DIVISION OP PAIRYIN;-? AND AWIMAL HUSBANDRY 

 I J. Peter Griffin, Director 



ANHTTAL RSr'OHT 

 July 1. 196$ - June 30. 1966 



Additional farm inspections have been made in Connecticut and eastern 

 Hew York in order to certify the supply of a new milk dealer in Maasaohu- 

 aetta. The Borden - Mitchell Dairy of Stratford, Connecticut has been is- 

 sxjed a pasterization plant permit by this Department ae a result of the 

 inspections made of its plant and producers. Other areas in which inspec- 

 tions have been made this fiscal year include Clinton County, New York, 

 near the Canadian border and producers in Washington County, New York that 

 supply a receiving station at Fort Edward, New York. 



During the month of November 1965» ao-^e of otir larger dealers were 

 " experiencing difficulty In obtaining supply. True, production was off 

 about 3?« in the milk shed but the report of the Federal Hllk Market Admin- 

 istrator indicated that there was still enough milk in the shed but it was 

 not properly distributed. This Division helped somewhat in finding ap- 

 proved sources for dealers. 



Harold B. Allen, an employee of this Division for over 30 years and 

 supervising inspector for the past years, retired the aumraer of 196i). 

 On December 1 a retirenrent dinner was given for him with 75 persona from 

 the Departrnent and the Industry present. Harold was well known throughout 

 the entire New England milk shed. 



In January of 1966 we moved from our old quarters at I4.I Tremont 

 Street to the new State Office Building, In anticipation of this move, 

 our data processing system has been revised. We now have the use of the 



