No. 4.] KErUKT OF DAIRY BUREAU. 



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Cream. 

 There has been a very great increase in the amount of 

 cream shipped into and consumed in this State during the 

 last ten years. It is estimated that a total of at least 

 2,000,000 gallons of cream is now handled in Boston alone. 

 This of course is not all consumed in Boston. Another in- 

 teresting fact is that there is now a much larger proportion- 

 ate quantity of heavy cream used than was formerly the 

 case. According to the last report of the Boston milk in- 

 spector, there arc 84 creameries shipping cream to Boston 

 dealers, as follows : — 



Vermont, 



Maine, 



New Hampshire, 



New York, . 



Massachusetts, 



Total, . 



36 



23 



12 



9 



4 



84 



This cream is mostly " pasteurized." What is known as 

 light cream runs from 15 to 20 per cent, and heavy cream 

 from 35 to 45 per cent milk fat. A standard for cream, 

 calling for at least 15 per rent milk fat, was established by 

 the Legislature of 1007. 



