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eluding these changes. I would recommend that the Board 

 instruct its secretary to appear in favor of this bill, and do 

 all that he can to secure its passage. 



Dairy Bureau. 

 The details of the work of this Bureau appear in the re- 

 port of its general agent, which is printed elsewhere in this 

 volume. We therefore need not go into detail here, but I 

 would simply say that the work has been carried on efficiently 

 and honestly during the year. I wish in particular to com- 

 pliment the Bureau on the sound judgment shown in its 

 prosecutions under the milk standard law, prosecutions being 

 begun only where the milk contained added water. In all 

 cases where the trouble was a failure to reach the standard, 

 with pure, wholesome milk, the owner has been warned, and 

 suggestions have been offered as to the best method in which 

 he could bring his milk up to the legal standard. Owners 

 have proved that this course was the proper one by taking 

 the necessary steps and improving the quality of the milk 

 produced by them, except where they felt that their purposes 

 could be better served by withdrawing the milk from sale 

 as whole milk. In either case the entire purpose of the law 

 was served, and the producers were not subjected to costly 

 and useless prosecution and notoriety. The violations of the 

 oleomargarine and renovated butter laws decreased during 

 the year, owing to the excellent work of the Bureau and its 

 agents. Every year it becomes more difficult to detect vio- 

 lators of the law, and the Legislature of 1908 recognized 

 the value of the work and the added expense involved by 

 increasing the appropriation from $7,000 to $8,000. More 

 inspections have been made than ever before, and more care- 

 ful detective work carried on. 



Catti^e Bureau. 

 The report of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau will be found 

 printed elsewhere. It is made to this Board, in accordance 

 with the law, that being the only connection between the two 

 bodies, and under these circumstances any comment upon 

 the Bureau or its work would appear to be superfluous. 



