22 P.D. 123 



Approved Approved Other Hearings 



Inspections Yes No Re-inspections Yes No Farms Visited Scheduled 



1,131 791 340 423 312 111 333 160 



1,879 1,685 194 133 105 28 135 — 



869 307 562 914 600 314 226 170 



1,282 892 390 243 209 34 320 94 



1,202 702 500 403 395 108 245 79 



729 284 445 485 352 183 100 87 



1,057 773 384 363 336 27 132 20 



107 71 36 41 36 5 43 12 



1,186 641 495 623 485 138 279 379 



84 61 23 26 20 6 — 2 



559 455 104 112 78 34 213 — 



Totals 10,035 6.662 3.373 3,666 2,738 938 1,926 1,003 



In addition to the above inspections of dairy farms the following work was 

 done: 



Babcock tests 1,827 



Sediment tests 270 



Resazurin tests 160 



Reductase tests 43 



Phosphatase tests 21 



Producers samples tested 2,961 



Complaints investigated 101 



Milk Dealers' Licensing and Bonding Law 



To December 1, 1939 there were 615 applications on file under the Milk 

 Licensing and Bonding Law, Chapter 94 of the General Laws, section 42A to 

 42K. These dealers filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture surety bonds 

 or notes secured by collateral totaling $638,981.95. The collateral, securing 

 the notes, has been reviewed during the year. Chattel mortgages have not 

 been accepted as security for the past three years. All dealers securing notes 

 with such mortgages have been asked to substitute better security. Several 

 cases are on file in which dealers have co-operated with the department by 

 substituting. 



Bonds have been foreclosed on two dealers and moneys totaling $675.00 

 have been distributed to the proper parties. Four dealers have been restrained 

 from operating milk plants and have retired from the milk business without 

 the need of court action. Complaints have been received from fifty-three 

 farmers. 



Forty-eight cases were pending December 1, 1939. Two cases of re-organ- 

 ization were reported which affected security filed under the Bonding Law. 



Area 17 (Boston). Several dealers contemplated changing their status 

 from partnerships to corporations due to the effect of the Supreme Court 

 decision regarding legality of the Federal Milk Marketing order. These 

 changes affect collateral filed with the Commissioner. 



Twenty-five dealers were summonsed into the office regarding their opera- 

 tions under the law. Approximately 350 dealers and 600 farmers were inter- 

 viewed in the field. 



In November, 1939, by law, the personnel of the department was assigned 

 to the Milk Control Board to co-ordinate the activities of the two departments. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF MARKETS 



The work of the division might be divided into three definite parts: 



(1) Regulatory work 



(2) Market reporting 



(3) Marketing counsel or promotional work. 



Regulatory Work 



The regulatory work of the Division of Markets consists of inspection work 

 on seeds, eggs, poultry, apples, and at certain times, onions and other veg- 

 etables. The regulatory work consists of inspection of commodities where 

 laws or voluntary grades have been established and it is the duty of this 

 division to maintain adherence to established grades. 



