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get a license from the Board of Health from the town or city in which they desire 

 to sell. Before the license is granted, the State Board of Health must make a 

 thorough examination of the cows producing such milk, of the barns and utensils, 

 and such license shall not be granted unless the cows are found 'healthy and the 

 barns and utensils clean and sanitary,. Twice a year at least the local Board of 

 Health shall forward samples of milk from all herds to the State Laboratory for 

 examination. 



OHIO. 



Ohio State in 1908 started a systematic inspection of dairies and creameries 

 under the supervision of the Dairy and Food Commissioner. It was announced 

 by the Commissioner that the visits of the inspector were "not so much for the 

 purpose of securing evidence for prosecutions as to point out the mistakes the pro- 

 ducer may be making and help him to correct them. A visit in some instances may 

 change an unprofitable business to a profitable one, an unsanitary product to a 

 sanitarv, a bad product to a good one." A special effort was made to improve sani- 

 tary conditions, having in mind the healthfullness of the cows, cleanliness of the 

 surroundings of the barns, and utensils', and healthfulness of attendants. The milk 

 standard was 12 per cent, total solids and three per cent, butter fat. It was pro- 

 vided that milk should not be sold in the following instances: 



(1) From cows fed on unhealthy feed; 



(2) From cows fed on wet distillery or starch waste; 



(3) From diseased or sick cows; 



(4) From cows kept in a place that is unclean or in an unsanitary condition; 



(5) From cows kept in a cramped or unhealthy condition; 



(6) When water or other foreign substance has been added; 

 (?) When it is unclean, impure, unhealthy, or unwholesome. 



MONTANA TUBERCULIN TEST. 



Montana appointed a Meat and Milk Inspection Commission in 1903 and 

 inspectors were then appointed in each county of the State, each inspector being a 

 qualified veterinarian. They were instructed to inspect each dairy supplying milk 

 to the public at least once a month and to issue a certificate of health, including 

 sanitary condition, every three months. The certificate of health included the state- 

 ment that each cow was free from tuberculosis or infectious disease, said freedom 

 to be determined by the tuberculin test. The inspector was also empowered to 

 prohibit the sale of milk if he found lack of cleanliness in the matter of the cows, 

 the stables or the utensils'. Twelve per cent, total solids, nine per cent, solids not 

 fat, and three per cent, butter fat constitute the standards of quality. They also 

 have regulations against keeping cows in crowded or unhealthy places or feeding 

 them unwholesome food. 



IDAHO. 



Idaho State law provides for prosecution in case the milk fails to come up 

 to any of the following standards : three per cent, butter fat and eight per cent, total 

 solids not fat; drawn fifteen days before or four days after parturition; drawn 

 from cows having any disease or ulcers or other running sores ; if the cows are kept 

 in a crowded, unsanitary or unhealthy condition, or in unsanitary stables or en- 



