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There was no effort as you will see by the score card to consider 

 certain things as major offenses and others as minor offenses. 

 The minor offenses were given as much weight as the more im- 

 portant offenses. 



After showing the charts the guests were invited to par- 

 take of a dairy luncheon provided by the Dairy Union. After 

 partaking of the luncheon, which was an elaborate display of 

 dairy products, very appetizing, we convened to see a demonstra- 

 tion of an economical small apparatus that graduates steam for 

 the purpose of sterilizing dairy utensils. The demonstration 

 was very satisfactory and they deserve great credit for working 

 out a small and economical apparatus of this kind that will al- 

 low the farmer to thoroughly steam sterilize his utensils at very 

 small cost. 



W^e reassembled in the lecture room and the general dis- 

 cussion of the report, score card, etc., took place. Those giving 

 talks and entering into the discussion were Profesr.or McKay, 

 Commissioners Farrell, Barney, Stadtmueller, Purcell, Klein and, 

 Newman. 



John B. Newman, as Assistant Dairy and Food Commis- 

 sioner of Illinois, familiar with dairy conditions, director of 

 the State Dairymen's Association and familiar with the work 

 of the Illinois Butter Manufacturers' Association, said in part 

 as follows : 



"That we were amazed, that we were astounded in Illinois 

 when we were made aware of the statement in the department's 

 report of 19 12 in so far as it related to the inspection of cream- 

 eries and the results as found according to their deductions. We 

 were amazed and surprised, first, that the Illinois Dairy and 

 Food Department had not been consulted, had not been asked 

 to co-operate and had been given no report of the findings — 

 first, that we might remedy them, if they were so; second, that 

 we could advise the department, if they were not so ; and third, 

 in any event we might co-operate. A Dairy and Food Depart- 

 ment having for enforcement a sanitary law as well as a food 

 law, we were able to know exactly the conditions of creameries 

 in Illinois. We had gathered together just before we started a 



