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at national gatherings. It not only gives the Commonwealth 

 a recognition and standing among other States, but an inter- 

 change of ideas and acquaintance with others doing similar 

 work promotes the general efficiency of the cause. Massa- 

 chusetts already stands high among other States in the mat- 

 ter of dairy legislation. Since the Plumley decision, which 

 was so largely due to the great ability and skill of former 

 Attorney-General Hon. A. E. Pillsbury, between twenty- 

 five and thirty States have patterned after our anti-color law ; 

 California has a Dairy Bureau ; and now Maine is contem- 

 plating organizing a Dairy Bureau of its Board of Agricult- 

 ure, patterned after the Massachusetts Bureau. In addition 

 to the above calls out of the State, the general agent of the 

 Bureau has, as a representative of the department, addressed 

 the Vermont Dairymen's Association and a dairy conference 

 of the Maine Board of Agriculture. 



Financial. 

 The following is a classified statement of the expenses of 

 the year : — 



Members of the Bureau, travelling aud i)er diem for attend- 

 ing meetings, $262 94 



Educational work, . . . 136 27 



Inspectors' salaries, 1,632 00 



Inspectors' expenses, 2,444 96 



Chemists, 1,664 60 



Geo. M. Whitaker, travelling expenses, postage, express, 



telegrams, etc., 797 92 



Printing and sujiplies, 6131 



$7,000 00 



GEORGE M. WHITAKER, 



General Agent. 



Accepted aiul adopted as the report of the Dairy Ihireau. 



J. LEWIS ELLSWORTH. 

 CARLTON D. RICHARDSON. 

 FRED W. SARGENT. 



