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to the high standard which has been attained in a few sections, notably Ottawa, 

 the general average in Ontario would probably compare favorably with other 

 provinces or states. We are confident that for cleanliness and sanitation many of 

 the barns we visited in this Province would score as high as any on this continent, 

 aside of course from that special class represented by the Tully and Brookside 

 farms. But this is not a matter which can be "averaged" in the usual sense, for 

 it is obvious that good conditions in parts of the east and bad conditions in parts 

 of the west do not make average conditions in the centre. It was satisfactory, 'how- 

 ever, to find that it is unnecessary to go outside our own Province for types which 

 may well serve as a standard to which all should seek to attain. About ten per 

 cent, of the places visited seemed to be totally unfit to be in the business of producing 

 human food at all. The barns were dark and dirty, with practically no ventilation 



Well lighted, well ventilated, well drained Eastern Ontario stable. 



and consequently an abundance of germ-laden atmosphere. A slovenly carelessness 

 characterized the premises and naturally also the people responsible therefor. 

 About these there was scarcely a redeeming feature, and their continuance in the 

 business was due solely to the fact that the consumers did not know where their 

 milk came from. On the other hand, in the case of probably sixty per cent, of 

 the barns, the expenditure of from $10 to $50 and a little extra work would effect 

 an improvement of fifty to seventy-five per cent. The owners were doing what 

 they considered necessary, but at the same time exemplified the truth that there 

 is a vast difference of opinion as to what constitutes cleanliness. 



OTTAWA LEADS THE PROVINCE. 



It is only fair to say that the best conditions prevailed where the greatest 

 attention was paid to the matter and where the closest supervision was exercised. 



