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Fifth. If it contain any poisonous or other added deleterious ingredi- 

 ent which may render such article injurious to health. 



Sixth. If it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed or 

 putrid animal or vegetaible substance, or any portion of an animal unfit 

 for food, whether manufacured or not, or if it is the product of a 

 diseased animal, or one that has died otherwise than by slaughter. 



Seventh. If in the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, or 

 in the offering or exposing for sale, distribution or transportation, it is 

 not at all times securely protected from filth, flies, dust or other con- 

 tamination, or other unclean, unhealthful or unsanitary conditions. 



Eighth. If it does not conform to the standards of strength, quality, 

 and purity, now or hereafter to be established by statute or fixed by 

 the director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station : Provided, 

 that a food shall not be deemed to be adulterated under this provision 

 if the standard of strength, quality or purity be plainly stated, so as to 

 be understood by the non-professional person, upon the container there- 

 of, although the standard may differ from that established by statute 

 or fixed by said director. 



Ninth. If its strength or quality or purity fall below the professed 

 standard or quality under which it is sold." 



This in my mind has proven very beneficial for the managers 

 of the creameries. As the inspection was made out on blanks 

 furnished by the Experiment Station, the same were returned 

 to the Director, who would write a very pleasing letter to the 

 different creameries where in.spection had been made, stating 

 wherein they were delinquent in their methods, and, abiding by 

 his courtesies, they have been able to handle their products in 

 a much more sanitary manner. 



DAIRIES VISITED. 



During the past nine months I have visited two hundred 

 thirty-eight dififerent farms and. dairies, meeting the men in 

 their general routine of every day work and having a chance 

 to study their conditions. This gave me a great opportunity to 

 ofifer helpful suggestions. 



During the month of March, the Board of Health, City of 

 Portland, called upon the Department of Agriculture for assist- 

 ance in improving the conditions from which their supply of 

 milk came. I started upon a tour of inspection and 

 at each and every dairy visited gave helpful sugges- 

 tions as to cleaning up and renovating their dairy equip- 

 ment and how to put in practice better methods. After a lapse 

 of about six weeks a second inspection was made anrl more 



