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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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The following table shows the inspections without samples, 

 and the number of samples taken during the past twelve 

 years : — 



Years. 



Inspections 

 without 

 Samples. 



Samples. 



1903-13 (inclusive), . 

 1914, .... 



Total for twelve years, 



Average, 



56,291 



4,277 



60,568 

 5,047 



18,127 

 1,867 



19,994 

 1,666 



Tables relating to Oleomargarine. 

 The number of United States oleomargarine licenses in force 

 in Massachusetts in November, 1913 and 1914, is as follows: — 



1913. 1914. 



Wholesale licenses in Boston, 19 21 



Wholesale licenses in other cities, 12 19 



Totals, 31 40 



Retail licenses in Boston, 121 104 



Retail licenses in other cities and towns, 763 674 



Totals, •. SS4 778 



The following figures, taken from the annual report of the 

 United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue for 1914, 

 show the production, withdrawn tax paid, and withdrawn for 

 export of the two classes of oleomargarine, as defined by act 

 of May 9, 1902, covering the period of twelve years, since it 

 went into effect on July 1, 1902: — 



