Board of Trade Railway Conference, [july, 



were taken into consideration, marks being given according 

 to the following scale: — 



Full Marks. Points. 

 4 Condition of cows. 



4 Cleanliness of cows. 



4 Cleanliness of cowsheds. 



5 Careful removal of manure. 



3 Equipment of dairy, provision of hot water, pails, 



strainers, &c. 

 5 Care and cleanliness of utensils. 



2 Health, &c, of attendants. 

 5 Cleanliness of milking. 



3 Prompt and efficient cooling where required. 



20 Average quantity of milk per cow from a commercial 



point of view, allowance being made for period of 

 lactation. 



io Flavour of milk. 



20 Composition of milk. 



20 Keeping quality of milk. 



The conditions required the sample of milk to be taken 

 from the whole bulk of mixed milk from any herd of not less 

 than ten milking cows, the herd not to contain more than 

 one cow of a Channel Island breed to every ten of other 

 breeds. The milk was required to stand covered in the cow- 

 shed until all the herd had been milked, and the milking was 

 to be done between midday and 4 p.m. in the presence of 

 the Inspecting Judge, by whom the sample was taken. The 

 Agricultural Department, University College, Reading, 

 undertook the analysis of the sample, and awarded marks 

 accordingly, while the marks for condition of cowsheds, &c, 

 were given by the Inspecting Judge. 



The Railway Conference was constituted by the Board of 

 Trade in February, 1908, with the object of reviewing some 

 of the more important questions that 

 Report of the have been raised from time to time 

 Board of Trade between the railway companies on 

 Railway Conference. the one hand and the traders and 



general public on the other. The 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries were represented on the 

 Conference and on the three sub-committees appointed to 

 consider and report on certain groups of questions. 



A number of meetings have been held, and a report 

 (Cd. 4677, price is. 5^.) has now been issued containing the 



