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The milk arriving over the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 

 railroad, delivered at Barclay and Christopher street ferries, 

 comprising 5,766 cans, was inspected on the night of August 

 eighth. 



The milk arriving over the Homer Ramsdell Transportation 

 Company's boats, delivered at Franklin street and West One Hun- 

 dred and Twenty-ninth street docks^ comprising 842 cans, was in- 

 spected on the night of August twenty-first. 



The milk arriving over the New York, Lake Erie and Western 

 railroad, delivered at Chambers and Twenty-third street ferries, 

 comprising 3,861 cans, was inspected on the nights of July twenty- 

 seventh and August first. 



The milk arriving over the New Jersey Central railroad, de- 

 livered at Liberty street ferry, comprising 225 cans, was inspected 

 on the night of August twentieth. 



The milk arriving over the Long Island railroad, delivered at 

 Bushwick and Flatbush depots, comprising 97 cans, was inspected 

 on the night of August twenty-second. 



The milk arriving over the Lehigh Valley railroad, delivered at 

 Desbrosses and Cortlandt streets, comprising 992 cans, was in- 

 spected on the night of August twenty-sixth. 



The milk arriving over the New York, New Haven and Hartford 

 railroad, delivered at Montgomery and One Hundred and Twenty- 

 ninth streets, comprising 706 cans, was inspected on the night of 

 August thirteenth. 



The milk arriving over the West Shore railroad, delivered 

 at Franklin and West Forty-second street ferries, comprising 1,056 

 cans, was inspected on the nights of August first and July thir- 

 tieth. 



The milk inspected when delivered by each railroad and steam- 

 boat line represent one day's shipment over each line, for con- 

 sumption in New York and Brooklyn, to which must be added 

 600 cans estimated as the average per day by miscellaneous con- 

 veyances. The result of these inspections showed, by the test ap- 

 plied, that only a small percentage had been adulterated. The 

 following statement shows the amount of milk, cream and con- 



