2. A campaign of education is needed to convince the public of the 

 ■superior nutritive value of milk. It can be made clear that even at 



twelve cents a quart, c/ean milk is an economical article of diet. 



Milk ought to be sold on a twofold basis : first, the variation in its 

 food value should be recognized. It should be guaranteed to contain 

 12, 13 or 14 per cent total solids, or 3 1-2, 4 or 5 percent fat, and the 

 price asked should be based on such a guarantee. If the whole- 

 rsaler or distributor would begin to recognize these differences, the 

 public, it is believed, would readily catch the meaning of the terms 

 and govern itself accordingly. 



Second, milk should be sold on a sanitary guarantee. Producers 

 and peddlers should receive certificates from the proper authorities 

 certifying that the milk offered was produced in a satisfactory manner. 

 Such certificates may be graded by some such words as prime, extra 

 jprime and choice, or commended, highly commended and certified. The 

 public would then have some ground on which to base its opinion as 

 regards quality, and would be more willing to pay a price commensu- 

 rate with the true value of the product. 



3. A reasonable systetn of inspection needed. The writer is con- 

 vinced that a reasonable system of state-wide milk inspection is 

 needed. The public needs to be convinced that the milk supply of 

 the state is properly safeguarded. If such a system were inaugurated, 

 would not Massachusetts milk command a premium ? The proper 

 commission or bureau to manage and execute such a system should 

 include men of both scientific training and practical experience. 

 One without the other is useless. Education of the producer and a 

 higher price for his product are needed more than law. The latter 

 should be applied only as a last resort to persistent violators. 



A properly organized bureau of milk inspection ought to co-operate 

 with both producer and consumer and result not only in the produc- 

 tion of a higher grade of milk but in helping to secure a better price 

 for the product. War between producer and consumer or even lack 

 ■ of interest will never improve the dairy industry of the state. 

 Co-operation, and not controversy or apathy, should be the watchword. 



4. A proper system of fodder crops will, of course, help to keep 

 down the cost of production. The most economical sources of 

 roughage are corn, including silage, hay, clover, and alfalfa. The 



Tllinois station has called attention to the advantages of a rotation of 



