Circular No. 57 (Revision of No. 28) September, 1915 



MASSACHUSEHS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



Department of Chemistry 



RULES RELATIVE TO TESTING DAIRY COWS 



General Requirements 



The Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, working in 

 conjunction with the various pure bred cattle associations, will conduct, 

 when possible, official tests of pure bred cows, on the following 

 conditions : 



1. Two weeks' notice of a desired test must be given the Station. 



2. Charges for testing will be as follows ; 



(a) The charge for a single day's test, when made in a sequence 

 with others of a similar character, will be $5.00. Additional days for 

 the same party will be at the rate of $2.75 per day. These prices do 

 not include the tester's time while en route. 



(b) The charge for a "seven-day" test will be $25.00. An allow- 

 ance of nine consecutive days will be made, which shall include the 

 tester's time en route. Additional days beyond the nine day limit will 

 be charged for at the rate of $2.75 a day. 



(c) The charge for a "thirty-day" test will be $80.00, and 32 

 consecutive days will be allowed, which shall include the tester's 

 time en route. Additional days beyond the 32 day limit will be at the 

 rate of $2.50 a day. 



(d) When the cost of supervisor's time and traveling expenses is 

 in excess of the preceding rates the actual cost of the test will be 

 charged. Such a charge, however, will not include office supervision, 

 breakage or items other than the supervisor's time and traveling 

 expenses. 



(e) All bills for this work must be paid within ten days of date 

 rendered. Breeders failing to comply with this requirement shall 

 lose the privilege of having their cows tested under Experiment 

 Station supervision. 



(f) The owner of the stock must, at his expense, care for the 

 supervisor during the test, and when necessary, convey him to and 

 from the railroad station or car line. 



