182 Ninth Annual Report of the 



CREAM. 



Much condensed skim milk is being used for mixing with 

 cream to give it body. This, too, is in the nature of a fraud, as 

 its purpose is to deceive the purchaser. Should not cream be 

 required to be sold on a guaranteed standard of butter fat con- 

 tained? 



INSFECTIONS. 



As this division has had but three milk agents during the 

 past year, against four in former years, we have been unable to 

 inspect every creamery in the division, as would be my wish. 



During the fiscal year the milk received at 183 creameries and 

 condensaries has been inspected once, at 12 twice and at 3 three 

 times; also at 31 shipping stations and 33 villages and cities. 



Fifty-nine inspections of cities and villages for oleomargarine 

 and 18 inspections for vinegar were made, making a total 

 of 338 inspections. 



We have inspected 1,794 cans of milk offered for sale by 462 

 peddlers, from which 7 samples were taken and actions begun 

 for adulteration. 



Milk produced from 7,010 dairies, representing 26,651 cans of 

 milk, have been tested. Forty-three samples were taken from 

 this milk and a similar number of samples were taken at the 

 herd to show the actual quality of the milk produced. From 

 this number 36 samples were found to be below standard and 

 29 actions were brought against the producer for adulteration. 

 No actions were brought against the vendors of the other 7 

 samples, as the mixed milk at the herds was also found to be 

 below standard. 



SETTLEMENT OF ACTIONS. 



Since the law requiring herd samples to be taken has been in 

 effect comparatively few actions have been brought to court, 

 as a comparison of the original with the herd sample has made 

 the adulteration so plain and the proof so positive that the 

 guilty party settles the case with the attorney and thus escapes 

 the notoriety of a hopeless trial. As an illustration I will give 

 the analyses of the 29 cases above mentioned and of the herd 

 samples of the same: 



