292 Dairy Inspection in the United States, [july, 



hereditary unsoundness, the existence of which in any degree 

 would warrant refusal of a Government certificate : Broken 

 wind, roaring, cataract, nasal disease (osteo-porosis), ring bone, 

 side bone, bone-spavin, bog-spavin, curb, thoroughpin and 

 bursal enlargements. Of all the horses examined 15*17 were 

 refused certificates on the ground of hereditary unsoundness 

 solely, but it is observed that in deciding as to rejections the 

 examining officers have been the opposite of drastic. Of the 

 889 stallions examined, 684 received certificates ; the percentage 

 of refusals being thus 23 per cent. Seventy were refused as 

 being defective in conformation, nondescript in type or below 

 a reasonable standard for Government approval. 



The question of the milk supply of towns is a subject which 

 is attracting a good deal of attention in the United States, 

 and in a bulletin published by the 



A System of Dairy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station 



Inspection in the (No. 120, Milk Supply of Chicago and 

 United States. 26 other Cities) a suggestion is made for 

 the application of the method known 

 as the " score card " asa guide to dairy inspection. The " score 

 card," which has been applied in principle to judging of all 

 kinds in the United States, is an arrangement by which the 

 various points to be judged are each allotted marks according 

 to their quality, the maximum to be awarded to any one 

 point being printed on the card. The numbers are arranged 

 according to the relative importance of the points, and the 

 maximum total is usually 100. The system is chiefly advocated 

 from an educational point of view as a means of enabling the 

 student or the practical farmer to appreciate the points in 

 which excellence is required. 



In the particular card in question, which has been prepared 

 by Professor Trueman for use in the inspection of dairy farms, 

 the object also seems largely educational, as it is apparently 

 intended that a copy of the card, showing the marks awarded 

 should be given to the farmer after any inspection for his future 

 guidance. It would also serve as an exact record for the 

 inspector and as a means of comparison. 



The points to be judged are arranged in five main divisions, 

 each of which receives a maximum of 20 marks., as follows : — 



