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Food Value of Milk. 

 In 1910 the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, at 

 the request of the Dairy Bureau, asked Professor Washburn of 

 Vermont to deliver a lecture on "Food Value of Milk" at its 

 Public Winter Meeting. This lecture was later repeated in 

 Worcester at the expense of the Bureau. Shortly afterwards the 

 general agent wrote "Circular No. 1," of which several editions 

 were issued and rapidly exhausted, and the subject "Food 

 Value of Milk" was added to his list of lectures. In 1914 and 

 1915 several editions of "Leaflet A" were issued. In 1916 an 

 illustrated folder was published and nearly 100,000 copies have 

 already been distributed. We believe this work has been pro- 

 ductive of good results. 



Lectukes. 

 The general agent has delivered 19 lectures upon dairy sub- 

 jects during the year, and has attended several dairy conferences 

 at Washington and represented the secretary at the organiza- 

 tion of the National Association of Commissioners and Secre- 

 taries of Agriculture. 



Bacteriological Laboratory. 

 The Bureau has equipped a bacteriological laboratory in 

 Greenfield which will be operated for the present by the 

 Franklin County Farm Bureau. The establishment of this 

 laboratory is an experiment, and from the present outlook it 

 appears that it will be found to be of great benefit to the 

 farmers in its locality. 



National Dairy Show. 

 The National Dairy Show was held at the Eastern States 

 Exposition grounds, Springfield, and was perhaps the most 

 notable event of the year. The Dairy Bureau contributed and 

 Mr. A. W. Lombard had general charge of Massachusetts build- 

 ing exhibits, which were highly commended by visitors. Mr. 

 Lombard presided at the meetings of the International Associa- 

 tion of Dairy and Milk Inspectors and was re-elected first vice- 



