Part 3

Class I. Market milk (raw).--This comprised all milk not “certified” or sold under any guaranty as to its quality. A very large percentage of the milk supplied to our cities is of this character. It was specified that it must not be pasteurized or contain preservatives.

Class II. Market cream (raw).--It was specified that this product should be sweet, unpasteurized, and free from preservatives.

Class III. Dairy farms.--All dairymen having exhibits of milk or cream in the above classes were permitted to enter the dairy-farm contest. These farms were visited by the judges and scored on the basis of a score card (see page 14).

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY.

Entry blanks were prepared for both milk and cream, but as they were quite similar only the one for milk is presented here:

OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK.

CLASS 1. MARKET MILK (RAW).

P. O. address: ----, ----. Date: ----, 1907.

C. B. LANE, Assistant Chief, Dairy Division:

Please enter for me 6 quarts of milk to compete for prizes offered by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, March 16, 1907, in accordance with the conditions herein prescribed.

(Signed) ---- ----.

Rules: (1) Exhibitors are allowed to make only one entry in each class. This must include in Class I 6 quarts of milk in bottles (quarts or pints), placed in a box suitable for shipping. (2) The milk to be the property of the United States Department of Agriculture. (3) Every exhibitor is required to fill out and sign the following certificate:

I, ---- ----, hereby certify that the milk entered in this competition is a fair sample of the product sold by me, that it is free from preservatives, and that it has not been pasteurized or sterilized.

(Signed) ---- ----. (Proprietor) ---- ----.

HOW TO COMPETE.

Milk to compete for prizes must be sent by express or otherwise from station nearest the producer direct to C. B. Lane, assistant chief, Dairy Division, care Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland, Ohio. Express charges on exhibits must be paid to destination.

The package should be plainly addressed on outside; a card should also be tacked on box inside, giving plainly sender’s name and address, so as to avoid mistakes in identifying packages.

In order that the milk entered by the exhibitors may be of the same age when scored, it is hereby specified that it shall be drawn from the cow March 11, and shipped by express or otherwise as soon thereafter as possible.

A representative of the Department will be on hand to take charge of the milk on its arrival and will see that it is properly cared for.

Only these official entry blanks, furnished by the Dairy Division, will be accepted.

QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY EXHIBITORS.

1. Give date and hour when this milk was drawn from the cow: ----.

2. Give place, date, and hour at which this milk was delivered to the express company or otherwise shipped: ----.

3. Does this milk fairly represent the average product of your herd in quality and cleanliness? ----.

4. How was the milk treated from the time it was drawn from the cow until shipped? ----.

5. Do you wish to compete for the dairy-farm prize? ----.

Remarks: ----.

JUDGES.