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many good features, and if they had been generally adopted would 
have done much to improve the dairy conditions of the country. 
The Department of Agriculture took up the work with the hope of 
extending the use of the score card and more thorough inspection 
thereby. After three years 7 work, scoring several thousand dairies in 
all parts of the country, a score card has been adopted which has 
been introduced in a more or less modified form, and is in use in about 
60 of the larger cities of the country and in many smaller ones. The 
following are the forms of the present cards for farm dairies and city 
milk plants : 
[United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, Dairy Division.] 
Sanitary inspection of dairies. 
[Adopted by the Official Dairy Instructors’ Association.] 
Owner or lessee of farm 
P. O. address State 
Total number of cows Number milking 
Gallons of milk produced daily 
Product is retailed by producer in 
Sold at wholesale to 
For milk supply of 
Permit No Date of inspection ,19 
Remarks 
( Signed ) 
Inspector. 
Detailed score. 
Score. 
Score. 
Equipment. 
Perfect. 
Allowed. 
COWS. 
Health 
6 
Apparently in good 
health 1 
If tested with tuberculin 
once a year and no 
tuberculosis is found, 
or if tested once in six 
months and all reacting 
animals removed 5 
(If tested only once a year 
and reacting animals found 
and removed, 2.) 
Comfort 
2 
Bedding 1 
Temperature of stable. . . 1 
Food (clean and wholesome).. 
W ater 
2 
2 
Clean and fresh 1 
Convenient and abun- 
dant 1 
Methods. 
Perfect. 
Allowed. 
cows. 
Cleanliness of cows 
8 
6 
6 
2 
2 
3 
STABLES. 
Cleanliness of stables 
Floor 2 
Walls 1 
Ceiling and ledges 1 
Mangers and partitions.. 1 
Windows 1 
Stable air at milking time 
Barnyard clean and well 
drained 
Removal of manure daily to 
field or proper pit 
(To 50 feet from stable, 1.) 
MILK ROOM. 
Cleanliness of milk room 
