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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Milk. 



The Bureau has done more work in enforcing the milk 

 laws during the past year than ever before, chiefly in re- 

 sponse to requests from difi'erent localities, and in instances 

 where the work could be done by an agent in connection 

 with the work on oleomargarine cases, without additional 

 expense. 



We have had three cases in court for selling milk below 

 the legal standard, and in all convictions were secured. The 

 probabilities are that in each case the milk was actually adul- 

 terated. The analyses were in — 



Case No. 1, . 

 Case Xo. 2, . 



Case No. 3, . 



We have taken during the year 139 samples of milk, of 

 which the above 3 were all that were so far below the stand- 

 ard as to w^arrant brinoinsj the case into court. 



An interesting study in the milk question is furnished by 

 the analyses of samples from different localities. In October 

 an inspector was sent by request to Methuen, and samples 

 were taken from 9 milkmen, analyzing as follows : — 



No. 1, 

 No. 2, 

 No. 3, 

 No. 4, 



No. 5, 



No. 6, 



Per Cent. 



14.98 

 12.40 

 14.28 

 12.44 

 14.36 



At another time samples were taken from 6 milkmen in 

 Greenfield, with the follow ino- results : — 



No. 1, 

 No. 2, 

 No. 3, 



Per Cent. 

 3 12.00 

 } 14.20 



13.64 

 $12.38 

 i 13.86 



No. 4, 



No. 5, 

 No. 6, 



Per Cent. 



5 14.40 

 I 12.56 

 5 13.20 

 ^12.36 

 13.24 



