70 



per fici-p. A brick bnililins is in process of erection, and it is expected that Hie 

 station will be equipped for its work during the eoniin.i; winter. George Lilley is 

 director of the station. 



Wyoming Coli.kgk. — The name of the president of the college is A. A. Johnson, 

 instead of T. A. Johnson, as printed in Circular No. 20 of this Otlice. 



Ql'kknsland.— Bulletin No. 8 of the Department of Agriculture at Brisbane, issued 

 Febrnary, 18-)1, is edited by E. M. Shelton, and is made up of abstracts of bulletins 

 of the New Hami)shire, Michigan, Tennessee, Mis.sonri, Ma.ssachnsetts Hatch, Ala- 

 bama College, and Louisiana Stations. 



Ru.ssiA. — A law enacted May 11. 1-^91, regarding the manufacture and sale of oleo- 

 margarine and artificial butter in the Empire is summarized in the MUch /.titung, 

 No. A'.), 181)1, as follows : 



(1) The law understands by the term "margarine" the material prejiared from 

 fresh beef fat, after the separation of the stearine, according to the metluKl of Mi'ge 

 Monri^s; and by "artificial butter," the material i)repared from 100 parts by weight 

 of margarine and 100 parts by weight of milk or 10 parts of cream. 



(2) The manufacture of margarine and artificial butter is restricted to establish- 

 ments fitted uj) exclusively for this purpose. 



(:{) Such establishinriits, as well a.s slaughterhouses furnishing them with crude 

 materials, will be under the supervision of special olVicials, to be appointed by the 

 minister of linance. Tiie expense of this 8iii)ervision is to bo contributed by the 

 manufaetiirers. 



(4) It is forbidden (n) to color margarine or artificial butter the color of cows' 

 butter; {b) to mix margarine or other fats with cows" butter for the purpose of selling, 

 to bring such mixtures into the market or to store in places where cowm' butter is 

 kept or sold. 



(.^)) All vessels in which it is exposed for sale mu.st be plainly marked " Marg.-irine" 

 or " Artificial Butter." Tubs or boxes containing these materials must also bear the 

 name of the manufacturer. 



(G) All stores or establishments dealing in oleomargarine or artificial butt«'r must 

 display in a prominent place a placanl to this etVect. 



(7) The selling of lliese materials in stores which are especially for the sale of dairy 

 products is not allowable. 



(5) The importation ofthe.se materials from other countries is forbidden. 



(il) The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior are charged with the 

 execution of the law, and the .seeing to it that the manufacture iscarried on under 

 projier sanitary conditions. 



The penalty ft)r olVering adulterated cows' butter for sale, or the storing of such 

 adulterated bntler where cows' butter is made or sohl, is forfeiture of the material 

 and imprisonment not exceeding one month, or a tine not exceeding KK) rubles (.$77). 

 The penalty for disregard of the other clauses of the law as to manufacture and sale, 

 is forfeiture of the material and a fine not exceeding 100 rubles. 



Station at Darmstadt, Germany.— According to a recent report by Prof. Paul 

 Wagner*, 411 samples of Thomas slag were sent to the station for analysis during 

 181)0. The percentages of phosphoric acid contained in the.se samples are grouped a« 

 follows: In D samples 10 to I'J per cent., in 72 samples 12 to 14, in 121 samples 14 to 

 If), in 110 samides 1() to IS, in 73 samples 18 to 20, in 20 samples over 20. The 

 average percentage was 10.21 per cent. There was also considerable variation in the 

 mechanical condition of the samples, the percentage of fine mealt ranging from M 

 to 1)5; 89 .samples contained less and 322 samples more than 7J per cent of fine meal. 



• Zcitscb. f. d. landw. Ver. He.ssen.s. 



t Experiment Station Record, vid. II, p. 523. 



