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DAIRY TECHNOLOGY 



9. It develops better business methods on the farm, and 

 usually leads to greater profits. 



10. The milk dealer is enabled to discriminate between 

 producers, to locate the better dairies, and thus to secure 

 a higher grade of milk. 



Results of Score-card Inspections. A report of the 

 Richmond, Va., board of health, October, 1907, shows 

 the improvement in dairies during six months following the 

 adoption of the score-card system. 



The following extract from the Thirteenth Report of the 

 Board of Health of Montclair, N. J., shows a marked im- 

 provement in dairy conditions due to the use of the score 

 card: 



Many large dealers either require in their contracts with 

 the producer that his score be up to a certain standard, or 

 they pay a reduced price for milk from low-scoring dairies 

 and a premium for milk from high-scoring dairies. 



This is true in Geneva, N. Y., where the city authorities 

 have carried on a publicity campaign, and have used their 

 influence to induce the milk dealers to buy from the pro- 



