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Inspection of Dairies. 



The inspection of dairies throughout New England, supply- 

 ing milk to the City of Boston, by inspectors authorized by the 

 Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the retracing of this work 

 by officials from the Massachusetts Health Department, to- 

 gether with a request for aid by the Portland Health Depart- 

 ment, caused a thorough investigation of the sanitary conditions 

 surrounding the production of milk in New England by the 

 Chemistry Division, United States Department of Agriculture. 

 This investigation was followed by educational lectures, ac- 

 companied by illustrative lantern slides, by J. A. Gamble, 

 Market Milk Specialist, Dairy Division, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



At your request, I accompanied the inspectors of Chemistry 

 Division, from July 27 to August 9. the time they were in 

 Maine; and from August 9 to 12, I was with Mr. Gamble in 

 Portland. On the evening of August 11, Mr. Gamble delivered 

 an interesting lecture at City Hall, Portland, entitled "Clean 

 Milk Production.'' His lecture was illustrated by suggestive 

 lantern slides. The small audience present at this very instruc- 

 tive lecture would seem to show that all concerned in the Port- 

 land milk situation were not as deeply interested as they should 

 have been. 



Fairs. 



At the opening of the fairs, I was your representative at the 

 following : August 22-25, Eastern Maine Fair, Bangor ; Sep- 

 tember 1-2. Houlton Fair, Houlton ; September 5-8, Northern 

 Maine Fair, Presque Isle and September 12-15, Aroostook 

 County Fair, Caribou. I was judge of Dairy Products at the 

 Central Maine Fair, Waterville, August 28-31. I was also one 

 of three judges of Milk and Cream at the State Dairy Con- 

 ference which was held in Augusta, December 4-8. 



When able to do so, I have cooperated with the Bureau of 

 Inspection, calling cases to the attention of its Chief, A. M. G. 

 Soule, as I have observed them. 



