Lime Program 



39 limestone brands and grades were registered and 

 checked for conformance to labeling during the fiscal 

 year. 



Branding Law 



Inspections were made at farms and at wholesale, 

 retail, and roadside markets to enforce apple, potato and 

 native laws. Misbranded products were relabeled or 

 removed from sale. More than 3,000 retail stores and 

 many packing-house operations were inspected. 



Storage Laws: 



Records are kept on cold-storage and controUed-at- 

 mosphere apple rooms in order to check compliance with 

 storage laws, thereby allowing those products to move 

 into certain market areas of the country. 



Conclusion 



The Bureau, through strict adherence to laws, grades, 

 label reviews and other essential data, has done much to 

 upgrade the quaUty and condition of farm products of- 

 fered for sale in Massachusetts. These programs reflect 

 general crop conditions and market situations. The 

 uniform laws and grades allow for products in interstate 

 and export commerce. Working with other states, the 

 USDA, the Food and Drug Administration and various 

 regulated industries, the Bureau and the Department 

 have helped foster the marketing of high-quality 

 products. 



BUREAU OF FARM PRODUCTS 

 STATISTICS 



Seed Inspection Program - 

 samples officially tested, 



Fruit And Vegetable Inspection Revenue 

 fiscal year 



Feed Fertilizer and Lime Registration 

 calendar year 



Feed, Fertilizer and Lime Revenue 

 calendar year 



/a Brands /d Brands 



/b Specialty brands /e Tonnage 

 /c Commercial plants /f Penalties 



• Registrations and revenue are collected on a calen- 

 dar year for feed and fertilizer. 



. Revenue generated by inspection and registration 

 fees totalled $125,256.51. 



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