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standard and the other type not approved but allowed, only because 

 we will find no way to prevent it. So that those who are working 

 in a proper way and under proper supervision will have at least 

 the right to make such a statement, while others may still be per- 

 mitted to sell milk that does not come under that standard. It 

 will only be allowed because the law would prevent the department 

 from stopping it. 



Dr. Anderson spoke of New York's having adopted a bacterial 

 standard for raw milk and dropping it. It never was made a legal 

 standard. The reason it was dropped was the very reason that 

 he mentioned later on, that there was no way to tell whether the 

 farmer or the railroad or the dealer was at fault, and it seemed 

 absurd to write a letter to the farmer, saying that his milk must 

 be excluded, when we knew that it may have come down in an ex- 

 press car or in an un-iced car, and it was not the fault of the 

 farmer, perhaps. We have recently, within a few weeks, under 

 the direction of Mr. Raynor and Mr. Burton, started to have a 

 group of inspectors, trained in laboratory methods, go from spot 

 to spot throughout the State and send in milk from each farm on 

 two days, and milk from the creamery, and milk from the trains, 

 on the way, and upon arrival. In that way, we can place the 

 blame where it belongs, whether upon the farmer, the railroad or 

 the dealer; and in that way, I believe, we can get a more honest 

 and a more true idea of the conditions; and in that way a stand- 

 ard can be utilized, by, of course, trying to use common sense in 

 its interpretation. 



Now, we have for the next speaker, a man who has approached 

 the matter from a somewhat different side. We have for our next 

 speaker Mr. H. O. Averill, Commissioner of Domestic Animals of 

 the State of Connecticut. 



MR. AVERILL spoke as follows: 



THE MILK SUPPLY OF CONNECTICUT 



MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: I came to New York to 

 attend these meetings for the purpose of absorbing informa- 

 tion, and I assure you that I have been well repaid for my trip. 

 I have been persuaded to appear before you, by Dr. Wile, your 

 chairman, against my wishes and against my judgment. I 

 regret that I have nothing to offer you that will aid you in 

 solving these milk problems. I will give you, in a few words, 

 a little in regard to the milk supply of Connecticut. 



Connecticut is geographically a small state and is located 

 on the map between the cities of New York on the West and 



