194 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Mr. Holston : I have heard a good deal of criticism about 

 the deHvery three times a week of cream in order to get the 

 per cwt. price. I presume they have a reason for that, and I 

 would like to ask Mr. Bradford what that reason is? 



Mr. Bradford : Now, at this season of the year, cream or 

 milk is liable to get bitter if it gets too old. There is a lot of 

 bacteria that grows in milk when it is old and, even if it does 

 not sour, think what it has to go through before the consumer 

 eats it. 



Question : Will we get any more pay for its being collected 

 three times a week? 



Mr. Bradford: Well, I think we shall get such a hold on 

 the consumer that we will give you as good a price as anyone : 

 at least, you will get your pay for it. 



THE MYSTERIES OF OLEO AND ITS REGULATION. 



Hon. George L. Flanders, Counsel for the Department 

 of Ag:riculture, New York State, Albany, N. Y. 



For the purpose of comparison, before discussing the oleo- 

 margarine question, we will take a partial bird's-eye view of 

 the dairy situation as shown by the census of 1900 to 1910. 



The following states show a decrease in dairy cows, accord- 

 ing to the last census from 1900 to 1910: 



83,152 



