Scope and Content: The Dairy Bureau was constituted in 1891 in the State Board of Agriculture (State Dept. of Agriculture in 1918) to regulate manufacture and sale of butter and cheese in Massachusetts. In 1919 it was replaced by the Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry in the Dept. of Agriculture.  Minutes record date, attendees, and actions of the bureau’s monthly meetings. Series includes copies of letters to board members and letters of recommendation for an inspector position.
Notes: Transferred to Archives, Feb. 1996, from State Library of  Massachusetts, Special Collections
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