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sent to the Department by officers of the law for the determination of 

 alcohol, the object of the latter being to see if the sale of the same 

 was in violation of the prohibition and near-beer laws. The Depart- 

 ment of Agricultnre having no authority of law or funds for work 

 under the prohibition law has had to decline to do such work except in 

 a limited number of cases when it would aid officials in the enforcement 

 of the law. Dealers, wishing to know whether a product could or could 

 not be legally sold, have often offered to pay for examination of bev- 

 erages, but the Department having no authority of law to do the work 

 and charge for the same, had to decline to do it. 



Two of the samples examined proved to be beers and the other near- 

 beer. 



OF BEERS AND NEAR BEERS. 



■^ h J. s 



s a 





9016 

 9357 

 9356 

 8991 

 8404 



4.47 

 0.50 

 0.52 

 2.10 

 4.65 



Remarks and Conclusions 



Beer, misbranded, intoxicating; sale illegal. 

 Temperance beer. 



do. 

 Near Beer 

 Beer, intoxicating. 



flavor and odor are imparted to it by churning it with milk, skim- 

 milk, cream or buttermilk, or, possibly, by mixing a small amount of 

 butter with it. 



Forty-seven samples of butter were examined, four of which were 

 adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Food Law. Two 

 of the four, 'No. 8633 and No. 8634, were branded "1 pound pure Jersey 

 butter" but weighed not more than 14 ounces each. One sample. No. 

 9031, contained more than the legal per cent of water. Sample ISTo. 

 8985 was below standard, containing less than the legal per cent of 

 fat and more than the legal per cent of water, and one sample was 

 not properly labeled; it being in package form and did not show on 

 label the name of the manufacturer. Of these samples 8.51 per cent 

 were sold in violation of the law. 



