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Show MILK AND CREAM CONTEST. Nat'onal Dairy Show, December 2-10, 1908. The Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agriculture will conduct a milk and! cream contest which will be open to all producers of market milk in the United States. Space has been allotted for the use of the Dairy Division in making the exhibit. The first contest of. this kind was held in connection with the National Na-tional Dairy Show, Chicago, February 15-24, .1906, under the direction of the Dairy Division. Milk and cream were sent from 13 different states and much interost was shown by the Dairymen and it proved to be a valuable educational educa-tional feature. Results were published as Bulletin 87, B. A. L,, U. S. Dcpart- ment of Agriculture. Since the first National contest several sev-eral states have had similar exhibits, including New Hampshire, Ohio, Connecticut, Con-necticut, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The cities of Cleveland', Ohio, and Pittsburg, Pa., have also held two such contests. The object of this contest is educational and for the benefit of all interested in pure milk. The milk and cream will be carefully analyzed and scored by experts from the Department De-partment of Agriculture. Forty points will be allowed for flavor, 25 for composition, com-position, 20 for bacteria, 5 for acidity, and 10 for appearance of package and cleanliness of milk. The quality of the milk will be clearly shown by the ' ejy.c A comparison of methods em- ployed and results obtained should prove helpful. There will be four classes in the contest as follows: Class I. Market milk (raw) two prizes( gold and silver medals). Class II. Market cream (raw) two prizes (gold and silver medals). Class III. Certified milk (raw) two prizes (gold and silver medals). Class IV. Certified cream (raw) two prizes (gold and silver medals). Exhibitors whose milk or cream scores 90 or above will receive honorable hon-orable mention. After being examined ex-amined by the judges the product will be placed on exhibition accompanied by the score. Dairymen producing milk or cream for city consumption arc invited! to exhibit in accordance with the conditions condi-tions prescribed in the entry blank. For further particulars relating to the contest, address C. B. Lane, Assistant As-sistant Chief, Dairy Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. |