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As to quality, out of 25 samples tested in November, two showed 3 per cent., two 

 3.2, and the balance from 3.4 to 4.4. 



In reply to questions, Dr. A. W. McPherson, who was appointed Medical Health 

 Officer a short time ago, said: 



"There should be a standard for butter fat, 3 per cent, being the lowest, and 

 there should be one for solids also. 



''Pasteurization if we can get clean milk, it is to be desired, but if that is 

 impossible, pasteurize. However, I think that the more we advocate and adopt 

 pasteurization, the less effort will be made toward cleanliness, and therefore it 

 would be wiser to advocate legislation re cleanliness. I think the dairies should 

 be inspected regularly and the dairyman taught the value of cleanliness and how 

 to accomplish it." 



WINDSOR. 



Inspections of the dairies and farms are made by Dr. Ashbaugh, Medical Health 

 Officer, by whom quantitative analyses are also made. These analyses show butter 

 fat quality in the neighborhood of 3.5, samples below 3 being very rare. The busi- 

 ness is very much divided up and the milk comes from between 50 and 60 sources, 

 including a number of small dealers who keep one or two cows. Dr. Ashbaugh 

 stated that he had frequently urged the appointment of a veterinarian as inspec- 

 tor, but the suggestion had not been acted upon. 



NIAGARA FALLS. 



Niagara Falls secures the 700 gallons used in the city each day from a radius 

 of twelve miles and pays six cents in summer and seven in winter. T. E. Watson, 

 V.S., is milk and dairy inspector for the city during a portion of his tim^e. Butter 

 fat tests are made at intervals and inspections are macle outside the city, but not 

 regularly. A few herds have been tested with tuberculin. 



Dr. F. W. Wilson, Medical Health Officer, in answer to questions, said: "We 

 make all dealers supply milk which has a minimum standard of 3 per cent, butter 

 fat. We in this city are particularly in need of better legislation regarding more 

 careful handling of milk and more stringent regulations as to quick delivery after 

 its arrival in the city, higher standards of cleanliness of those handling milk, etc. 

 I thoroughly approve of the tuberculin test being used on all cattle, and the pas- 

 teurization of all milk. I am particularly in favour of all milk being brought to 

 one central depot where it shall daily be tested." 



ST. CATHARINES. 



Up to the past summer there was no by-law regulating the supply of milk 

 for St. Catharines. Inspections were macle, however, by Dr. F. King, Medical 

 Health Officer, and samples taken and tested. Owing to the lack of authority, 

 however, this inspection was ineffective, and in his last report Dr. King declared 

 that of twenty-three dairy farms, none were perfect, seven were good, seven fair, 

 four indifferent and five bad. In fact he said, ''While on many of the dairy farms 

 the handling of the milk is unobjectionable, on some it is simply filthy and on others 

 an improvement is much to be desired." From the necessarily limited observation 

 of your Commission, we are not inclined to disagree with this statement. 



