1916.1 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 31. 



57 a 



The beginning of what may eventually be an important move- 

 ment for New England farmers has also been noted in the ship- 

 ment of California feeding stuffs to New England ports by way 

 of the Panama Canal. Shipments of barley, oats, alfalfa meal, 

 malt sprouts and some molasses feeds have been received. If 

 local freight rates to inland points do not offset the cheap rate 

 for water transportation, this new source of feeding stuffs should 

 prove of benefit. 



The results of the year's work of inspection have been pub- 

 lished as Control Bulletin No. 3. 



(b) The Dairy Law (Acts and Resolves for 1912, Chapter 218). 



1. Examination for Certificates. — Nineteen applicants have 

 been examined and found proficient. 



2. Inspection of Glassware. — Four thousand nine hundred 

 and fifty-six pieces of glassware have been tested for accuracy, 

 of which only four pieces were condemned. This is the smallest 

 number condemned in any one year during the fifteen years that 

 the law has been in operation. 



Following is a summary for the last fifteen years : — 



1 Average. 



