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strong solution of soap powder and hot water and fill 

 the bottle one third full, allowing it to run down on all sides 

 of the glass. Shake thoroughly, drain and rinse with boiling 

 hot water; drain dr}^ and put away where no dust or flies will 

 gain entrance. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REGARDING THE USE OF MILK 



TESTS. 



AN ACT FOR THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE MILK IN THE 



MARKETS OF THE STATE. 



£e it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general 

 court convened : 



Section 1, Every person who holds or fills the position of milk 

 inspector in any city or town in this state, or who, either for himself 

 or in the employ of any other person, firm, or corporation manipu- 

 lates the Babcock test, or any other test, whether mechanical or 

 chemical, for the purpose of measuring the contents of butter fat or 

 solids in milk or cream as a basis for apportioning the value of such 

 milk or cream, or the butter or cheese made from the same, shall 

 procure from the superintendent of the dairy department of tlie New 

 Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts a certifi- 

 cate showing that the holder is competent and well qualified to per- 

 form such work. The fee for issuing such certificate shall in no case 

 exceed one dollar, the same to be paid by the applicant to said 

 superintendent, and to be used by the superintendent in meeting the 

 expense incurred by him under this section. 



Sect. 2. Every instrument or piece of glassware used for testing or 

 measuring milk or cream at any creamery, butter factory, cheese 

 factory, or condensed milk factory in determining the value of milk 

 or cream received from different persons, or by milk inspectors in 

 any city or town in this state, shall be tested for accuracy of meas- 

 urement and for the accuracy of the per cent, scale marked tliereon 

 by the superintendent previously named or by some competent per- 

 son designated by him. The superintendent or some person thus 

 designated shall so mark such instruments or glassware with such 

 marks or characters as cannot be erased, which marks or characters 

 shall stand as proof that they have been so tested; and no incorrect 

 instruments or glassware shall be thus marked. The superintendent 

 of the dairy school shall receive for such service the actual cose 

 incurred and no more, the same to be paid by the person or corpora- 

 tion for whom the test is made. 



Sect. 3. The person or persons who grant certificates and test 

 appliances at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the 

 Mechanic Arts shall keep a record of all persons to whom certificates 

 are issued with the dates thereof, and of the number and description 



