150 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES. 



The members of the Bureau went out of office automatically 

 with the reorganization of the old Board of Agriculture and the 

 creation of the new Department of Agriculture by statute which 

 took effect September 1, 1918. Since that time the work has 

 continued under the direction of the general agent. It was with 

 regret that we parted with the members of the Bureau. The 

 chairman, Mr. Bradway, whose heart was deep in the work^ 

 had served the old Board of Agriculture long and faithfully, and 

 Mr. Trull whose geniality and fairness had helped over many 

 rough spots, both retired from the Board, while the younger 

 member, Mr. Ta3dor, whose education, training and experience 

 as a stock-breeder and dairyman had always been helpful, was 

 appointed a member of the new Department of Agriculture. 



EMPLOYEES. 



Besides the general agent, the following persons have been 

 employed during the year : — 



Analysts, B. F. Davenport, Boston, and Herbert L. Clark, Emerson 



Laboratory, Springfield. 

 Agent, A. W. Lombard; also as temporary agents and assistants, Irving 



K. Wells, Albert B. Loring, Joseph W. Haggerty, George C. Willard 



and Mabel C. Willard. 



SUMMARY. 



The work of the Bureau for the year may be summarized as 

 follows: First, enforcement of dairy laws, with special reference 

 to the prosecution of commercial fraud. Second, encourage- 

 ment of practical dairying (a) by lectures and by printing and 

 distributing a large number of circulars, leaflets, etc., relating 

 to the food value of milk and milk products, thus tending to 

 increase the per capita milk consumption, which not only tends 

 to make a stronger and healthier people, but also to create a 

 better market for milk and its products; (6) by conducting a 

 clean milking contest for the double purpose of securing clean 

 milk and encouraging women and young people to assist in the 

 milking on dairy farms; (c) by contributing prizes and assist- 

 ance in milk and milk products shows, thus encouraging meri- 

 torious efforts along dairy lines; (d) by conducting a grade 



