2)6 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I915. 



Hamuiond's Slug Shot. 



Under the above name, Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, New York, has registered an 

 insecticide guaranteed to contain not less than 1 per cent, of arsenic and not over 85 

 per cent, inert ingredients. The goods were not sampled in 1914. 



Bug Death. 



Under the above name, the Danforth Chemical Company of Leominster, Mass. 

 registered ''a safe and sure remedy for all plant eating pests.'' It is claimed to carry 

 not less than 47 per cent, zinc oxide, not more than .5 per cent, lead oxide and not more 

 than 48 per cent, inert ingredients. The sample examined weighed 17.6 ounces and 

 carried 48.23 per cent, zinc oxide and .5.10 per cent, lead oxide. Passed. 



Powdered Hellebore. 



ISTame and Address of Mak- 

 er AND Name of Goods. 



Ci-AJMS Made on Cehtifi- 

 CATE OR ON Label. 



Results of Examination. 



TheXJas. A. Blanchard Co., \ lb. net 

 New York City. Lion 

 Brand Pure Powdered 

 Hellebore. 



Brewer & Co., Worcester,: 100 per cent. pure. 

 Mass. Powdered White 

 Hellebore. 



Carter, Carter <fe Meigs Co., ICC per cent. pure. 

 Boston, Mass. Powdered 

 White Hellebore. 



Cook, Everett & Pennell, Weight not stated on label. 

 Portland, Maine. Pure: 

 Powdered White] 

 Hellebore. 



Leggett & Brother, NewtPure. Weight not stated o 

 York City. Anchor Brand' label 

 Powdered Hellebore. 



Lehn & Fink, New Y o r k 100 per cent, pure, \ lb. 

 City. Powdered 

 Hellebore. 



Jaynes Drug Co., Boston, Pure 

 Mass. Powdered White 

 Hellebore. 



Net weight, 8.9 ounces. No 

 adulteration. Passed. 



Not sampled in 1914. 



Not sampled in 1914. 



Net weight, 5.3 ounces. No 

 adulteration. 



n Net ■« eight, 7.9 ounces. Adul- 

 terated by addition o f 

 cereal starch. 



'Net weight, 4.8 ounces. No 

 adiilteration . Passed. 



Not sampled in 1914. 



DahnatioH Insect Pozcder. 



Insect powder was registered in 1914 by the following: 

 Archibald & Lewis Co., New York City, Black Diamond Brand. 

 The Jam-33 A. Blanchard Co., New York City, Lion Brand. 

 Brewer & Co., Worcester. Mass. 

 Carter, Carter & Meigs Co., Boston, Mass. 

 Cook, Everett & Pennell, Portland, Maine. 

 Jaynes Drug Company, Boston, Magic Brand. 

 Leggett & Brother. New York City, Anchor Brand. 

 Lehn & Fink, New York City. 

 Stallman Co., New York City. 

 Caldwell Sweet Co., Bangor. 



Only one sample of Dalmation powder was collected by the inspectors in 1914 and 

 that was found to be without adulteration. 



