The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
CITY MILK CON-
TESTS ENCOURAGE
BETTER QUALITY
Simple System of Grading City Milk
Used by Dairy Division of u. S.
Department of Agriculture.

Much interest on the part OF boil
the milk producer and the consumer il
cities in the quality OF the local mill
supply can be aroused by the city mill
contest where surprise" samples arr
taken. Such a city milk contest in Bal
timore was first held by the dairy di
vision of the United States department
of agriculture in 1911 II has beer
! adopted since in many other cities, es.
| peeially on the Pacific coast. The city
| milk contest advertises those diaries
which obtain high scores as to the quail,
" Of their milk, and results in the bet
tering of the supply for the entire city
Frequently prizes are given by boards
Of trade or like organizations to those
dairymen who win the highest scores
in such contests
The method of conducting such a city
milk contest as used in Greenville, South
Carolina, is typical Milk samples we're
collected in the streets from each deal
er each month for a year. One dairy
which delivered 100000 quarts Of milk
during the year was awarded an aver
age of %. Another, which delivered l50,-
600 quarts averaged score of 95. An
other, which delivered 10000 quarts
averaged a score of $50. A third, which
delivered 10000 quarts, had an average
score of 81. The women's club OF the
city presented the owner of each of the
three diaries with a loving cup in rec
ignition OF the excellent quality of the
milk furnished to consumers.
In that contest the grading OF the
milk was determined BY means of the
milk score card, which allows 35 points
for bacteria, rs for flavor and odor, 10
for visible dirt, 10 for fat, 10 for solids
not fat, for temperature, and for
the appearance OF bottle and cap, max
jng total of 100 points.
In conducting a city milk contest, deal
ers are classified according to the kind
OF milk they handle, as certified, raw,
or pasteurized milk. Once each month
for ii months, or oftener if desired,
pint of milk was collected from the de-
livery wagon of each dealer The bac.
terial count, fat, and solids not fat CON
tent of each of the samples were deter
mined in the laboratory. The tempera
ture OF the milk on the load was talen
when the samples were collected The
twelfth month two pint bottles OF milk |
were collected from the delivery wagon !
of each dealer. One was analyzed for |
bacterial count, fat. and solids not fat; I
the other was scored for flavor and odor, !
and visible dirt The quantity of visible |
dirt was determined by passing the milk
through sediment tester, collecting the
sediment on cotton disk.
In order to score IS points in bacteria
the milk sample must contain under
500 bacteria per cubic centimeter. A
competent judge scored the same for
favor and odor; 25 points were awarded
when the flavor and odor were consid-
red satisfactory. The sample of milk
rec from sediment received a score of
%, the cut depending on the quantity
II sediment present. Milk containing 1
YER cent ~ more of fat was given 10
'oints, and samples containing less were
ut in proportion to their fat content. /
samples containing 81 or more of solids
ot fat received 10 points and were cut
vhen below that quantity. When the
ample showed the temperature on the
Dad was below 80 degrees +. it was
warded points, and received a cut
Then above that temperature at the
ime OF collection. In order to obtain
points for bottle and cap the bottle
iust be clean, free from faky glass,