INSPECTION. . 97 



The score card eliminates the wide variations of individual 

 judgment in criticising dairy conditions. There still remains 

 room for variations between the work of different inspectors. 

 It would hardly be fair to compare a group of dairies on the 

 basis of the work of several inspectors. Professor R. A. Pearson 

 has introduced a scheme to eliminate the effect of variations in 

 individual judgment. The inspectors are furnished a list of 

 questions, the answers to which will bring out the actual con- 

 dition of the dairy. The answers made bj^ the inspector are 

 placed in the hands of an expert who, in his office, compiles 

 the facts in the form of a score. Thus the work of a number 

 of inspectors may be unified by one mind and the quality of 

 uniformity imj^arted to the work of all. The system is being 

 u.sed with satisfaction by the Boards of Health of Ithaca, N. Y., 

 Geneva, N. Y., and elsewhere. The blanks used are repro- 

 duced below. The description of what constitutes perfection 

 under each heading is a conuuendable feature. 



Dkpaktmknt of Dairy Indu.stky, Nicw York Stati'. Com.f-.c. i. m- 

 .Vr.Ricii.'i'iKi-,. 



MIIvK INSI'I'X'TIOX. 



Dairyman Datu 



I'. ().,. Location 



Xo. Cows milking In 1rt<1 Ut.'-. Milk Cans or Roltlrs 



Milk sold to - - - License No. 



Report h\_ At milking time? -- Hour - -M. 



I. Health of the herd and its piotcctioii. 

 Do all cows appear healtln- ? 



Are udders sound and free from signs of disease? 



Are cows tuberculin tested ? 



Date of last test By whom. 



Is the stable well built to protect from the weather? 



.•Vre cows brought in during bad storms? _ 



How many hours are the cows out daily? 

 Width of stall Leiigfth 



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