L56 Seventeenth Annual Report of the 



TURPENTINE, LINSEED OK FLAXSEED OIL (Article 1<>) 



Article 10 of chapter 1 of the Consolidated Laws, which was 

 formerly article 15 of the Agricultural Law, relates to turpentine, 

 linseed oils, etc. The object of this statute is to prevent the sale 

 in this state of adulterated turpentine and linseed oils, unless 

 packages containing such adulterated commodities shall be sten- 

 ciled or marked to the effect that such substances are adulterated. 

 The purchaser shall also be notified of such adulteration. 



During the year '.'>() samples of turpentine have been collected. 

 Each of these samples has been forwarded or delivered to 

 Edward J. Wheeler, chemist for the Commissioner of Agriculture, 

 at Albany. N. Y. 



There have been referred to the Attorney-General for his con- 

 sideration and for such action as the facts warrant, 15 cases, which 

 were believed to be violations of the provisions of this statute. 



The samples brought in during the year have been collected by 

 different agents of the department at times when their other duties 

 would permit their giving a little attention to the work. This 

 has been necessary because no direct appropriation is made for 

 the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act. 



AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (Article 12) 

 EXHIBIT AT THE NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION AT OMAHA 



At the beginning of the fiscal year extra work was placed upon 

 this bureau in preparing for an exhibit of New York Slate 

 agricultural products at the National Corn Exposition held in 

 Omaha, Nebraska, beginning December 9/1908. The exhibit con- 

 stituted the entire range of agricultural products of the state, 

 so far as they could be obtained, together with a large number of 

 specially prepared statistical charts showing Xew York State's 

 lead in many of the staple products of the country. Comparative 

 charts were also made showing the larger product per acre and 

 price per bushel of the cereals of the state. 



The scheme of comparison of the leading products of New 

 York State with other states was carried out as far as possible. 

 For illustration, Xew Fork's product of hay over the five leading 

 states was illustrated by five bale- of hay. the size of each repre- 



