458 Third Annual Report of the 



CANADA. 



Dairy Commissioner. — James W. Robertson, Ottawa, Can. 

 Ontario. — Department of Agriculture, John Dryden, Minister 

 of Agriculture, Toronto. 



MILK STANDARD. 



GEORGIA. 



Skimmed Milk. 



Milk wihicli contains less than 3^ per cent, of butter-fat and 8^ 

 per cent, of other solids (other than butter-fat), shall be regarded 

 as skimmed or partially skimmed milk. (Laws 1895, chap. 207.) 

 Law took effect Jaaauary 1, 1896. 



IOWA. 



There must be at least 3 pounds of butter-fat to each 100 pounds 

 of milk. (Laws 1892, chap. 50, § 2.) 



MAINE. 



88 per cent, water. 



12 per cent, milk solidis. 

 3 per cent. fat. 



By gravimetric analysis. (Laws 1893, chap. 255.) 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



87 per cent, watery fluid. 



13 per cent, of milk solids. 



Nine and three-tenths per cent, of milk solids, exclusive of fat, 

 or three and seven-tent;hs per cent, of fat; except during the 

 months of April, May^ June, July and August, when milk shall not 

 contain less than 12 per cent. of milk solids or less than 9 per cent. 

 of milk solids exclusive of fat, or less than 3 per cent, of fat. 

 (Laws 1896, chap. 398.) 



Skimmed Milk. 



Skimmed milk must contain ait least 9.3 per cent, milk solids. 

 (Laws 1885, chap. 352.) 



