August, 19 1 2. 



MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



ORONO, MAINE. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director 



ANALYSTS 



James M. Bartlett Herman H. Hanson 



Royden L. Hammond Albert Verrill 



Edward E. Sawyer Helen W. Averill 



INSPECTORS 

 Elmer R. Tobey Edgar A. White 



0Uitial In^ptttiom 



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OPENED SHELL FISH. 



The definition of opened shell fish under the published food 

 standards for Maine is : Opened shellfish are from unpointed 

 beds, and are opened, packed and shipped under sanitary con- 

 ditions in sanitary containers without the addition of water or 

 direct contact with ice. 



In 191 1 samples of opened oysters and clams were obtained 

 from dealers in dififerent parts of the State. It is expected to 

 collect samples of oysters, clams and scallops the present season 

 and to enforce the above standard for these goods. 



Oysters. 



During the fall and winter of 191 1 and 1912 samples of 

 oysters were again examined at this vStation. In Official Inspec- 

 tions 30, in which the last examination of oysters was published, 

 there appeared some statements and explanations which may 

 here be repeated. 



