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The milk inspector of Lowell has also done some good 

 work in warning the would-be dealers of oleomargarine and 

 restricting its illegal sale. 



The assistant to the secretary has also made a number of 

 calls of inspection in the markets in Boston and many- 

 samples have been taken. In several case she found the 

 letter of the law violated in regard to marks upon the open 

 tubs, although the spirit of the law was complied with ; and 

 in those cases letters of warning were sent to the parties. 



Mr. Stockwell's work thus far has largely consisted in visit- 

 ing parties who hold United States licenses and who are openly 

 selling oleomargarine, in order to see that they are comply- 

 ing with all laws on the subject. When in a town or city 

 he has also made other visits of inspection. He has visited 

 Worcester, Uxbridge, Whitinsville, Northampton, Holyoke, 

 Springfield, Athol, Amherst, Lawrence, Lowell, Fall River, 

 Millbury, Millville and Blackstone. He has made over 

 three hundred visits, and sent thirty-two samples to Profes- 

 sor Goessmann. Out of these he has twenty-seven cases 

 ready for entry in court, some of them having several 

 counts. Prosecution would have been begun on all before 

 this had it not been for his sickness. As the least fine is 

 one hundred dollars we hope and expect that the law will be 

 self sustaining and no expense to the State. 



Although active work has been in progress for so short 

 a time, the wisdom of the law is already proven. This 

 department of the work is in efficient hands and with the 

 start already made wc may expect good results during the 

 year now entered upon. Wc believe that this work so fav- 

 orably begun will prove, before the close of another year, to 

 be a great blessing, not only to the Massachusetts dairy 

 tanners, but to all who desire to purchase and use real 

 butter without fear of fraud and deception and at no increase 

 in price. 



The report of the assistant to the secretary is herewith 

 appended in his own language and made a part of our report : 

 "Since receiving the instructions of the dairy bureau to 

 inspect the creameries of the State, there has been time to 

 visit only a little over one-half of the number, owing to the 

 way they are scattered over the whole State and to the 



