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iicar-bj raw milk, produced under conditions which inspire 

 confidence and therefore demand a better price than that 

 received for milk which cannot be safely sold without resort- 

 ing to pasteurization. 



As an illustration of what can be done where there is a 

 good understanding between reasonable local authorities and 

 willing-to-co-operate milk producers, the city of Brockton 

 stands out prominently, milk being generally sold in that 

 city this winter at 9 cents per quart. In the report of the 

 milk inspector of Brockton for 1909 he cites 25 dairies with 

 bacteria count averaging below 50,000 per cubic centimeter, 

 of which 18 averaged below 25,000 and 7 below 10,000 each. 

 In commenting on the 3 dairies having the lowest bacteria 

 count, the inspector says : " Neither of these has found it 

 necessary to generally remodel the barn or install costly new 

 apparatus, but careful personal supervision of the work by 

 the owner has placed these dairies in the lead." Other good 

 illustrations might be given in other cities, but this one suf- 

 fices to show that where there is a will to produce a clean 

 article of milk there is a way ; and also illustrates a willing- 

 ness on the part of the public, confidence established, to pay 

 the price. 



The number of cows assessed in Massachusetts April 1, 

 1910, was 166,048, which is 2,173 less than were assessed 

 in 1909 and 15,763 less than were assessed in 1906, the 

 average annual decline for the last four years being 3,942. 

 The amount of milk brought into Boston by rail has also 

 continued to fall off, according to the Railroad Commis- 

 sioners' figures. For twelve months, Dec. 1, 1908, to ITov. 

 30, 1909, the figures were 108,082,936 quarts; for corre- 

 sponding months in 1909-10, 100,606,3621/2, — a decrease 

 of 7,376,5731/2 quarts. The corresponding months in 1905- 

 06 showed 114.233,976 quarts. On this basis of 114,000,- 

 000 quarts in 1906, a normal increase with the growth of 

 population ought to have shown 123,000,000 quarts of fluid 

 milk brought into Boston by rail in 1910. 



