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must not shrink from his duty under the law to prosecute the 

 offender. 



It is not only for the interest of the producer, but it is the 

 right of the consuming public that dairy products shall be 

 clean and wholesome. 



And when it becomes necessary the right arm of the law 

 must be used to bring about these results. 



Milk and its products are par excellence food products, 

 therefore the place where these products are produced, whether 

 on the farm, in the barn, creamery or factory, should be kept as 

 scrupuously clean as are the places and utensils employed in 

 the preparation of other foods placed upon our tables. We 

 should rest contented with nothing short of this achievement. 

 The inspector is to be ever a potent force in securing these con- 

 ditions. 



* The Minnesota butter taking first prize at the St. Louis 

 fair was made under the supervision of the state inspectors. 



DISCUSSION. 



The President : — I would like to ask one question in regard 

 to a statement which has gone into our records, and that is that 

 when Minnesota buttermen take their premiums this butter is 

 made by the inspectors hired by the state. Is that correct? 



Mr. Moore: — Yes sir. While attending the Buttermakers' 

 and Cheesemakers' Association, at St. Anthony Park, Dec. 1 and 

 2, I had a conversation with Dairy and Food Commissioner 

 McConnell, with Mr. Trow and with Mr. Taylor, the maker of 

 the gold medal butter, and they all told me chat Mr. Trow 

 personally took in the milk at the factory and, while none of the 

 milk was rejected, it was divided into two vats. Mr. Taylor, 

 the buttermaker, took the medal. 



Mr. Glover: — While, perhaps, it is not the best policy to 

 divide milk and select the best, the results show what can be 

 done if better raw material is put in our creameries ; and it 

 simply strengthens our position when we ask for mere competent 



