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December 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



Totals 



Re/port of Inspections. 

 Tivelve Months Ending November 30, 1925. 



Total 



Inspections 



1,151 



696 



943 



1,422 



1,636 



1,159 



798 



280 



3 



134 



1 



319 



Inspections Inspections Total 



icithout samples with samples samples 



1,145 



688 



938 



1,409 



1,635 



1.159 



797 



275 



3 



134 



1 



304 



8,542 



8,488 



54 



59 



Summary of Court Cases During the Twelve Months Ending November 30, 1925 

 City or Town Where Tried Month Number Law Violated Convictions 



New Bedford 



New Bedford 



Springfield 



Worcester 



Everett 



Worcester 



New Bedford December 3 



New Bedford February 1 



Springfield March 2 



Worcester March 2 



Maiden April 1 



Worcester May 4 



Quality of Milk. 



Oleomargarine 



Milk 



Oleomargarine 



Oleomargarine 



Milk 



Oleomargarine 



Throughout the summer and earlj^ fall a series of tests were conducted at 

 several of the cooperative and proprietary milk plants to effect an improve- 

 ment in the quality of milk. In order that the Massachusetts producer may 

 successfully meet the competition of up-country milk he must produce a 

 product of superior keeping quality. By employing the reductase or methy- 

 lene blue test the raw milk can be graded fairly accurately into four classes 

 that indicate relative quality as far as bacteria content is concerned. By 

 this method 1,285 sam.ples of milk were tested and those of poor keeping 

 quality determined. The day following, or as soon after as possible, a visit 

 was made to the farms supplying this poor quality milk. Simple, inexpen- 

 sive methods were suggested to the farmers as to how to remedy this condi- 

 tion. The table following shows how effective the plan was in improving 

 the milk supply. Three series of tests were run in this plant approximately 

 thirty days apart. Class 1 indicates the highest quality milk and Class 4 

 the lowest. In all, 291 farm visits were made, the work being conducted as 

 an educational campaign rather than an inspection or law enforcement 

 proposition. 



Residt of the Reductase Test at One Plartt. 



Test No. 1 

 Test No. 2 

 Test No. 3 



No. of Samples 

 68 

 57 

 58 



Class 1 



7 



16 



20 



Class 2 

 14 

 15 

 32 



Class 3 



26 



22 



6 



Class 4 



21 



4 







Sheep Work 



During the spring and summer Mr. C. D. Richardson was in constant 

 touch with the lamb and wool market and kept the sheep men over the State 

 posted on prices and where they could find the best markets through reliable 



