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MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; DAIRY FARMS 



Milk, Butter, and Dairy-farm Scores 



Score-card for market milk (U. S. Dept. of Agric, Dairy Division) 



NUMERICAL SCORE 



Flavor, 40 



Composition, 25 



Bacteria, 20 



Acidity, 5 



Appearance of 

 package and 

 contents, 10 



Perfect 

 score, 100 



Judge's 

 score. 



DESCRIPTIVE SCORE 



Flavor 



Excellent 

 Good . 

 Fair . 

 Bad . 

 Flat . 

 Bitter . 

 Weedy 

 Garlic . 

 Silage . 

 Manure 

 Smothered 

 Other Taints 



Composition 



Perfect 



Fat, — per cent 



Solids not fat, — 

 per cent 



Bacteria 



Perfect 



Total. 



Liquefiers 



Acidity 



Perfect 

 — per cent 



Package and 

 contents 



Perfect 



Foreign matter 

 Metal parts 

 Unattractive 



Remarks : 

 Date : - 



Flavor. 



Directions for scoring 



If rich, sweet, clean, and pleasant flavor and odor, score perfect (40). 

 Deduct for objectionable flavors and odors according to conditions 

 found. 



Composition. 



If 3.25 per cent fat or above and 8.5 per cent solids not fat or above, 

 score perfect (25). Deduct one point for each one-fourth per cent fat 

 below 3.25, and one point for each one-fourth per cent solids not fat 

 below 8.5. 



