EXPLANATION OF SCORES 



BACTERIA PER CUBIC CENTIMETER PERFECT SCORE, 35 



FLAVOR AND ODOR, PERFECT SCORE, 25 



Deductions for disagreeable or foreign odor or flavor are made according to conditions 

 found. When possible to recognize the cause of the difficulty it is described under Remarks. 



VISIBLE DIRT PERFECT SCORE, 10 



Examination for visible dirt is made only after the milk has stood for some time un- 

 disturbed in any way. Raise the bottle carefully in its natural, upright position, without tip- 

 ping, until higher than the head. Observe the bottom of the milk with the naked eye or by the 

 aid of a reading glass. The presence of the slightest movable speck makes a perfect score im- 

 possible. Further deductions are made according to the amount of dirt found. When possible 

 the nature of the dirt is described under Remarks. 



FAT IN CREAM PERFECT SCORE, 20 



If 20 per cent fat or above, score perfect. Deduct i point for each one-half per cent 

 fat below 20. 



ACIDITY PERFECT SCORE, 5 



0.2 per cent or less 



0.21 per cent or over 0.20. 

 0.22 per cent or over 0.21 . 



POINTS 

 5 

 4 

 3 



POINTS 



0.23 per cent or over 0.22 a 



0.24 per cent or over 0.23 I 



Over 0.24 per cent o 



BOTTLE AND CAP PERFECT SCORE, 5 



Bottles should be made of clear glass and free from attached metal parts. Caps should be 

 sealed in their place with hot paraffin, or both cap and top of bottle covered with parchment 

 paper or other protection against water and dirt. Deductions are made for tinted glass, attached 

 metal parts, unprotected or leaky caps, partially filled bottles, or other conditions permitting 

 contamination of milk or detracting from the appearance of the package. 



