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Table VIII. — Milk brought into Boston by Different Railroads, De- 

 cember, 1907, to December, 1908, as reported by the Railroad Com- 



missioners. 



Total for corresponding twelve months, 1905-OG, 114,233,976 quarts. 

 Total for corresponding twelve months, 190G-07, 109,882, 190^ 

 quarts. 



Ckeamekies, Milk Depots, etc. 

 Appended we give a revised list of the principal cream- 

 eries, milk depots, etc., owned and operated by Massachu- 

 setts individuals and corporations. There are in this State, 

 in addition to these, a number of distributing plants for 

 creameries owned and operated in other States. For in- 

 stance, the Maine Creamery Company of Bangor, Me., has 

 offices at 12 Foster Wharf, Boston. The Turner Centre 

 Creamery of Auburn, Me., has distributing houses in Bos- 

 ton, Worcester, Taunton and Lowell, and shij^s to these 

 points butter, cream, and to one at least skimmed milk.^ 

 The New England Creamery of Livermore Falls, Me., dis- 

 tributes through a Massachusetts company of the same name 



1 Pasteurized skimmed milk and cream are put together in the proper proportions 

 required for standard milk, in the Boston plant, and the milk thus made is placed 

 upon the market. 



