ANTRJAL REPORT 



Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry 

 J. Peter Griffin, Director 



July 1, 1970 - June 30. 1971 



Inspection and registration of all the dairy farms 

 in New England and New lork that produce milk for the 

 Massachusetts market were finally inspected by 

 December 31 » 1970 in compliance with the provisions of 

 Sections 16 - 16K of Chapter 94 of the General Laws. 

 This is the 3rd consecutive fiscal year that the divi- 

 sion has had to live within a $16,000. travel budget. 

 Numerous farm inspections were made during the months 

 July 1 - December 31, 1970 in order to catch up with 

 the work that was not accomplished in March, April, May 

 and June of 1970 because of lack of money to travel to 

 the far distant farms. To further complicate matters 

 one of our resident inspectors in Maine retired and his 

 territory had to be covered by other personnel who of 

 necessity needed travel money. It is most difficult to 

 replace these resident inspectors because v/hat we are 

 looking for is a nan qualified in the dairy field, a 

 man who is a Massachusetts citizen, (to comply v;ith the 

 civil service law) and is willing to move to Vermont or 

 Maine at his own expense, and all we can offer him is 

 $135.15 a week. For the record half of the fiscal year 

 January 1, 1971 to Jione 30, 1971 there v/as no money left 

 for travel expense and it was most difficult to keep 

 gasoline in the state cars. The net effect of this is 



