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operative August 1, 1922. Immediately a great many cattle 

 owners voluntarilj'' made application to have their herds tested. 

 The number of herds and animals submitted on the applica- 

 tions was in excess of the funds available. Nineteen herds with 

 414 cattle were on the waiting list November 30, 1922. There 

 are now 322 herds with 9,463 cattle under supervision, which is 

 greater than last year by 148 herds with 2,998 cattle. The 

 November, 1921, report shows 55 herds with 1,807 cattle once 

 tested free, and 41 herds with 1,436 cattle fully accredited. 

 The November, 1922, report shows 101 herds with 2,371 cattle 

 once tested free, and 65 herds with 2,379 cattle fully accredited. 

 A comparison of these two reports shows a marked advance, 

 and indicates the interest of cattle owners in this important 

 work. 



Legislation. 



Through the inspection work of this Division certain oleomar- 

 garine advertisements have been detected w^hich are misleading, 

 since they use dairy terms and names of dairy animals, a use 

 which is not fair to the dairy industry or to the consumer. To 

 correct this practice legislation is recommended to prohibit 

 such advertising.^ 



The dairy inspectors of this Department, during the past 

 year, have observed on the shelves of retailers compounds which 

 consist of evaporated skimmed milk, with an amount, substan- 

 tially, of cocoanut oil substituted for the butter fat which has 

 been extracted from the whole milk. These compounds resemble 

 condensed milk, and, despite the fact that they are carefully 

 labeled and the manufacturers contend that they are not sold 

 as a substitute for condensed milk, investigations show that they 

 are placed on the shelves of retailers beside the condensed milk, 

 and in some instances the term "milk" is added, so that they 

 are being offered to consumers as a substitute for condensed 

 milk. Legislation to protect the consumer from these products 

 is therefore recommended.^ 



Chapter 36 of the Resolves of 1922, entitled "A resolve pro- 

 viding for an investigation as to the expediency of licensing 

 contractors and dealers in milk and cream and related matters, " 

 stated : ^ ^ 

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1 Introduced as House Bill No. 2. 2 Introduced as House Bill No. 3. 



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