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tral Massachusetts, and also over the Boston & Albany road. 

 By one way Barre is 108 miles from Boston, and by the 

 other 64. But it would be difficult to pay different prices 

 at the same place, and the 64-mile price must govern. These 

 variations from the schedule are noted by dotted lines about 

 thctowns affected. 



The milk laws of other States contain some interesting 

 suggestions. 



Minnesota prohibits the keeping of cows for the produc- 

 tion of milk for market or for manufacturing the same into 

 articles of food "in a crowded or unhealthy condition." 

 The dairy commissioner is required to furnish all the dairies 

 shipping milk to the city, and all the peddlers or venders of 

 milk in the cities within the State, with blanks for the pur- 

 pose of making a report of the amount of milk and dairy 

 goods handled, "and all milk dairies, milk venders and 

 milk peddlers shall send to the State food and dairy commis- 

 sioner quarterly reports of all the business done by each and 

 every such person, firm or company in handling dairy prod- 

 ucts during the last three months past, as designated under 

 the different headings of printed blanks. No person shall 

 sell or offer for sale any cream that contains less than 20 

 per centum of fat." 



Minnesota is the only State, so far as we know, that has a 

 law relating to clean cans. It is as follows : " Any person, 

 persons, firm or corporation who receives any milk or cream 

 in cans, bottles or vessels which have been transported over 

 any railroad or boat line, where such cans, bottles or vessels 

 are to be returned, shall cause the said cans, bottles or ves- 

 sels to be emptied before the said milk or cream contained 

 therein shall become sour, and shall cause the said cans, 

 bottles or vessels to be immediately washed and thoroughly 

 cleansed and aired." 



Wisconsin authorizes its dairy commissioner to make reg- 

 ulations when needed concerning the cleanliness of utensils, 

 rooms, buildings, etc., used in the sale of dairy products. 



Chapter 425, Acts of 1894, is as follows: "No producer 

 of milk shall be liable to prosecution on the ground that the 

 milk produced by him is not of good standard quality, un- 

 less the milk alleged not to be of such quality was taken 



