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those countries in 1901 were 11,735,0001b., 17,060,000 lb., and 

 9,558,000 lb. respectively. 



The production of filled-cheese in the States decreased in 

 1900 and 1901. The output in the latter year was 1,305,000 lb., 

 or less than for any year since 1896, practically the whole of the 

 output being for export. In 1901, only eight establishments 

 were reported to be handling filled-cheese, including manufac- 

 tories in Illinois, two retail establishments in Maryland, and one 

 retail establishment in Louisiana. 



[United States Department of Agriculture : Annual Report of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry for 1901.] 



United States Mixed Flour Law. 



The manufacture and sale of mixed flour in the United 

 States is regulated by an Act which passed the Federal 

 Legislature in 1898. Mixed flour, within the meaning of the 

 Act, is the food product made from wheat mixed or blended 

 in whole or in part with any other grain or other material, or 

 the manufactured product of any other grain or other material 

 than wheat. The Act requires every person, firm, or corpora- 

 tion engaging in the business of making, packing, or re-packing 

 mixed flour, to pay a special annual tax. All packages must 

 be plainly branded or marked with the words " Mixed Flour," 

 together with the true weight of such package, the names of 

 the ingredients composing the same, the name of the maker or 

 packer, and the place where made or packed. A card, on which 

 similar information is printed, is also required to be placed in 

 each package. The barrels or other packages in which mixed 

 flour is packed must not contain more than 196 lb., and upon 

 each package a tax is payable by the manufacturer or" packer, 

 varying according to the weight, the tax being represented by 

 a coupon stamp affixed to the package. All sales and con- 

 signments of mixed flour must be in packages not before used 

 for that purpose, and packages or labels must not be used a 

 second time or the contents removed without destroying the 

 revenue stamp thereon. All mixed flours imported from 

 foreign countries must, in addition to any import duties 



