APPENDIX IV. 



The following plan for estimating the quality of dairy 

 farm conditions, and for making it possible to compare farms, 

 was originated and arranged by R. A. Pearson, Professor of 

 Dairy Industry at Cornell University. 



The score card idea has been extensively employed in 

 judging animals, plants, seeds, etc.. but this is the first adapta- 

 tion of this principle to the judging of such a complex object 

 as a dairy farm, including all of the factors that enter into 

 the production of sanitary milk. A special feature of this 

 scheme is the division into groups; a low score in any group 

 renders the whole inferior, no matter how excellent the other 

 groups may be. 



The general idea is an excellent one; it enables the in- 

 spector to record in convenient form a summary of the result 

 of his inspection and, by this means, a comparison can readily 

 be made between the conditions of a farm at different times. 

 Some practice is required to obtain the best results from the 

 use of this method. 



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