LIST OF DAIRY MEETINGS FROM JULY 1, 1909, TO JUNE 30, 1910. Rudyard, Chippewa county, July 1. Berrien Center, Berrien county, November 5. Brown City, Sanilac county, November 27. Omaha, Neb., American Breeders' Association, December 6-8. Ada, Kent county, January 7th. Grand Rapids, Kent county, January 14th. Cheboygan, Cheboygan county, June 29th. Indian River, Cheboygan county, June 29th. Frederick, Crawford county, June 30th. Grayling, Crawford county, June 30th. Horrigan, Crawford county, June 30th. Roscommon, Roscommon county, June 30th. St. Helens, Roscommon county, June 30th. West Branch, Ogemaw county, June 30th. Standish, Arenac county, June 30th. Pinconning, Bay county, June 30th. APIARY INSPECTION. To the Hon. Colon C. Lillie, State Dairy and Food Commissioner: I hereby submit to you, as provided by law, my annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910. During the year I visited 46 apiaries consisting of 670 colonies, of these I found 29 apiaries containing more or less diseased colonies amounting in all to 100 affected with American foul brood. Instructions were given in all cases to the owners or care-takers on the proper methods of destroying those which it was not desirable to attempt to cure and of curing such as were in a condition, such as promised a fair prospect of a profitable cure. I did not find it necessary to destroy any colonies myself, as that was generally gladly attended to by the owners when that was found necessary; the only case of that nature I found it necessary to attend to personally was the boiling of the combs and the scorching the inside of the hives of ten colonies of bees that had perished of foul brood the previous winter. The owner had neglected and, in fact, refused to take care of the hives and combs, insisting that there was no such thing as foul brood and that his bees had nothing but what all bees have. Very truly yours, R. L. TAYLOR, Inspector of Apiaries. GENERAL INSPECTIONS. During the twelve months ending June thirtieth, 1910, the department inspectors visited 8,435 dealers in food products within the state including grocery stocks, ice cream manufacturers and dealers, as well as bakeries, meat markets, restaurants, etc. They also inspected and reported on 555 creameries, 144 cheese factories, including skimming stations and milk depots, 376 farm dairies and made 431 city milk supply inspections. INSPECTIONS.-HOW REPORTED. Inspections of creameries, cheese factories, farm dairies and city milk supply are reported in the bulletins issued by the Department. By way of explanation the following pages are reprinted from a monthly bulletin. These bulletins, containing reports of inspections as shown on the pages reprinted, will be mailed to parties applying for same. |