No. 7. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURE, 



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FINANCIAL, STATEMENT FOR 1904. 



The appended financial statement showing the cash receipts from 

 all sources of the Dairy and Food Division for the year just ended is 

 respectfully submitted: 



FROM JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1904. 



Under act of 1893, oleomargarine fines, 1893 



Under act of 1899, oleomargarine fines 



Under act of 1901, oleomargarine fines, 



Oleomargarine license 



Pure food fines, ^ 



Under act of 1901, Milk fines, 



Renovated butter license 



Under act of 1901, Renovated butter fines 



Under act of 1903, Preservative act 



$100 00 



85 00 



2,098 22 



31,277 61 



53,904 05 



1,685 00 



4,042 09 



2,321 56 



669 70 



$96,183 23 



COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL. STATEMENT 1901-1904. 



In order that a fair and proper comparison with the business of 

 the several years, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904, can be made without 

 subjecting the reader to any special trouble or inconvenience, the 

 following tabular statement is presented: 



Total Amount Paid Into the State Treasury. 



Pure food fines, 



Oleomargarine license fees, act 1899, 



Milk fines, act 1901 



Oleomargarine license fees, act 1901, 



Oleomargarine fines, act 1899, 



Oleomargarine fines, act 1901, 



Oleomargarine fines, act 1893 



Renovated butter fines, act 1899, 



Renovated butter fines, act 1901 



Renovated butter licenses, 



Cheese fines, 



vinegar fines, 



Lard fines 



Preservative fines, act 1903 



1901. 



$4,883 23 



20,516 74 



225 00 



1,089 26 



5,446 97 



2,070 87 



120 00 



175 00 



105 00 



73 12 



$34,705 19 



1902. 



$8,082 20 



1,177 24 



23,927 05 



3,238 18 



5,225 75 



5 90 



572 68 

 766 67 

 169 50 

 447 24 

 23 00 



$43,635 41 



1903. 



$39,752 18 



6,093 56 



37,911 18 



616 20 



5,907 28 



125 88 



17 37 



1,632 05 



266 67 



779 34 

 357 00 



$93,458 71 



1904. 



$53,904 05 



1,685 00 



31,277 61 



85 00 



2,098 22 



100 00 



2,321 56 

 4,042 09 



669 70 



$96,183 23 



QUESTIONABLE LAWS. 



Apropos to the enforcement of the Dairy and Food Laws of Penn- 

 sylvania, and the consequent discussion of these measures through 

 the medium of the press and public generally, it might be stated that 

 it is the strict policy of the Dairy and Food Commissioner to enforce 

 all the laws placed under his administration. If the law be bad, the 

 best plan is to continue its enforcement, and thereby produce a sen- 

 timent that will result in its repeal. The rennsylvania people know 

 that to disregard one law will breed contempt for all law. If a 

 bad statute be upon the books, it is the law of the Commonwealth, 

 and law-abiding citizens will continue to observe it, while the evil- 

 disposed will continue to violate it^ the same as they do good laws. 



