184 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



readily score his own dairy by carefully following 

 the instructions accompanying the card and deter- 

 mine how far he has progressed in the production of 

 clean milk. The Boards of Health in a number of 

 the larger cities have adopted this card as a basis for 

 issuing permits to dairymen and for keeping records 

 in a concise form of the conditions existing on the 



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various farms which supply the city with milk. 

 Some cities not only adopt a standard which every 

 dairyman must reach, but publish in their regular 

 reports the standing of every dairy. It will be 

 readily seen, therefore, where this is the practice, 

 that it is to the producer's advantage to have a 

 creditable rating. In some instances a higher price 



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