Report of John H. Foley. 



Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: 



Dear Sir. — I beg to herewith submit mj annual report as assist- 

 ant commissioner of agriculture for the eighth division, compris- 

 ing the counties of Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and 

 Yates, showing in detail the work performed in the division dur- 

 ing the year ending September 30, 1895. 



I am pleased to report that our efforts toward the impartial 

 enforcement of the agricultural laws have been rewarded with 

 satisfactory results. We have endeavored to faithfully discharge 

 our duties to the Department without prejudice or undue assump- 

 tion of the authority vested in us. We have not relaxed in our 

 vigilance, but have diligently sought to improve the quality of 

 the dairy products manufactured and sold in the several counties 

 under our supervision by systematic and careful examinations of 

 the milk offered for sale by peddlers on the streets of our large 

 towns and cities, the butter and cheese on sale in grocery stores 

 and creameries, and also the milk delivered at the several cheese 

 and butter factories. 



Our district covers so much territory and contains so many 

 large cities and towns that it is impossible for us, with the linv 

 ited force of experts at our command, to visit regularly all the 

 butter and cheese factories in this division, but as all manufac- 

 turers of butter and cheese, for their own protection, make spe- 

 cial tests of the milk delivered at their factories we do not deem 

 it absolutely necessary to visit them, unless for some special 

 reason or when called upon to do so. 



IMITATION BUTTER. 

 In our last report to you we had occasion to call attention to 

 the attempt of Messrs. Armour & Co. to introduce into the Roch- 

 ester market their products, oleomargarine and butterine, the 



