No. 4.] REPORT OF DAIRY BUREAU. 383 



Statistical Work. 

 The statistical report of our work lias been as follows : — 



Inspections of stores, wagons and railroad stations, for illegal 



keeping of imitation butter, 1,35] 



Samples taken of real or imitation butter, 230 



Samples taken of milk, 901 



Samples taken of cream, 6 



Samples taken of cheese, 1 



Samples taken of condensed milk, 2 



The Bureau has had in court during the past year 60 

 cases, as follows : — 



Having milk of less than standard quality in possession with in- 

 tent to sell, 30 



Having milk to which preservative had been added in possession 



with intent to sell, 9 



Having an imitation of yellow butter in possession with intent 

 to sell, 13 



Serving oleomargarine in hotels and restaurants without giving 

 notice, 3 



Obstructing officers in the prosecution of their work, ... 5 



60 



In addition to these, evidence has been secured in five 

 other cases, complaints have been made and warrants issued, 

 but the officers have been unable to find the defendants, who 

 have left the vicinity if not the State. Four of these were 

 imitation butter cases, and one for obstructing an officer. 



Of the above 60 cases in court, in only one instance was 

 the defendant acquitted and discharged. In that case he 

 was charged with obstructing an officer who was engaged in 

 getting samples. 



Imitation Butter. 



The Bureau has enforced the laws regulating the sale of 

 imitation butter as vigorously as usual, aud along the same 

 general lines. Stores are visited and samples taken or pur- 

 chases made, suspicious " butter" wagons are overhauled and 

 inspected, and various clues followed in such manner as the 

 exigencies of each particular case seem to demand. Some- 



