BUREAU OF DAIRYING 

 David L. Sheldon, Chief 



The goal of our programs is to provide consumers of the state with a safe 

 and adequate supply of fluid milk. Currently we employ a staff of thirteen, 

 including the Chief of the Bureau, one Supervisor, two Senior and nine other 

 Dairy Inspectors, and an office staff of two. 



Our primary responsibility as authorized by Chapter 94 of the General 

 Laws is to properly inspect and register all dairy farms in Massachusetts and 

 all dairy farms in the surrounding states who ship, or wish to ship, their milk 

 Into our state. We inspect and issue permits for milk pasteurization plants 

 and milk receiving or transfer stations shipping into the state and milk 

 receiving or transfer stations within the state. 



Water samples are also taken on dairy farms for laboratory analysis to 

 determine the quality of the water supply. 



Whenever problems are encountered which cannot be resolved by a 

 reinspection, a hearing is held if requested. Depending on the outcome of the 

 hearing, the operation in question will be reinspected and approved or 

 suspended. 



In addition, we assist dairy farmers in Massachusetts with any mastitis 

 problems by collecting individual quarter samples from each cow in a herd and 

 delivering these samples to the Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of 

 Massachusetts in Amherst. 



Dairy farmers in this voluntary program find it of great assistance in 

 controlling mastitis infections in their herds which ultimately increases the 

 quantity and quality of their milk production. 



We work in conduction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture by acting 

 as its agent when sampling milk powder at the West Springfield Agri-Mark, Inc. 

 plant and inspecting this plant for U.S. Department of Agriculture standards 

 as a powder plant. 



We are reimbursed for all inspections made and dry milk powder samples 

 taken for USDA. 



The United States Public Health - Interstate Milk Shippers Program was 

 conducted effectively and efficiently throughout the year with our three 

 certified rating officers. All requested ratings were made and the reports 

 submitted to the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug 

 Administration office at 585 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass. 



BUREAU OF DAIRYING STATISTICS 



Fiscal Year 7/1/82 - 6/30/83 



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Dairy Farms Inspected 9,332 Approved 7,602 



Dairy Farms Reinspected 1,912 Approved 1,590 



Hearings Requested 30 Hearings Held 20 



Not Approved 1,730 

 Not Approved 322 



Farms Suspended 16 



Other Farm Visits 



764 Days of Joint Inspections 78 Farms Reinstated 



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