No. 4.] REPORT OF THE DAIRY BUREAU. 



233 



The following is a list of inspections witbont samples and 

 the number of samples taken in the years 1903-11, inchi- 

 sive : — 



OlEO MAR G ARTISTE. 



Xo sales of colored oleomargarine have been discovered 

 by the agents of the Bureau during the year. 



On account of the lower price of butter the oleomargarine 

 trade has declined somevv'hat. Some idea of the extent of 

 this may be obtained from a comparison of uncolored oleo- 

 margarine licenses in force in Massachusetts in ISTovember, 

 1910 and 1911, with the prices of butter for those years. 



Wholesale licenses in Boston, 

 Wholesale licenses in other cities, 



Total, 



Retail licenses in Boston, 



Retail licenses in other cities and towns, 



Total, 



698 459 



For prices of butter see page 235. 



The following figures, taken from the annual report of 

 the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue for 



