44 a 



EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



prices have ruled high and actual shortage has at times existed, 

 goods offered have, with few exceptions, been as represented. 



For the purpose of uniformity with other States requiring 

 registration of feeding stuffs, the act has been amended so as to 

 allow registrations to run with the calendar year instead of from 

 September 1 to September 1. 



The results of the year's work in detail can be found in 

 Bulletin No. 7, Control Series. 



(6) The Dairy Law {Ads and Resolves for 1912, Chapter 218). 



(1) Examination for Certificates. — Forty-seven applicants 

 have been examined and found proficient. 



(2) Inspection of Glassware. — Seven thousand five hundred 

 and twenty-two pieces of Babcock glassware have been tested 

 for accuracy, of which 8 were condemned. 



Following is a summary of the last seventeen years: — 



Year. 



Number of 

 Pieces tested. 



Number of 



Pieces 

 condemned. 



Percentage 

 condemned. 



1901, 

 1902, 

 1903, 

 1904, 

 1905, 

 1906, 

 1907, 

 1908, 

 1909, 

 1910, 

 1911, 

 1912, 

 1913, 

 1914, 

 1915, 

 1916, 

 1917, 



Totals, 



5,041 

 2,344 

 2,240 

 2,026 

 1,665 

 2,457 

 3,082 

 2,713 

 4,071 

 4,047 

 4,466 

 6,056 

 6,394 

 6,336 

 4,956 

 5,184 

 7,522 

 70,600 



291 



56 



57 



200 



197 



763 



204 



33 



43 



41 



12 



27 



34 



18 



4 



5 



8 



1,993 



5.77 



2.40 



2.54 



9.87 



11.83 



31.05 



6.62 



1.22 



1.06 



1.01 



.27 



.45 



.53 



.28 



.08 



.10 



.11 



2.82' 



' Average. 



