Annual Report - 10 - 



of all animal feed and fertilizers are now controlled by this Div- 

 ision, 



This includes proper annual registration on a fee basis of all 

 brands of feed and fertilizer offered for sale in the Commonwealth, 

 sample and testing of these ingredients for accuracy in labeling, 

 collecting tonnage fees on all fertilizer sold, and reporting the 

 results in meaningful statistical reports. 



We have been unable to properly enforce this control service, 

 which is expected to return $75,000. to the general fund due to a 

 lack of proper funding for this program. 



Regarding our price reporting service, the Boston wholesale 

 produce market is our largest and most important. 



The New England Produce Center, a privately owned market, has 

 incorporated all the most modern features for handling fresh pro- 

 duce from all parts of the United States and the world. 



Our Boston market investigator is charged with gathering 

 marketing data from this market center. He starts work early in the 

 morning during the peak of wholesale market transactions, collect- 

 ing the day's receipts, prices and market trends from nearby sup- 

 pliers and commission houses, makes reports on the market by tape 

 over telephone for radio and television transmission, as well as 

 calls to other radio stations in other New England states for quick 

 dissemination. 



Back at the office, he completes his resume of the market by 

 calling chain store headquarters to wind up the Boston Market in- 

 formation, after which he exchanges information with the Federal 

 market reporter on nearby receipts for comparison with competing 

 shipments from out-of-state sources. This friendly cooperation 



