36 P.D. 123. 



Trucking ......... 50.00 



Photography .... . . 43.00 



Postage ...... . . 100.00 



25,391.24 



Balance . . $3,228.58 



IV. CONTROL WORK. 



The first part of the year was occupied largely with legislative matters. Early 

 in December the Department filed its recommendations for legislation which 

 covered five subjects. These proposals are described in detail in the previous 

 annual report. The recommendations were referred to the joint committee on 

 agriculture, which reported favorably on all of them, and all ultimately became 

 law in somewhat different form than that at first proposed (Acts of 1924, Chap- 

 ters 90, 93, 94, 119, Resolves of 1924, Chapter 36). During the session of the 

 General Court a considerable number of bills in addition to those proposed by 

 the department were considered, and representatives of the department appeared 

 at the hearings held upon several of them. 



During the year fourteen cases were prosecuted in various courts — twelve for 

 violations of the dairy laws and two for violations of the law on apple grading 

 and packing. Most of these cases involved two or more counts. Eleven of the 

 twelve cases arising under the dairy laws resulted in convictions in the District 

 Courts. Two were appealed to the Superior Court in Middlesex County, where 

 the finding of the District Court was affirmed. One other occurring near the end 

 of the year was appealed to the Superior Court and is still pending. This last 

 case has developed into a test case to determine whether a certain product is 

 oleomargarine under Massachusetts law. One case brought under the new enact- 

 ment to prevent the sale of filled milk, so-called, resulted in an acquittal. 



The record in the two cases under the apple grading law was one conviction 

 and one acquittal. In the former case the defendant appealed and the appeal is 

 still pending. 



In November two cases were initiated under the apple grading law, but 

 these had not come to trial at the end of the month. 



The compilation of Agricultural Laws was completed to the end of the last 

 legislative session. Investigations of legal questions were made for the several 

 divisions. Assistance was given to the special Commission on Pensions in securing 

 statistics of the value of farm products used on Massachusetts farms where they 

 are produced. The official in charge of control work acted as attorney for the 

 State Reclamation Board throughout the year and in October was elected Execu- 

 tive Officer for the Board. One reclamation district and two agricultural cor- 

 porations were organized during the year. 



At tlie close of the year legislative recommendations for the session of 1925 

 were in the course of preparation and bills were being drafted to accompany 

 these recommendations. 



425-ll-'25-Order 3369. 



