2. All entries for prizes in the eastern section, comprising Essex, 

 Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and 

 Nantucket counties, must be made on or before Aug. 30, 1913. Those 

 in the western section, comprising Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire, 

 Hampden and Berkshire counties, must be made on or before Sept. 

 30, 1913. 



3. Dairies will be visited at times most convenient for the agents. 

 Owners shall be notified in ample time, and must not commence milk- 

 ing until after the agent arrives. One visit to each dairy will be made 

 by the agent for the purpose of taking the milk sample, and, if through 

 fault of the contestant the agent is not able to obtain such sample 

 at the time of his visit, said contestant shall thereby forfeit all claims 

 in this contest. 



4. A sample from the hand-drawn, unstrained, mixed milk from 

 five or more cows will be taken and tested for sediment. 



5. The dairies must be open for full and complete inspection, and 

 questions asked by the agents must be fully answered. 



6. Each dairy shall be numbered by the agent, and that number, 

 known only to him, shall be written upon the paper holding the sedi- 

 ment sample and sealed in a suitable receptacle. The same number 

 shall be written upon a card, containing the name of the owner of the 

 dairy, and sealed in an envelope. These cards and samples shall be 

 delivered to the general agent of the Dairy Bureau of the State Board 

 of Agriculture. The envelope, containing the name of the owner, 

 shall not be opened until after the awards have been made. 



7. The prizes will be awarded by competent experts, and the de- 

 cision of these judges shall be final. 



8. No prize shall be allowed for milk that is not meritoriously clean. 



9. In case of ties, prizes shall be equally divided. 



10. Announcement of the prizes awarded in the eastern section 

 may be made at the Brockton Fair, September 30. Announcement 

 of those in the western section, and of the sweepstakes prizes for 

 the State, will be made at the public winter meeting of the State Board 

 of Agriculture, in Springfield, December 2. 



Rules for Protection from Flies Contest. 



In awarding prizes in this contest the following points will be empha- 

 sized : — 



Means adopted to prevent fly breeding, including the disposal and 

 treatment of manure, refuse, etc. 



Thoroughness in screening. 



Best methods of trapping. 



General effectiveness of the whole scheme. 



1. (Rule 1 as printed above.) 



2. All entries must be made on or before Sept. 1, 1913. 



3. (Rule 5 as printed above.) 



