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chemical analyses. A sample is taken both of the morning 

 and evening milkings. As the farmers in this section live 

 near by the dairy, they may bring their morning's milk 

 within a few hours after it is obtained. The morning's 

 milk, therefore, need not be iced by the farmer. This is 

 done for him at the dairy. The evening's milk, however, 

 must be cooled and iced in order to keep the bacteria from 

 multiplying. 



4. Another essential feature of Dr. North's plan consists 

 in treating the farmer fairly and receiving a square deal in 

 return. The farmers about Homer first went into this new 

 arrangement with skepticism and doubt. Now mutual 

 confidence has been estabUshed, with the result that the 

 farmer finds joy in his work and is willing to adopt sugges- 

 tions from his sanitary advisers. 



Certified milk 



Certified milk is the very best, the very freshest, the very 

 cleanest, the very purest, and the very safest raw milk that 

 it is possible to produce. It is milk of uniform composi- 

 tion and of highest quality, obtained by cleanly methods 

 from healthy cows under special sanitary precautions 

 prescribed by a medical milk commission. Certified milk 

 represents one of those high ideals which at first seems 

 visionary and unattainable, but is, in reality, an accom- 

 phshed fact. 



The production of certified milk in many instances is an 

 example of the saying that peace has its heroes and vic- 

 tories no less than war. It does not appear to be quite so 

 valiant a deed to capture the stronghold of prejudice, in 

 order to prevent sickness and save the lives of babies, as it 

 does to charge up a hill against hostile guns. The introduc- 

 tion of certified milk into a community is a real struggle 

 which requires patience, capital, pluck, and determination. 

 The people become slowly educated to its value and im- 

 portance. There are two classes in a community, namely, 



