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The agents must follow or get samples immediately after the 

 train leaves, or after placing it (oleomargarine) in the store- 

 houses, or it is shipped into the woods. After much privation 

 and watching they succeeded in getting 110 samples of oleomar- 

 garine, for which they are entitled to great credit for the skill- 

 ful and efficient manner in which they were procured. 



VINEGAK. 



Number of barrels vinegar examined 565 



Number wholesale stores and manufactures examined. .. 37 



BOB VEAL. 



The shipment of calves has greatly increased within the past 

 year. 



Diligent search and care has been exercised to prevent the 

 shipping of bob veal. Nearly every train passing through Utica 

 was examined by the bob-veal agent, assisted many times by the 

 other agents. The whole number seized was 34. 



RENOVATED BUTTER. 



Large quantities of renovated butter is being sold from the 

 retail stores, though properly stamped. 



PARIS GREEN AND LINSEED OIL. 



The laws regulating the manufacturing and selling of linseed 

 oil and Paris green were very generally observed, and no sam- 

 ples of either was taken in this division. 



DISEASED CATTLE AND SWINE. 



An epidemic of cattle disease broke out in the town of Russia, 

 Herkimer county, N. Y., three having died after my notification. 

 I called upon Dr. L. D. Moore, veterinary surgeon, to examine 

 the cattle with myself. He pronounced the disease as infectious 

 and contagious, and was confirmed in his opinion later by Pro- 

 fessor Law, of Cornell, who said the disease was a deadly one 

 and one which would demand immediate attention. We qua ran- 



