March, 1914. 



MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



ORONO, MAINE. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director 



ANALYSTS. 



James M. Bartlett Herman H. Hanson 



Royden L. Hammond Edward E. Sawyer 



Elmer R. Tobey Harold P. Vannah 



(Official Sngpectionsi 



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BUTTER. 



During the year 1913 a good many lots of package butter 

 were weighed in different parts of the State. Where the short- 

 age in weight was -marked in amount, samples were purchased 

 and in most instances analyzed. The results are reported in 

 the tables that follow. 



But little comment is necessary. The figures in the tables 

 are self explanatory. No butter was considered short weight 

 unless the shortage was greater than one-fourth of an ounce. 

 In all instances where samples were obtained and cases com- 

 menced analysis was made to find the water and fat content. 

 No prosecutions were begun if the goods contained approxi- 

 mately the weight of milk fat that a pound of butter should 

 carr>^ 



It is such an easy matter to ascertain whether or not butter 

 is full weight that there does not seem to be much excuse for 

 the manufacturer or dealer selling or the purchaser buying short 

 weight packages. 



Note. All correspondence relative to the inspection laws should be 

 addressed to the Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta Maine. 



