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to thoroughly clean the bottles before they are returned to the 

 dealer. Further, all bottles should be returned promptly. The 

 dealer provides the bottles and gives their free use and he has a 

 right to expect the consumer to return them promptly and in 

 good condition. Again, while the consumer has a right to ex- 

 pect milk that is clean and. rich, when such milk is delivered to 

 him, he should be willing to pay a fair price for it. 



DISCUSSION. 



Q : — Anything said about the richness ? 



A : — In considering milk and cream ? Yes. We consider 

 milk containing 4 per cent fat is perfect. We deduct one point 

 for every 1-10 below that down to state standard. If it is 

 not up to the state standard, it is not up to the legal milk. This 

 is one of the questions asked. Who is going to say whether 

 milk containing 4 per cent fat is any healthier or worth more 

 money than 3^ per cent fat. The chemist says it is, but it is for 

 the human stomach to settle that question. 



Q : — Is this work done by the national government ? 



A: — Yes sir. The idea is for the improvement of milk 

 which can be introduced by city boards of health. We are trying 

 it in Washington to see how it worked. Other cities have applied 

 for the score card system. It is being used in two other cities, 

 and the work is going along nicely. The score card hedps the 

 rating of the dairy. 



Q: — Have you any score cards with you? 



A : — Yes sir, I have a supply with me, and I am in hopes 

 to be able to show it on the screen. 



Q : — I would like to know whether this inspection shall be 

 done by the city or state? 



A: — I think the cities ought to look after the dairies sup- 

 plying them with milk. I don't care how large a city or how 

 small. One city in New York State has no milk coming into that 

 city that is not produced from a dairy scoring at least 80 points, 

 not a single dairy in that city under 80 points. That was started 

 in a small city. Take the City of New York, it has 14 inspectors 

 for 30,000 dairies. It seems a small number, and there ought to 



