OFFICIAL INSPECTION II. 



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Table shozving results of analyses of Maine packed szveet corn 

 collected in February, ipop — Concluded. 



1 



3 



Retailer and Town Dealer and Town Brand 

 and Packer. 



i 







0. 



Ph 



2 



u 



u 



d 

 S 



u 







S 



d 



8014 



B. D. Day, Yarmouth 



cts. 

 10 



10 



9 



ounce 

 20.4 



20.6 



21.1 



Perct. 



24.1 



21.9 

 23.1 



None 



7986 

 7999 



H. S. Melcher Co., Portland. Ossipee Brand 



Maine Sweet Corn. 



Carll Canning Co., Waterboro, Maine 



A. T. Snow, Brunswick 



Sturdivant & Norton, Portland. Maine Sugar 



Corn, Royalls River. 



A. F. York, Yarmouthville. 



S. K. Ames, Biddeford 



None 





Ames Quality Brand Cream Corn. 



S. K. Ames Distributors, Boston, Mass. 





Maple Sugar. 

 There has been a marked improvement in the quahty of maple 

 sirups on sale in Maine so that one may be reasonably sure of 

 what they purchase. The situation as regards maple sugar is 

 not as good. While most of the maple sugar that is sold in 

 the State comes to the retailer properly labeled, the consumer 

 in many instances, is apparently not notified by the dealer as to 

 the quality of the goods. The inspector went into many differ- 

 ent retail stores and inquired if they had maple sugar and when 

 he found that they did, purchased half a pound of maple sugar. 

 At 53 different places he was given what purported to be maple 

 sugar without any comment or any markings upon the package 

 to indicate the nature of the goods. Twenty-seven, or prac- 

 tically 50 per cent of these dealers gave adulterated goods. A 

 few hours after the deputy had left the store with the sample, 

 he returned and explained who he was and asked to see the box 

 from which the sugar was taken that was sold to him ; in the 

 great majority of cases it was found that the box was correctly 

 labeled. Hearings have been appointed for all of these viola- 

 tions and the matter will be thoroughly investigated and if the 

 parties are believd to be guilty the cases will be brought to trial. 



