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petted is as a matter of convenience and on the supposition that 

 IS cubic centimeters of cream or 17.(5 cubic centimeters of milk 

 will weigh 18 grams. It is diiRcult and often practically im- 

 possible to get exactly 18 grams of sour milk or thick cream with 

 the use of the pipette. 



4. In reading the milk test include the entire fat column. In 

 cream tests read from the lowest ])oint of the fat column to the 

 bottom of the upper meniscus or curve. In case of cream tests, 

 if the entire fat column is included the reading will be about 1 

 per cent, too high. 



Summari] of Dairy Inspection. — During the year 15 candi- 

 dates have been examined and given certificates to operate the 

 Babcock test. Four thousand, four hundred and sixty-six pieces 

 of glassware have been examined for accuracy and only 12 

 have been condemned, a smaller percentage than for any preced- 

 ing year. 



Following is a summary for the eleven years the law has been 

 in force : — 



The testing outfits in 30 creameries and milk depots have 

 been inspected. Xine of these, an exceptionally large number, 

 required reinspection. A machine that vibrates badly, caused 



Average. 



