PART VII. 



Extracts from State Dairy Commissioner's 

 Report of 1913. 



W. B. BARNEY, Commissioner 



In looking over the yearly reports made by the commissioner 

 in this department since it was organized in 1886, we are sure 

 that in no one year has greater progress been made than since 

 our last report handed Governor Carroll on November 1st, 1912. 

 This applies to all branches of the work in charge of the depart- 

 ment. A year ago now, we were responsible for the enforcement 

 of the following laws : 



DAIRY LAW 



PURE FOOD LAW 



WEIGHT AND MEASURE LAW 



AGRICULTURAL SEED LAW 



CONCENTRATED FEEDING STUFFS LAW 



CONDIMENTAL STOCK FOOD LAW 



PAINT AND LINSEED OIL LAW 



TURPENTINE LAW 



Since that time, the Legislature has enacted an entirely new 



WEIGHT AND MEASURE LAW 



SANITARY LAW 



COLD STORAGE LAW 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER LAW AND 



CALCIUM CARBIDE LAW. 



Of the new laws given over to this Department, for enforce- 

 ment, the first three mentioned were recommended by us in our 

 last report and originated in the Department. They have in- 

 creased the work and importance of the Department measurably. 

 At a conservative estimate these new laws add a third to our 

 work. 



We consider the Sanitary Law and the Weight and Measure 

 Law as important as any of which we have the supervision. They, 

 perhaps affect more people than any other two laws on the 

 statute books. It may be considered quite a compliment to Iowa 

 people that we were not obliged to enact a sanitary measure at 

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