1907.] Number of Milk Tests made in 1906. 177 



some articles going into consumption as food, but the cans 

 or other packages will not bear the stamp of inspection. 



In all establishments, whether meat, fish, fruit or vegetable, 

 a close supervision of sanitary conditions will be maintained. 

 All packages will be required to bear the name and address 

 of the packer and a true description of the contents, with the 

 proviso, however, that in conformity with the established 

 custom of trade in certain markets, fish products may be 

 shipped without label. 



To provide for the effective enforcement of the Act an 

 adequate number of veterinarians are now being given, at the 

 public expense, a special course of training in meat, inspection, 

 and will be ready to carry out the Act as soon as it comes 

 into force. 



The despatch goes on to state that a recent careful investiga- 

 tion by a competent officer of the Department of Agriculture 

 established the fact that the conditions of the Canadian meat 

 trade were highly satisfactory. 



The arrangement made by the Board of Agriculture with 

 various Agricultural Colleges and Institutions throughout the 



country whereby farmers are enabled 

 Number of Milk Tests to have their milk tested for the percentage 

 made in 1906. of butter-fat at a fee of 6d. per sample 



was in operation during the whole of 

 last year and it is, therefore, possible to see to what extent 

 advantage was taken of the facilities offered. In the case of 

 some institutions, the practice of milk testing has been in force 

 for a longer period. From reports received from the various 

 institutions, it appears that about 1,800 separate samples were 

 sent in to be tested, a number which, considering that the 

 system has only recently come into operation, may be regarded 

 as not unsatisfactory. 



There is, however, a very striking variation in the number 

 of samples submitted in different districts which is no doubt 

 partly due to the prevalence of dairying in the particular 

 neighbourhood, but is also attributable to the fact that in some 

 cases certain farmers have sent in a large number of samples for 

 analysis in the course of the year. For instance, the Chelmsford 

 County Technical Laboratories received as many as sixty-six 



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