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ineiits oil the feeding value of oil eakes for dairy animals; new lacto-den^imeter for 

 the determination of soli<l8 in milk; development of the cheese industry in Sardinia. 



Annual reports of the dairymen's associations of the Province of Ontario, 

 1901 (Ontario Dalrijinenh Asmc». liptx. 1901, pp. 176). — Among the subjects dis- 

 cussed and reported in the proceedings are the following: Developing a Dairy Herd, 

 by J. K. liould; Dairy Chemistry, by E. Harcourt; Creamery Leaks, by J. W. 

 Hart; Creamery an(i Cheese Factory Buildings, by .J. A. Ruddick; The Canadian 

 Dairy Industry, by S. Fisher; Practical Cheese ^Making, by (i. G. Publow; Bacterial 

 Infection of Cheese, by W. T. Connell; Permanent Pasture and Hay Mixtures, by 

 J. Fletcher; Conditions Affecting the Curing of Cheese, by L. L. Van Slyke; Devel- 

 oping a Dairy Herd, byH. H. Dean; Silos and Silage, by H. H. Dean; Cheese Mak- 

 ing, by G. G. Publow; Cold Storage for Hot Weather Cheese, by H. H. Dean; 

 Bitter 31ilk and Cheese, by F. C. Harrison; Summer Creameries, by A. Smith; Con- 

 tinuous Pasteurization of 3Iilk for Butter ^Making, by F. C. Harrison; Loss of Casein 

 and Fat by Washing Curds, by K. Harcourt; The IVIarketing of Cheese and Butter, 

 l)y A. Pattidlo; Judging Cheese, by A. F. IVIacLaren; Transportation, by A. F. Mac- 

 Laren; and Judging Butter, by I. W. Steinhoff. 



Dairy legislation, J. B. Lindsey' {MassachuMis Sta. Ept. 1901, pp. 136-160). — An 

 act to provide for the protection of dairymen is given and the work of the station in 

 compliance with this law is reported. Of 5,041 pieces of glassware tested, 291 were 

 found to be incorrect. 



Officials, associations, and educational institutions connected with the 

 dairy interests of the United States for the year 1902 ( T. S. Dipt. Ai/r., Bureau 

 i)f Anhmil Indndrii Cut. 36, pp. 8). 



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Annual report of the board of cattle commissioners, A. Peters, L. F. Her- 

 RiCK, and C. A. Dennen {Massachusetts State Bd. Cattle Com. Ept. 1901, j)p). 97, jigs. 3). — 

 The authors jiresent a historical account of tlie establishment of the work of the 

 Board of Cattle Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During the 

 past year the principal item of expense in conducting operations was incurred in 

 comliating tuberculosis. The operations of the cattle commissioners against tul)ercu- 

 losis were as itsual along 3 lines: The maintenance of quarantine reguTations, inspect- 

 ing animals and herds, and testing herds with tuberculin at the request of owners. 

 Detailed notes are given on the number of animals imported into the State and 

 shipped out of the State at different points, and a tabulai- statement is given of the 

 number of herds and animals inspec;ted and the nund)er of animals found infected 

 with various diseases. During 1901 little work was done in the direction of testing 

 whole herds. Only 5 herds were tested, comprising 75 animals. Of these 23 were 

 killed. The State still pays an indemnity for animals condemned for tuberculosis, 

 and the expense is tlierefore considerable. 



During the year glanders has continuetl to prevail in many different i)arts of the 

 State. A larger number (745) of cases were reported than ever before. The disease 

 is controlled with comparative ease in small towns and outlying C(juntry districts, 

 but in large cities, especially in Boston, much difficulty has Ijeen experienced in pre- 

 venting the spread of glanders. It has been found that many horses suffering from 

 a chronic form of the disease are owned by express companies and other organiza- 

 tions which possess large numbers of horses, and healthy animals are thus contin- 

 ually exposed to infection. Of the 745 animals which were killed on account of 

 being affected with glanders 4 wei'e mules and the rest were horses. 



During the year little trouble from blackleg was reported to the comnnssion. A 

 peculiar disease previously reported by the commission as closely resembling black- 



