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requiiremeri'ts of the law have been met b}- the dealers has been 

 most gratifying. 



THie (two commodities which seem to have been most com- 

 pletely overlooked in the matter of meeting the requirements 

 of this statute are products that are universally used every day 

 in the >'ear, namely, butter and bread. Considerable comment 

 has been caused by the butter manufacturers — as butter has 

 been brought within the scope of this statute — and complaint 

 has been made that in order to meet the requirements of the 

 law they would tbe sulbjected to additional exipense and the work 

 would be attended by more or less hardship. This in a way is 

 acknowledged, realizing that in many cases the persons engaged 

 in the manufacture of butter do not have the proper facilities 

 for moulding and accurately weighing their product; however, 

 it is believed that in almost every case the procuring of scales 

 and the accurate weighing of butter before selling would be of 

 advantage aside from living in conformity with the law, as no 

 doubt butter is sold over weight in m.any instances. It seems 

 reasonable to suppose that the sale of any product can be best 

 accomplished by knowing accurately the amount exchanged for 

 money value, and the cost of production thus more accurately 

 cooTLputed. 



In the adoption of a correct laibel for butter, the manufactur- 

 ers of this product have usually included their name and ad- 

 dress with the required net weight, an action that is commenda- 

 ble. 



In the marketing of bread, some Httle difficulty has been 

 experienced on the part of the bakers from outside the state. 

 The point has been raised as to the consistency in asking that 

 the requirements be complied with if the wrapper bears the 

 statement "One loaf." As we have no provision of the statute 

 defining the weight of a loaf of bread, the only reasonable solu- 

 tion of this problem seemed to be to insist that the quantity ot 

 the contents should 'be plainly stated on the outside of the 

 wrapper. The bakers wdthin the state have apparently taken 

 special pains to meet the requirements of the law. In reply to 

 the requests for information as to the requirements for mark- 

 ing the net weight on bread and butter, a point has been made 

 by dealers and they have signified their intentions of evading 

 the law by selling bread and butter unwrapped. When such 



