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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



The Chamber of Commerce's figures regarding the butter 

 business in Boston for 1903 and 1904 are as follows : — 



Milk. 



The wholesale price of milk in Boston the past year has 

 been the same as in 1903, and with but few exceptions the 

 retail price the same. If the condition of milk as it leaves 

 the farm or arrives in the market is on the whole improving 

 year by year, it is largely attributable to the agitation of 

 the clean milk question by those especially interested. 



As to violations of the milk laAvs, this department has 

 been called upon to do more work than usual. In conjunc- 

 tion with Dr. Harrington 8 cases were brought in Boston, 

 and with Milk Inspector Scanlon of Lawrence 9 cases in that 

 city ; 55 cases for formaldehyde in cream were brought in 

 Cottage City, New Bedford, Fall River, Attleborough and 

 Plymouth. 



The following tables show the wholesale })rices of milk sent 

 to the Boston market for the last ten years : — 



