DAIRY BUREAU-1905. CARLTON D. RICHARDSON, WEST BROOKFIELD, Chairman. JOHN M. DANFORTH, LYNNFIELD CENTRE. HENRY E. PAIGE, AMHERST. Secretary. J. LEWIS ELLSWORTH, Executive Officer and Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. General Agent. P. M. HARWOOD. ADDRESS, ROOM 136, STATE HOUSE, BOSTON. REPORT. The nature of the Bureau's work has not materially changed from that of the two preceding years. In the number of cases prosecuted, violations of the renovated butter, oleomargarine and milk laws have been as in the order named. It gives us pleasure, however, to announce that violations of these laws are, on the whole, decreasing. In 1903 the Bureau made 5,524 inspections and secured 272 convictions; in 1904, 5,594 inspections and 166 convictions; while in 1905, with 5,836 inspections, the number of convictions was but 155. The total convictions, 593 for the three years, were secured from 596 violations of law, a net loss of but a trifle over one-half of one per cent. This year there were no cases lost. Many calls have been made upon this department during the year for lectures, use of the stereopticon, publications, dairy demonstrations, judging of dairy stock and dairy products, etc. These have been responded to so far as time and appropriation would permit, and as a result an increased amount of educational work has been done. There has been no change in the membership of the Bureau. C. D. Richardson, reappointed by Governor Douglas, has remained as chairman; P. M. Harwood, re-elected by the Board of Agriculture, has continued as general agent; A. W. Lombard has served as agent, and four others have been temporarily employed. The chemical work has been done by Dr. B. F. Davenport. The summary of the work is as follows: Total number of inspections, 15,836 Number of inspections where no sample was taken, 4,887 Number of samples of butter and oleomargarine, nearly all Cases in court, purchased, Number of samples of milk and cream, mostly purchased, Meetings addressed by the chairman of the Bureau, Meetings addressed by the general agent, Cases prosecuted during the year, by months and courts, with law violated, and results, are as follows: 851 120 155 15 21 1 Twenty-two extra samples were taken during inspections, therefore this total is twenty-two less than the sum of the next three items. * In connection with milk inspector of Boston. |