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and adds to the product every detail of care necessary to promote 

 its keeping qualities or favor its safe transportation. 



"The motives of the commission are disinterested and its mem- 

 bers forbid to themselves any pecuniary rewards. The experts 

 are employed by the commission and paid by the dairyman. The 

 bi-monthly reports of these officers to the commission are the basis 

 of its approval of the product which, in the form of a certificate, 

 is issued to the dairyman. " 



The first contract was made between the Medical Milk Com- 

 mission of Essex County, N. J., and Stephen Francisco of Cald- 

 well, N. J., in 1893. A copy of the contract follows: 



COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MEDICAL MILK 

 COMMISSION OF ESSEX COUNTY, N. J., AND STEPHEN 

 FRANCISCO, OF CALDWELL, N. J., DATED MAY 19, 1893 



The following agreement, made this nineteenth day of May, 1893, be- 

 tween Henry L. Coit, M. D., of Newark, New Jersey; Theron Y. Sutphen, 

 M. D., of Newark, New Jersey; William B. Graves, M. D., of East Orange, 

 New Jersey; L. Eugene Hollister, M. D., of Newark, New Jersey; Joseph 

 W. Stickler, M. D., of Orange, New Jersey, and James S. Brown, M. D., 

 of Montclair, New Jersey, parties of the first part; and Stephen Francisco, 

 of Caldwell, New Jersey, party of the second part: Witnesseth as follows: 

 That the party of the second part doth hereby bind himself to a fulfilment 

 of the provisions of this contract, for and in consideration of the benefits 

 hereinafter named by the parties of the first part. 



Furthermore, the following named persons: Frank A. Wilkinson, of 

 Newark, New Jersey; Isaac Lane, of Caldwell, New Jersey, and William Bush, 

 of Caldwell, New Jersey, all acquaintances of the party of the second part, 

 hereby affix their signatures to this agreement, attest to the honor of the 

 party of the second part, and become sureties for the execution of this agree- 

 ment. 



1. The party of the second part doth hereby agree to conduct such parts 

 of his dairy as may be hereinafter named, collect and handle its products 

 in conformity with the following code of requirements, for and in considera- 

 tion of the promised endorsement of the parties of the first part, as herein- 

 after indicated. The milk thus produced shall be known as certified milk; 

 shall be designed especially for clinical purposes, and when at any time the 

 demand shall be greater than the supply, and is required by a physician, 

 either for infant feeding or the diet of the sick, it is hereby agreed that such 

 shall be the preferred purchaser. 



2. The party of the second part further agrees to pay for chemical and 

 bacteriologic examinations of the aforesaid certified milk, at such times as 

 in the judgment of the parties of the first part is desirable. 



3. He also agrees to defray the cost of a bi-monthly inspection of his 

 dairy stock, or oftener, if necessary, by a competent and approved veterin- 

 arian, all of which persons, namely, the chemist, the bacteriologist, and the 

 veterinary surgeon, shall be chosen by the parties of the first part, to whom 

 they shall render their reports in writing, 



4. It is expressly understood and agreed, that the party of the second 

 part shall not pay more than the sum of five hundred dollars in any one 

 year for the services of chemist, bacteriologist and veterinary surgeon, and 

 the party of the first part shall limit the expense of such service to that amount. 

 It is furthermore agreed that the party of the second part, on receipt of a 

 certified copy of the reports of the experts, shall mail to the persons indi- 

 cated by the parties of the first part, and not to others, a duplicate printed 

 copy of the aforesaid reports, bearing the signatures of the experts and the 



