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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 195, 19 May 1928, Page 13

The thoroughness of the tests carried out at the farmers’ laboratory at Hawera was illustrated in a striking manner a few days ago- (says the Patea “Press”). . A Whennakura farmer, who had been supplying first-grade milk throughout the season found when his samples of milk were sent to the laboratory for testing purposes that his milk was second grade, what astounded him was the fact that the expert who tested the milk and examined it under the microscope at the laboratory was not only to tell him the actual kind of bacteria that was causing his milk to be. second grade, but also informed him how it was getting, into the milk. Oh inspecting his milking plant the farmer found that what the laboratory expert, Mr. Veale, had told him was correct —the fault lay in a defective rubber inflator, which .was allowing bacteria to enter the milk and pollute.it. Needless to say, the farmer, who is paid on the grade of the milk supplied, was .thankful to be told''what to do to prevent further pollution, and he has now a whole-hearted admiration for Mr. Veale and his work.