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form of guaranty of purity approved by the board of agricul- 

 ture, as provided for in section six of the pure-food law. 



I (or we), the undersigned wlio]esaler, jobber, or manufacturer, 

 in consideration of (name and address), retail niercliant, purchasing 



food from us, hereby guarantee that all food sohl to 



shall be pure, Avithin the meaning of what is known as the Pure-food 

 Law (An Act to Prevent the Sale of Adulterated and Misbranded 

 Food, ratified the 13th day of February, 1899), and shall conform 

 with the requirements of said law and the Standards and Eulings of 

 the Board of Agriculture as regards standards of quality, branding 

 and otherwise. This guaranty to remain in force till revoked in 

 writing. 



The article referred to in this guaranty is (or are) 



■ned 



Address 



Signed. 



Date 



GENERAL STATEMENT. 



When of general interest, analyses will be made for parties within 

 the State, if samples are taken in accordance with instructions fur- 

 nished by the Department, and the required data concerning the 

 samples are given. 



Results of analyses are sent to parties sending samples and parties 

 from whom samples are obtained by the Department, as well as the 

 manufacturer of the products. 



It is the desire of the Department to put information into the 

 hands of manufacturers, dealers, and consumers of food, and to assist 

 them in every way it can to know and manufacture, handle, and 

 use the best, most desirable, and most wholesome food products. The 

 Food Control is in the interest of the honest manufacturer, the 

 honest dealer, and for the protection of the consumer. 



SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR COMPARISON. 



For convenience of comparison of the work for the seven years, 

 and to show at a glance the products which have been examined and 

 the extent of adulteration of each, a summary of the results by year 

 and by subject is given below : 



SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY YEAR. 



1900. No. of samples examined, 507; per cent adulteration found, 56.0 



1901. No. of samples examined, 308; per cent adulteration found, 35.7 



1902. No. of samples examined, 589; per cent adulteration found, 21.3 



1903. No. of samples examined, 477; per cent adulteration found, 32.1 



1904. No. of samples examined, 347; per cent adulteration found, 17.0 



1905. No. of samples examined, 317; per cent adulteration found, 42.2 



1906. No. of samples examined, 466; per cent adulteration found, 24.7 



