No. 4.] EEPORT OF DAIRY BUREAU. 227 



most part confined to the milk laws. The best work is done 

 in Boston, where ample funds warrant the securing of ex- 

 cellent ability. From Dr. Harrington's last published 

 report we extract the following information ; — 



Number of samples of milk examined, .... 13,623 

 Number of samples of butter and oleomargarine, . . 899 



During the year complaints were entered in court as 

 follows : — 



For milk not of good standai'd quality, 142 



For milk not of good standard quality (restaurant cases), . 125 



For skimmed milk not of good standard quality, ... 3 



For adulterating milk with annato, caramel or boracic acid, . 23 



For violating license law, 18 



For sales of oleomargarine not properly marked, ... 48 



For violation of the oleomargarine license law, ... 17 



For oleomargarine wagons not properly marked, ... 9 



For exposing oleomargarine in stores without signs, . . 5 



For sales of oleomargarine as butter, 51 



For sales of imitation butter, 3 



For serving oleomargarine in restaurants without notice to 



guests, 109 



The Cambridge inspector, Dr. F. A. Dunbar, reports 

 1,882 samples of milk collected, of which 262 were below 

 standard quality; 179 warnings were sent out; 75 samples 

 of butter were purchased, of which 3 proved to be 

 oleomargarine. The inspector reports that the quality of ' 

 milk procured from stores and teams is on the whole im- 

 proving ; skimming and watering constitute the usual forms 

 of adulteration. 



The Lowell inspector, Thomas O. Allen, reports 1,258 

 milk inspections, with 26 warnings, and 17 complaints for 

 having in possession, with intent to sell, milk not of good 

 standard quality ; convictions, 15. 



The Lynn inspector reports 2,236 inspections of milk, 

 with 18 complaints in court, resulting in 17 convictions. 



The Holyoke inspector, James K. Morrill, reports 58 

 inspections of milk and 1 prosecution. 



H. M. Hartshorn of Maiden reports 136 inspections of 

 milk and 1 prosecution. He recommends a law which 

 should establish a legal standard for light cream to be sold 



