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This large percentage of adulterated milk, to the whole number 

 of samples taken, is no criterion of the quality of milk sold in this 

 division, as the experts and agents have been careful in taking 

 samples, having in no case taken any for analysis unless there 

 were reasonable grounds for suspicion, after thoroughly making 

 all such preliminary tests as are usually made and practiced by 



them. 



CONDENSED MILK. 

 We have had but one complaint in regard to condensed milk 

 during the past year. A can with the seal broken and partly used 

 was delivered to us with a request that we have the same tested, 

 which request was granted. The analysis of it not proving en- 

 tirely satisfactory to our chemist, upon his suggestion, we took, 

 officially, two samples of the brands suspected and both proved to 

 be up to the standard. We have had no further complaints. 



VINEGAR. 



There is a large number of vinegar factories located in this 

 division, among them being what is probably the largest factory of 

 its kind in the State^ known as the Genesee Fruit Company, manu- 

 facturers of cider and vinegar. The location of this and numer- 

 ous other large factories, all of whom are apparently anxious to 

 sell none but standard vinegar, simplifies and enlightens our 

 duties in vinegar inspections, no vinegar having been found during 

 the year that was in any way deficient in solids or acidity, and no 

 samples were taken for anlysis. 



The rivalry between the different manufacturers has been such 

 that the retail dealers have been educated to buy nothing but 

 goods of a guaranteed standard, thereby insuring them both as 

 to quality and against the liability of having an article in their 

 possession below the requirements established by law. 



The experts have made numerous tests during the investiga- 

 tions at different times throughout the division, at the request of 

 retail dealers, who, in this way, doubly assured themselves that 

 the goods being sold by them were of standard quality. 



Especially pleasing to me is the fact that the law in regard to 

 vinegar is being so well observed in this division that our experts 

 have not even found one suspicious sample during the entire 

 year. 



