128 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [P. D. 4. 



2. All heifers eligible for entry must have been sired by pure- 

 bred bulls which are either registered or eligible for registry. 

 Satisfactory proof must be furnished in each instance. In case 

 of registered bulls the certificate of registry will be accepted. 

 In case of pure-bred bulls eligible for registry satisfactory affi- 

 davits must be filed at the time of entry. 



3. All animals must have been bred and raised by the exhib- 

 itor. 



4. No animal will be eligible in more than one class. 



5. All entries must be made on or before July 31, 1918. 



6. All animals must be exhibited at the 1918 annual exhibi- 

 tion of an agricultural society receiving bounty from the State, 

 or such other place as shall be approved by the Dairy Bureau 

 of the State Board of Agriculture, and the exhibit may be 

 made at the society's grounds or approved place most con- 

 venient for the exhibitor. 



7. Animals will be scored and judged by competent experts, 

 and the decision of these judges shall be final. 



8. No prize shall be allowed for unmeritorious animals. 



9. The right to reject or cancel any and all entries is reserved 

 by the Dairy Bureau. 



10. Results will be Announced as soon as possible after the 

 close of the contest. 



11. A certificate of award will accompany each cash prize. 



Condensed Milk. 



The reports of the Boston Chamber of Commerce show that 



the amount of condensed milk handled in Boston in 1917 was 



50,337 barrels and 880,072 cases. This shows an increase over 



1916 of 47,392 barrels and 117,626 cases. (See table on page 134.) 



Oleomargarine. 

 The United States licenses for the sale of oleomargarine in 

 force in Massachusetts November 30, 1917, were: manufac- 

 turers, 3; wholesale dealers, 73; and retail dealers, 3,078; 

 making a total of 3,154, or more than three times the number 

 (916) reported for November, 1916. The manufacturers are as 

 follows: Swift & Co., Gore Street, East Cambridge; Sam C. 



