32 agriculture of maine. 



Results of Analyses of Milk and Cream. 



Whole number of samples taken 369 



Number of samples found above standard 351 



found below standard 17 



found below standard in butter- fat.. 10 



found below standard in total solids 14 



found clean 205 



found having visible sediment 163 



watered 2 



skimmed 2 



broken in transit i 



Only fourteen samples of milk and cream which were not up 

 to standard were collected during the entire year. Most of 

 these cases were of sliijhtlv under standard milk, normallv 

 given by low testing cows. Both cases of under standard milk, 

 which were proven to be skimmed, were due to the careless 

 selling of milk from cans. Evidently the milk was not thor- 

 oughly stirred at the time of each sale, consequently the milk 

 last sold from the can was below standard. One case of under 

 standard cream was traced to the deep setting method of 

 separation. 



Of the total number of samples taken, only 205 were reported 

 clean, while 163 contained visible sediment. 



As there is very little watering or skimming of milk now- 

 a-days to defraud the public. I feel that more educational work 

 should be encouraged by this department, toward the end of 

 cleaner milk. 



Registrations. 



About 4,500 or 5,000 milk and cream dealers register as such 

 with this department each year. The continual complaint that 

 some one was selling milk or cream without registering, started 

 an investigation which resulted in causing about 800 more milk 

 and cream dealers to register. Undoubtedly there are many 

 more dealers who should be hunted out and made to register, 

 if they intend to continue in the business. 



