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Council; so he stands today as one who has seen the longest term of 

 service in the Department of Agriculture. 



During the period of his terms on the Board Mr. Bursley has served 

 v^ith the following secretaries: Messrs. Russell, Sessions, Stockwell, Ells- 

 worth, Wheeler and now with the Commissioner Gilbert. He has held all 

 of the elective positions on the Board and served as president for many 

 years and as a member of most of the important committees. Needless 

 to say he was most highly respected by his fellow members and his ad- 

 vice sought by all. As presiding officer of the Board he had tact and 

 grace so that all felt the charm of his presence. The greatest harmony' 

 prevailed at all the meetings of the Board and those who were fortunate 

 enough to be associated with him will long recall these meetings with 

 pleasant recollections. 



On Cape Cod where Mr. Bursley lives he is best known as a very suc- 

 cessful farmer, a kindly neighbor and a man of the strictest integrity. 

 His services are sought as administrator of estates in all parts of the 

 county. He is connected with all of the agricultural activities of the 

 county, has served the Barnstable County Agricultural Society in all its 

 important affairs and is keenly interested in the Farm Bureau. 



His farm, which is the old family homestead, is beautifully located on 

 the edge of the Barnstable marshes and from the charming old house 

 may be seen the sand dunes of Sandy Neck and across the broad meadow 

 the beautiful water of Massachusetts Bay, the same sight that greeted 

 the Pilgrims in the early days of the country. Mr. Bursley has practiced 

 the best methods of dairy farming and stands well in the lead on the 

 Cape in clean milk production, and the summer visitor counts himself 

 fortunate if he can secure milk from his farm where extreme cleanliness 

 and prompt service are rigidly practiced. 



Rarely do we have such a combination as in our friend — ^the successful 

 farmer, the kindly neighbor, the faithful advisor, "without fear and with- 

 out reproach" — surely we cannot do better than honor him as one of the 

 foremost loyal agricultural workers of Massachusetts. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF DAIRYING 



AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



Inspection Work 

 Inspectors of the division have been very active in checking up on vio- 

 lations of the oleomargarine laws. A larger number of inspections were 

 made but fewer cases were prosecuted, — 17 as against 25 in 1926. A 

 total of 5,628 inspections were made compared to 2,573 for the previous 



Summary of Oleomargarine Inspection 



Boarding 



Totals 



5,004 



562 



38 



24 



39 



