for milking, their bed is usually a green grass plot where they 

 rest and sleep and where the conditions are ideal in keeping the 

 animals clean. If cows are kept in the stable at night and are not 

 bedded, we score off for lack of bedding. Directions for scoring 

 may be printed on the back of the card to aid those who are not 

 familiar with the requirements for the dairy. Following such 

 directions, even the inexperienced individual would be able to score 

 within three to five points of the proper score. 



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