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Show FEDERAL DAIRY PRODUCTS GRADES I (Prepared by the United Statei Department Depart-ment o Agriculture.) FederaJ dairy products Inspector will be known, as official graders and the government Inspection certificates on dairy products will be known as official grading certificates, beginning July 1, the bureau of agricultural economics, eco-nomics, United States Department of Agriculture, has announced In revised regulations. The change In designation designa-tion has been made to clarify the work of the department with reference refer-ence to Its various activities relating to dairy and poultry products, and to conform to International terms with respect to grading of these products for quality and condition. The bureau announced that the use of existing Inspection certificates will continue until the supply Is used up. The new certificates of quality which are used by firms to seal cartons of eggs which are packed from graded lots, and to Inclose In cartons of butter but-ter which Is packed from churnlngs which have been officially graded, will read substantially as follows: "This Is to certify that the churnlngs churn-lngs of butter (or the lot of eggs) from which the butter (or eggs) contained con-tained In this carton was taken was graded by an official grader of the United States Department of Agriculture; Agricul-ture; that the date of said grading and number of grading certificate are perforated or stamped hereon, and that the quality of the butter (or eggs) when Inspected was 98 score or higher, if butter, (and U. S. No. 1 Extras Ex-tras or better, if eggs)." Individuals and organizations using this government service are advised that they may continue to use their present supply of inspection certificates certifi-cates and of certificates of quality Issued Is-sued to applicants for inspection under un-der present regulations, but copy to be submitted to the printer for the printing of any new supplies should be submitted first for the approval of the bureau of agricultural economics, United States Department .of Agriculture, Agricul-ture, Washington. A constantly Increasing demand for the official grading of butter, cheese and eggs is reported. A chain-store organization operating 125 retail stores In the Bay cities of California, and a large butter and egg jobbing firm In Boston have been among recent re-cent applicants for the use of certificates certifi-cates of quality In their retail cartoned car-toned products. The government Inspection, or grading grad-ing service as it Is known, was established estab-lished in the bureau of markets In the Department of Agriculture in 1917 In response to a demand for such a service serv-ice from producers, wholesalers, retailers re-tailers and consumers. The service has grown steadily until now there are 36 official graders. Grading offices of-fices are maintained In Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Plymouth, Ply-mouth, Wis., Minneapolis, Duluth. San Francisco, Petaluma, Calif., and at rarlous points In Missouri. In Minnesota alone, 80,000,000 pounds of butter a year Is being graded ; In New York city the annual grading of live poultry will approximate approxi-mate 12,000 carloads; In Missouri there will be Inspected this year some 500 carloads of eggs. The Boston and Philadelphia services are carried on In co-operation with local produce exchanges, ex-changes, and in Minnesota, Missouri and California in co-operation with state departments of agriculture. |