ANNUAL REPOKT OF THE GENERAL DAIRY AGENT. 



To the State Department of Agriculture. 



I have the honor to report herewith the work of the former 

 Dairy Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, which, since 

 September 1, has been continued by the present Department of 

 Agriculture. 



ENFORCEMENT OF DAIRY LAWS. 



The enforcement of dairy laws, so far as this Department is 

 concerned, is mainly for the purpose of correcting and prevent- 

 ing commercial fraud, and therefore differs both in purpose and 

 method from the enforcement of so-called health laws. The 

 work itself has to be performed by a different force of men and 

 in a different manner. Buying has to be done by a person 

 whose identity is unrecognized by the seller in the one case, 

 while samples for analysis are taken by a known agent in the 

 other. This statement is made by way of explanation, for it is 

 sometimes wrongly charged that the work of the Dairy Bureau 

 duplicates that of another State department; theoretically there 

 might be overlapping, but practically there is very little. 



In our judgment prosecutions for commercial fraud in all 

 foodstuffs should be made by the State Department of Agri- 

 culture, and those relating to public health by the State De- 

 partment of Health. 



In the year just closed 86 cases have been entered in court, 

 which resulted in 85 convictions. These are summarized as 

 follows : — 



Selling renovated butter in unmarked packages, 30 



Selling oleomargarine in restam-ants, etc., without notice to guests, . 48 



Selling oleomargarine in unmarked package, 1 



Selling oleomargarine without proper sign on wagon, .... 2 



Selling adulterated milk, 5 



These violations and prosecutions, together with law violated, 

 took place as follows: — 



