CLEAN MILK 169 



The following table is very instructive: — 



Dairies scoring Number Per cent of total 



Between 20 and 30 13 2.28 



30 and 40 128 22.42 



40 and 50 303 53.06 



50 and 60 106 18.56 



60 and 70 10 1.75 



70 and 80 7 1.23 



80 and 90 4 70 



A glance at this table shows that the great bulk of the 

 dairies examined scored in the 30's, 40's, and 50's. Only 

 three per cent of the 571 dairies examined score above 60 

 per cent. 



In framing milk legislation it is advisable to introduce 

 a clause that will permit even the poorer dairies to furnish 

 milk for a reasonable time. This is for the purpose of allow- 

 ing those who are already in the business to improve their 

 conditions and comply with the requirements so as not 

 arbitrarily to be forced out of business. Harsh and im- 

 petuous actions often defeat their own purposes, and the 

 reaction may set back the cause of good milk for many 

 years. At the same time the law should provide that no 

 new producer may engage in the business unless he com- 

 plies with the standards that will ultimately be established 

 for all. 



It must not be forgotten that there is only a general 

 concordance between the quality of the milk and the score- 

 card average. Naturally, milk produced by dairies with 

 high scores will, on the average, be cleaner and better than 

 milk produced by dairies with low scores, but this general 

 statement does not always apply to specific instances. 

 Thus I know of dairies which would not score 50 upon an 

 average of 100. Nevertheless, these dairies produced milk 

 containing an average of less than 10,000 bacteria per 

 cubic centimetre. This is accomplished through intelli- 

 gence, industry, cleanliness, and personal attention to the 



