4 per cent. fat; No. 15, 4.6 per cent. fat; No. 16, 4 per cent. fat; No. 17, 4 per cent. fat; No. 18, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 19, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 20, 4 per cent. fat; No. 21, 4 per cent. fat; No. 22, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 23, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 24, 4 per cent. fat; No. 25, 4 per cent. fat; No. 26, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 27, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 28, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 29, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 30, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 31, 4 per cent. fat; No. 32, 4 per cent. fat; No. 33, 4.2 per cent. fat; No. 34, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 35, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 36, 4 per cent. fat; No. 37, 4 per cent. fat; No. 38, 4.4 per cent. fat; No. 39, 4 per cent. fat; No. 40, 4.2 per cent. fat. Commencing in May, at the request of the cheese-makers, I undertook to make an inspection of the milk delivered at one hundred and upwards of the different factories in Jefferson county, making Babcock tests whenever requested, which inspection consumed all the time during May, June and July. Record of Babcock test made at Smithville Factory, first week in May, 1896: No. 1, 3.2 per cent. fat; No. 2, 3.3 per cent. fat; No. 3, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 4, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 5, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 6, 4 per cent. fat; No. 7, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 8, 3.2 per cent. fat; No. 9, 3 per cent. fat; No. 10, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 11, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 12, 3.3 per cent. fat; No. 13, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 14, 3.3 per cent. fat; No. 15, 4 per cent. fat; No. 16, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 17, 3 per cent. fat; No. 18, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 19, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 20, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 21, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 22, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 23, 4 per cent. fat; No. 24, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 25, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 26, 3.4 per cent. fat. The condition of the milk was good at the above factory. The following Babcock test was made by me at Mather's Factory, town of Henderson, Jefferson county, middle of the month of May, 1896: No. 1, 4 per cent. fat; No. 2, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 3, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 4, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 5, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 6, 4 per cent. fat; No. 7, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 8, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 9, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 10, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 11, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 12, 4 per cent. fat; No. 13, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 14, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 15, 3.4 per cent. fat; No. 16, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 17, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 18, 3.2 per cent. fat; No. 19, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 20, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 21, 4.2 per cent, fat; No. 22, 4 per cent. fat; No. 23, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 24, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 25, 3.5 per cent. fat; No. 26, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 27, 3.3 per cent. fat; No. 28, 3.6 per cent. fat. The above milk was in good condition, showing good care. The factory is one of the finest in Jefferson county. Drainage perfect. The following is a record of Babcock test of milk made by me at the Home Cheese Factory of Hon. John P. Douglas, near Theresa, Jefferson county, August 1, 1896: No. 1, 4 per cent. fat; No. 2, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 3, 3.7 per cent. fat; No. 4, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 5, 3,7 per cent. fat; No. 6, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 7, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 8, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 9, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 10, 4 per cent. fat; No. 11, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 12, 3.6 per cent. fat, No. 13, 4.2 per cent. fat; No. 14, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 15, 4.2 per cent. fat; No. 16, 4 per cent. fat; No. 17, 3.8 per cent. fat; No. 18, 3.9 per cent. fat; No. 19, 4 per cent. fat; No. 20, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 21, 3.6 per cent. fat; No. 22, 3.6 per cent. fat. I found the milk to be in fair condition, though it lacked proper aeration. The factory buildings are being extensively repaired and when completed will be one of the finest and most perfect in northern Jefferson county. In the month of August I was called to the Winona Cheese Factory in the town of Lorraine, Jefferson county, to make an inspection of milk. Result, I took a sample of milk, Label No. 159, from the mess of one Clark Moore to Dr. Theodore Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y., who certified it to be below standard. The case as yet has not been brought to trial. The 1st of September I was called to attend Circuit Court at Watertown, as a witness in the case of the People v. Albert Golby, Label No. 3336, it being a sample of milk which I took June 19, 1895, at the Gebler Factory near Redwood, N. Y. Case tried; defendant found guilty and fined $100. About the middle of September I made a Babcock test of milk varying from 3.4 to 4.2. Milk in fine condition. Factory in good condition, clean and drainage good. The last part of September I made inspection of milk at Philadelphia, Hall's Corners and Brooklyn Cheese Factories, and found the milk in all the above factories to be above standard in fats. In conclusion, I desire to call your attention to the inspection of vinegar in the fifth division. I think that the Department will be simply voicing public sentiment by vigorously pushing the work of looking after and preventing the sale of impure and unwholesome vinegar, under false names and deception, as much as it was when pursuing that colossal fraud, oleomargarine. Respectfully submitted, CHAS. S. KELLOGG, Agent. All of which is repectfully submitted, S. BROWN RICHARDSON, Assistant Commissioner. REPORT OF CHARLES R. PAYNE. Hon. CHAS. A. WIETING, Commissioner of Agriculture: Dear Sir. Herewith I respectfully submit my first annual report as Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture for the Sixth Division of the Agricultural Department of the State of New York, comprising the counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga and Tompkins. As the year covered by this report ends on September 30, 1896, and as my appointment did not take effect until October 1, 1896, it will be seen that this report is made for the last year in office of my predecessor, Peter H. Parker, Esq. I find, after much careful examination, that the affairs of this Department are in a very satisfactory condition. Much attention. has been given during the year to the quality of the milk shipped from the various factories in the division, and in the main it has been found to be of good quality. Following are the reports of the agents in the sixth division: Detailed Report of Work Performed. REPORT OF JAMES BOICE. Number of days in court.. 17 Number of days inspecting milk, butter, cheese and vinegar... 176 Number of days inspecting herds... 2 Number of days obtaining evidence and delivering samples.. 21 Number of days on special duty, conferring with P. H. Parker. 19 Total number of days.. 235 Number of creameries inspected as to condition...... Number of cheese factories inspected as to condition... Number of stables inspected as to condition.. 52 1 62 22 563 50 2 38 32 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots... 993 Number of dairymen's milk inspected at butter creameries .. 990 Number of dairymen's milk inspected at cheese factories, Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at railroad depot... 326 3,360 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries.... 1,834 |