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



Local Milk Inspectors. 

 A list of the local inspectors of milk in the State will be 

 found on page 141 of this report. The Bureau acknowledges 

 its indebtedness to, and appreciation for the assistance and 

 hearty co-operation of, these local inspectors. 



Personnel of the Bureau. 

 The personnel of the Bureau remains unchanged, and is as 

 follows: Omer E. Bradway of Monson, chairman, George W. 

 Trull of Tewksbury and George E. Taylor, Jr., of Shelburne. 

 The executive force, agents, analysts, etc., are as follows: 

 executive officer and secretary, Wilfrid ^Yheeler; general agent, 

 P. M. Harwood; analysts, B. F. Davenport, j\I,D., Boston, 

 and Gilbert L. Clark, Emerson Laboratory, Springfield; agent, 

 A. W. Lombard; and five temporary agents have been em- 

 ployed. 



Summary of Police Work. 



Total number of inspections, 6,540 ^ 



Number of inspections where no samples were taken, . . . 5,376 

 Number of samples of butter, oleomargarine and renovated butter, 



all purchased, 1,135 



Number of samples of milk and cream, 95 



Cases entered in court, 93 



Convictions, 93 



Cases prosecuted during the twelve months ending Novem- 

 ber 30, 1917, are summarized as follows: — 



* There were 66 extra samples taken during the year, therefore this number is 66 less than the 

 sum of the next three items. 



