36 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1918. 



ducing a full rich cup of coffee." Sample purchased from F. P. Cook, 

 Newport. Maine. This sample was found to be nearly one ounce short 

 weight. Nothing foreign was found under the microscope. 



No. 17362. "14 oz. net. Tumbler Inside. Silver Quarter Coffee. 

 Swain, Earle & Co., Boston, Mass. A delicious blend of finest coffees." 

 Sample was purchased from E. W. Wallace, Pittsfield, Maine, and found 

 to contain nothing foreign. The weight was in accord with the weight 

 claimed on the package — 14 ounces. 



Evaporated Milk. 



No. 16457. A sample of Libby's Sterilized Unsweetened Evaporated 

 Milk. Guaranteed to contain not less than 7.8% butter fat, 25.5% solids. 

 Libby. McNeil & Libby, Chicago, 111. 1 lb. "was received from a cor- 

 respondent at Katahdin Iron Works, who was suspicious that the milk 

 had made the men in the lumber camp ill. This was found to be in 

 accord with guaranty on the label and to contain no tyrotoxicon or other 

 poisonous matter. 



Caxxed Skimmed Milk. 



No. 18161. Hebe. A compound of evaporated skimmed milk and 

 vegetable fat. Contains 6% vegetable fat and 24% total solids. Manu- 

 factured at Mt. Vernon. Washington, The Hebe Company, General 

 offices, Seattle, Wash. Net contents 1 pound. Contents found as claimed. 



Flavoring Extracts, 

 checkerberrv. 



A lawful flavoring extract of checkerberrv carries 3 per cent of oil. 



No. 17336. J. H. Hamel, Portland; Sample No. 17357, Layfayette 

 Hotel Pharmacy, Portland : Sample 16534, Chas. E. Maclninch, Wood- 

 land, were all of the required strength. 



LEMOX. 



A lawful extract of lemon carries 5 per cent of lemon oil. 



Sample No. 16480. "Close's Pure Lemon Extract," Close Manu- 

 facturing Co., Portland; sample No. 16784, "T. & K. Extract Lemon, 

 Prepared by Thurston & Kingsbury, Bangor;" sample No. 16789, "Three 

 Crow Brand Extract Lemon," Atlantic Spice Co., Rockland, were up to 

 the required strength and were full measure. 



PEPPERMINT. 



A lawful extract of peppermint carries not less than 3 per cent oil 

 of peppermint. 



