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most of my time investigating the butter conditions, concerning 

 the net weight law. I found that very Httle attention was 

 being paid to this law and now feel that the time I spent mak- 

 ing this investigation has accomplished a great deal of good, as 

 in every market in the state one may find dairy butter legally 

 stamped with its net weight, thus protecting the consumer, the 

 dealer and the honest manufacturer of dairy butter. 



On August II, the Agricultural Fairs opened with one at 

 Belfast, and I spent August, September and part of October 

 as your agent at several of the fairs. 



Time that was left between fairs was spent in the usual way, 

 by taking milk and cream samples. I carried the dairy exhibit 

 to the Central Maine Fair at Waterville and to the Maine State 

 Fair at Lewiston. Milk and cream contests were conducted at 

 these two fairs, and assistance was given by Russell S. Smith, 

 Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, 

 who scored all the dairy products. At the Maine State Fair 

 I conducted the Fat Production Contest. 



During October, I accompanied Dr. Herman C. Lythgoe and 

 Dr. Eugene Kelly of the Massachusetts State Board of Health 

 and others of this department, on a three days' overland trip 

 from Portland to Pittsfield, Maine. We visited many cream- 

 eries and many dairy farms on this trip. The creameries were 

 inspected for their cleanliness of method, and the dairy barns 

 were subjected to the United States score cards. 



The remainder of the year was spent in collecting milk and 

 cream samples. 



The results of the analyses of the samples of milk and 

 cream taken between March 8 and September i, 1916, are 

 as follows : Whole number of samples taken, 542 ; number 

 found above standard, 519; number found clean, 287; number 

 containing visible sediment, 255 ; number below standard in 

 fat, 9; number below standard in total solids, 14; number 

 skimmed, 4; number watered, i. 



DISPOSITION OF VIOLATIONS. 



Warned and placed on probation by this Department .... 8 



Given hearing and fined i 



Result of the analyses of the samples of milk and cream 

 taken during last quarter of the year 19 15 are as follows; 



