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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



There has been but one change in the membership of the 

 Bureau. Mr. A. M. Lyman, whose term as a member of 

 the Board of Agriculture expired in January, became no 

 longer eligible, and was succeeded by Dr. Henr}^ E. Paige. 

 Mr. CD. Richardson has continued as chairman and Mr. P. 

 M. Harwood as general agent. Mr. A. W. Lombard has 

 been regularly employed as agent, and five others have been 

 temporarily employed, as occasion required. Most of the 

 chemical work has been done by Dr. B. F. Davenport, 

 although three other chemists have been incidentally em- 

 ployed in some of the oleomargarine cases. 



The general agent has acted as judge in special dairy tests 

 at two fairs, Sturbridge and Palmer ; and, by special appoint- 

 ment by the Governor, was sent as delegate to the Pure 

 Food Congress at St. Louis, September 2G to October 1, 

 inclusive. 



The work of the year has been as follows : — 



Total number of inspections, ...... *5,594 



Number of inspections where no samples were taken, . . 4,456 

 Number of samples of butter and oleomargarine, nearly all 



purchased, ......... 887 



Number of samples of milk and cream, 270 



Cases in court, ......... 168 



Meetings addressed by the general agent, . . o . 28 



Meetings addressed by the chairman of the Bureau, . . 15 



Cases prosecuted during the year, by months and courts, 

 with law violated, and results, are as follows : — 



* Nineteen extra samples were taken during inspections, therefore this total is 

 nineteen less than the sum of the next three items. 



