78 THE MODERN MILK PROBLEM 



When all of the utensils had been carefully steamed, cool- 

 ing and straining the milk resulted in only a small increase 

 in germ content even when this was done under what would 

 ordinarily be considered as rather unfavorable conditions. 



By removing some of the misconception which has 

 grown up as a result of the misplaced emphasis, by both 

 certified milk rules and score cards, on dozens of minor 

 details, such findings as those quoted in the foregoing 

 pages clear the way for the acceptance of simplified 

 methods of sanitary milk production. 



The North System 



The idea of rational simplification has taken con- 

 crete form in the system of sanitary milk production 

 devised by Dr. Charles E. North, a consulting sani- 

 tarian of New York City. This system carries to a 

 logical conclusion the emphasis upon methods as opposed 

 to equipment; it centers around a few simple requirements 

 which may be asked of any farmer, and, on the commercial 

 side, compensates the farmer through a rational scale of 

 payments. The application of the ideas exemplified by 

 Dr. North's practice should, on present showing, revolu- 

 tionize the practical production of clean milk by mak- 

 ing it possible for such milk to be profitably produced 

 by ordinary farmers on ordinary farms without ex- 

 pensive equipment and at a reasonable cost. 



The fundamental factors upon which this system is 

 based have been simply stated by Dr. North. Eliminat- 

 ing all non-essentials or matters of secondary impor- 

 tance and including those only of primary importance 

 and " which even alone are sufficient to produce under 

 the conditions found in ordinary dairies a milk so clean 



