No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 15 



There was occasion, recently, to compile the work of the Dairy and 

 Food Division for the two and a half years ending July 1st, 1902, 

 which may be of interest to present in this report as showing the 

 activity of the Dei>artment, a«d the effective character of its work. 

 The following table gives a summary of what has been accomplished 

 in the period oamed: 



Samples of butter analyzed Jan. 1st, 1900, to July 1st, 1902,. 3,023 



Found to be pure, 1,019 



Found to be oleomargarine, 1,840 



Found to be renovated butter, 164 



All of these samples were sold as butter except 103, which were 

 sold as oleomargarine, and (U which were sold as butterine. 



Samples of cheese analyzed, 31 



Found to be standard, 15 



Found to be below standard, 16 



Samples of milk analyzed, 436 



Found to be pure, 320 



Found to be adulterated, 116 



Samples of condensed milk analyzed, 29 



Found to be pure, 21 



Found to be adulterated, 8 



Samples of vinegar analyzed, 135 



Found to be pure, 76 



Found to be adulterated, 59 



The samples just mentioned, were taken under the provisions of 

 special laws, passed for the regulation of the sale of these particular 

 articles of food. 



The following samples were taken under a general law, enacted in 

 1895, known as the Pure Food Law, the main features of which ap- 

 pear in its first three sections, which are as follows: 



"Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.. That no person shall, within this 

 State, manufacture for sale, offer for sale or sell any article of food 

 which is adulterated within the meaning of this act. 



"Section 2. The term "food," as used herein, shall include all arti- 

 cles used for food or drink by man, whether simple, mixed or com- 

 pound. 



