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such cases, that, in the absence of special circumstances in- 

 dicating fraud, the local authority might in the first instance 

 call the vendor's attention to the analyst's report and ask him 

 if he has an explanation to offer. If this were satisfactory, 

 they might at their discretion refrain from proceedings. 

 They suggest, however, that further samples of milk should 

 be taken in such cases, so that a satisfactory conclusion can 

 be reached. 



In the Offerton reports which follow, it will be seen that 

 the mixed milk of five cows was very frequently under the 

 3 per cent, standard of fat, especially in the morning's milk- 

 ings, and that it was also occasionally under the 8*5 per cent, 

 of solids not fat. The last three lines of the twenty tables 

 dealing with the average percentages of fat and solids not 

 fat should be consulted for this purpose. 



The organization of this work has been of special interest 

 to myself, as the practical and scientific sides of dairy farm- 

 ing have always occupied a large part of my attention. 



DOUGLAS A. GILCHRIST, 



Professor of Agriculture. 



ARMSTRONG COLLEGE, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, 

 November, 1909. 



