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and complied with the provisions of the law relative to 600 dif- 

 ferent brands. The number of brands registered in 1890 was 

 2268, offered by 190 supposed manufacturers. 



The number of samples collected between April 5th and 

 October 1st was 638, representing 450 brands, each manufacturer 

 being represented by from 1 to 28 bmuds. The results of the 

 inspection during the year show that few brands fell short of 

 the guarantees to any important extent. 



Inspection of concentrated feeding stuffs. — The concentrated feed- 

 ing stuffs law practically became effective at the beginning of 

 the year 1900. Eighty-two manufacturers registered their goods 

 and paid license fees on one hundred and four brands. During 

 the year many samples of feeding stuffs were selected at dif- 

 ferent points in the State, one hundred and four of which were 

 analyzed, the results being published in bulletin 176. The re- 

 sults of the inspection show that in the main the leading nuinu- 

 facturers are meeting their. guarantees. It also appears that 

 some feeding stuffs were sold illegally, which is not surprising 

 in view of the short time during which the law has been in 

 operation. There are evidences that the law is meeting with 

 favor and that it is exerting a valuable educational influence. 



Inspection of Paris green and other insecticides. — Twenty-seven 

 samples of Paris green and other insecticides were taken and 

 analyzed. The general result is to show a good quality of Paris 

 green in the market. One brand was found to be wholly unfit 

 for use. The law under which we are operating is seriously 

 defective in several points and it is proposed to ask the Legis- 

 lature of 1901 to amend it. 



Inspection of Bahooeh test glassware. — The Legislature of 1900 

 passed a law requiring that' all Babcock glassware used by 

 creameries and cheese factories which buy milk on the basis of 

 the Babcock test shall be examined by the Station and marked. 

 During the year 2,259 bottles have been received, 76 of which 

 were inaccurate. The new bottles were, as a rule, fairly correct, 

 the largest variation being in those made in the early history of 

 the test. Some bottles of that character showed a variation of 

 one per ct. from the true scale. 



