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tious made under the Maine Food and Drug Law relative to 

 molasses that is free from adulteration even though it is below 

 in solids, provided it carries not more than 30 per cent of water, 

 the lawful amount for sugar-cane sirup. 



THE BRANDING OF MOLASSES. 



Molasses that is in accord with the standards and the defini- 

 tions does not need to be labeled. If it is labeled at all, how- 

 ever, it must be strictly in accord with fact. The same general 

 principles apply to labeling molasses . as to compound maple 

 sirups. Until an adverse decision is reached by the U. S. Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture, corn sirup may be lawfully used as a 

 synonym for glucose. If the molasses makes more than 50 per 

 cent of the mixture, it can be lawfully sold as molasses and 

 glucose, or molasses and corn sirup. If the molasses is less than 

 50 per cent of the mixture, it must be labeled glucose and 

 molasses or corn sirup and molasses. If the molasses makes 10 

 per cent or less, it must be labeled glucose, molasses flavor, or 

 corn sirup, molasses flavor. 



Retailers must so place the package from which they are sell- 

 ing that the brand can be readily seen and read. 



METHODS OF ANALYSES. 



The methods of analyses followed in the analyses of molasses 

 were practically those given in bulletin 107 of the Bureau of 

 Chemistry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 

 reducing sugars were determined by Fehling's solution in the 

 ordinary way. Sucrose was estimated by the polariscope using 

 Clerget's formula. Glucose was also estimated by the polari- 

 scope using Leach's formula for commercial glucose. 



In the first table which follows is given the results of the pure 

 molasses and in the second table the results of the analyses of 

 the compound and adulterated molasses. In each table they are 

 arranged alphabetically by the towns in which the wholesale 

 dealers reside. 



