REPORT OF THE DAIRY BUREAU. 



The membership of the Dairy Bureau has continued 

 through the year the same as at the time of our last report, 

 Mr. J. L. Ellsworth of Worcester having been reappointed. 

 The active executive work has continued under the charge 

 of George M. Whitaker, who has been reappointed for an- 

 other liiennial term. The statute title of this position is very 

 misleading. The Bureau has had in its employment during 

 the year three agents, the same ones previously reported, 

 Messrs. J. W. Stockwell, George F. Baldwin and Charles 

 C. Scott. Dr. Charles Harrington, the Boston milk in- 

 spector, and his staff are also agents of the Bureau, serving 

 without compensation from the State, in order to promote 

 harmony and efficiency of action. The chemical work has 

 been done by Dr. B. F. Davenport. 



Oleomargarine . 



The work of the Bureau in enforcing the laws relative to 

 imitation butter has been statistically as follows : — 



Number of inspections, . , 1,986 



Samples taken, 212 



Cases in court, 26 



Of these, in only two instances were the defendants ac- 

 quitted. 



Complaints were made for the following causes : — 



Selling or having in possession with intent to sell an imitation 



of yellow butter, 16 



Serving oleomargarine in hotels and restaurants without giving 



notice, 5 



Obstructing officers, 6 



The court cases are fewer than last year, but do not repre- 

 sent any diminution in the work. The number of arrests is 



