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tent, but not nearly enough. (The dairy division of the 

 United States department of agriculture has published a 

 good deal on this subject of cheese, and the variety in kind 

 and form which is possible and desirable in this countr3\ 

 These circulars and bulletins will be furnished to applicants 

 until the supply is exhausted.) 



The town and city milk trade also admits of improvement 

 and greater variety to the advantage of buyer and seller. 

 The appearance of establishments oft'ering milk prepared or 

 " modified " in various ways, according to the prescription 

 of physicians or the special wants and orders of customers, 

 of pasteurized milk and of milk "certified" or "guaran- 

 teed" as to purity and quality, is a departure in the nature 

 of progress, and should be commended and encouraged. 

 While some State supervision and municipal inspection seem 

 desira])le, under present conditions, I believe that the best 

 promise for improvement in our milk supply lies in these 

 up-to-date private enterprises. A good many of us learned 

 long ago that, notwithstanding the regulations and pre- 

 cautions of associations and herd books, the best part of a 

 pedigree was the name of the breeder. So, in the present 

 effort to secure pure milk, I believe the safest reliance is the 

 reputation of the producer and dealer. There is room for 

 more of this desirable variation in the milk business and the 

 subject will be presently mentioned again. 



Third. — Attention needs to be given to improvement in 

 connection with transportation of dairy products and dairy 

 trade. Experience shows that improved facilities for moving 

 butter and cheese l)y rail can generally be obtained on de- 

 mand where the volume of products moved is suiBcient to 

 base the claim upon ; and this is also true of milk. But 

 experience has also taught that such facilities come much 

 sooner w^hen organizations of dairymen or State officials 

 representing the dairy interests exert themselves to procure 

 these accommodations where needed. Therefore, as soon as 

 the need appears in any locality, action should be prompt 

 and enero-etic to obtain the desired relief. 



The old question of the short haul versus the long haul 

 remains but partially and unsatisfactorily settled. If the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission and the act of Congress 



