﻿Report 
  of 
  T. 
  James 
  Owen. 
  

  

  Hon. 
  Charles 
  A. 
  Wieting, 
  C 
  ommissiomr 
  of 
  Agriculture: 
  

  

  Dear 
  Sir. 
  — 
  T 
  have 
  tiie 
  honor 
  to 
  make 
  my 
  annual 
  report 
  of 
  work 
  

   performed 
  in 
  the 
  service 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  of 
  the 
  

   fourth 
  division, 
  comprising 
  the 
  counties 
  of 
  Essex, 
  Fulton, 
  Hamil- 
  

   ton, 
  Herkimer, 
  Montgomery, 
  Oneida, 
  Oswego 
  and 
  Warren, 
  for 
  

   the 
  year 
  ending 
  September 
  30, 
  1899 
  : 
  

  

  Xumber 
  of 
  dairies 
  inspected 
  6,119 
  

  

  Xumber 
  of 
  cans 
  inspected 
  6,980 
  

  

  Peddler's 
  milk 
  inspected 
  514 
  

  

  Cans 
  inspected 
  (peddlers) 
  828 
  

  

  Cans 
  inspected 
  on 
  trains 
  22 
  

  

  Samples 
  delivered 
  to 
  chemist 
  for 
  analysis 
  57 
  

  

  YIN^EGAE. 
  

  

  AVholesale 
  dealers 
  and 
  manufacturers 
  inspected 
  2 
  

  

  IN'umber 
  barrels 
  inspected 
  231 
  

  

  Stores 
  inspected 
  (barrels) 
  269 
  

  

  N'umber 
  inspections 
  (barrels) 
  511 
  

  

  BOB 
  VEAL. 
  

   Xumber 
  of 
  bob 
  veal 
  seized 
  3 
  

  

  Tv70 
  having 
  paid 
  the 
  fine 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  vnW 
  pay. 
  

  

  MILK 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  is 
  a 
  list 
  of 
  milk 
  samples 
  taken 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  

   the 
  factory 
  samples 
  of 
  which, 
  upon 
  analysis, 
  were 
  found 
  below 
  

   the 
  State 
  standard: 
  

  

  336 
  

  

  