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possible to make the inspections during the fall, the figures would have 

 shown a substantial increase over the previous year. 



Record of Performance (R. O. P.). There were 54 R. O. P. inspec- 

 tions made on the 11 poultry and two turkey flocks participating. For 

 the 1944-45 R. O. P. year, 7035 birds were trapnested, of which 2841 

 (40 per cent) qualified. 



Register of Merit (R. O. M.). New Hampshire breeders had 2872 

 birds in 215 special matings during the past hatching season. 



E. T. Bardwell, D. F. Woodward 



Dairy Testing 



For the year ending June 30, 1946, 272 samples of milk and cream 

 have been tested for butterfat, 21 samples for bacteria, and nine samples 

 of ice cream for total solids. 



During the year, 444 milk test bottles and 110 pipettes were cali- 

 brated. 



Other services covered under Dairy Bacteriology Testing include 

 the supplving of Babcock glassware to the D. H. I. A. testers. 



H. C. Moore 



A total of 314 samples of milk submitted by New Hampshire dairy- 

 men and veterinarians were diagnosed for bovine mastitis. 



L. W. Slanetz 



