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best grades of oleomargarine were white or light in 

 color. 



Quantity of oleomargarine produced, 1 1888 to 1911 

 inclusive : 



v Pounds of 



Oleomargarine. 



1899 83,130,474 



1900 107,045,028 



1901 104,943,856 



1902 126,316,427 



1903 73,284,096 2 



i94 50,199,642 



1905 51,987,336 



1906 554,34,900 



1907 7^366,775 



1908 81,525,600 



1909 92,282,815 



1910 141,862,280 



1911 121,162,795 



Total, pounds 739, 106, 239 



For two years, from 1902, the production of oleomar- 

 garine decreased. This, no doubt, is attributable to the 

 act of May 9, 1902, which went into effect July i of that 

 year. 



(Annual Report, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 

 1911): 



A great deal of oleo oil is manufactured in this country 

 and exported to Europe. It is said that in Holland there 

 are 70 factories which get their oleo oil largely from the 

 United States. 



Food Value. Oleomargarine, when made in compli- 

 ance with the laws of the land, is a legally recognized prod- 



1 Bureau of Statistics, U. S. Dept of Agr. 



2 First year new Oleo Law, imposing lo-cent tax on colored margarine, 

 was in force. 



