No. 4.] REPORT OF DAIRY BUREAU. 



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but that the Dairy Bureau secure the services of an expert, 

 who can be called upon by creameries if wanted. 



The Belchertown creamery scores dairies by a scale of 

 points, and the following is suggested, which would also be 

 a good scale in scoring dairies producing sale milk (on a 

 scale of 100, 50 points are allowed for care of cows and 50 

 for the handling of milk) : — 



Scale of Points for inspecting Dairies. 



100 



Of the creameries investigated, 86.5 per cent use the Cooley 

 creamer and 13.5 per cent the various separators. 



Nearly 60 per cent of the cream is taken by gatherers, who 

 make a trip every other day. Almost half of the remainder 

 is collected four times a week. 



Of the by-product, buttermilk, 82 per cent is used for feed- 

 ing pigs and calves and 11 per cent is sold for domestic con- 

 sumption. 



Milk. 



In the enforcement of the milk law we have taken 611 

 samples. In 19 instances the milk was so poor as to war- 

 rant prosecution. In 3 cases the defendant was discharged 



