The Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, for 1895, consists of three volumes, as follows: Volume I. Third Annual Report of the regular work of the Department of Agriculture, as required by section 5 of chapter 338 of the Laws of 1893. Volume II. Seventh Annual Report of the State "Weather Bureau, and Eighth Annual Report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, made to the Commissioner of Agriculture in compliance with the provisions of section 87 of chapter 338 of the Laws of 1893. Volume III. Fourteenth Annual Report of the New Yorli Agricultural Experiment Station, made to the Commissioner of Agriculture in accord- ance with the provisions of section 85 of chapter 338 of the Laws of 1893. State: ok Nkw York. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Commissioner of Agriculture For the Year 1895. LIBRARY NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, APRIL 20,1896. WYNKOOP HALLENBECK CRAWFORD CO., STATE PRINTERS, ALBANY AND NEW YORK. 1896. State of New York. No. 86. IN ASSKMBLY Apkil 20, 1896. THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New York: In accordance with the provisions of the statutes relating thereto I have the honor to herewith transmit the Third Annual Report of the work of the Department of Agriculture of the State of New York for the year ending September 30, 1895, and during my incumbency in office. ' FRED. C. SCHRAUB, / Commissioner of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture. \ LIBRARY I NEW YORK BOTANICAL I Commissioner. GARDEN FRED. C. SCHRAUB, Lowville, N. Y. ' Assistant Commissioners. First Division GEORGE L. FLANDERS, Albany, N. Y. . ; Second Division B. F. VAN VALKENBURGH, i No. 288 Greenwich street, New York, N. Y. Third Division F. D. TUTHILL, Washingtonville, N. Y. Fourth Division JAMES H. BROWN, Holland Patent, N. Y. , Fifth Division CHARLES D. MOORE, Lowville, N. Y. Sixth Division PETER H. PARKER, \ Coventryville^ N. Y. ' Seventh Division J. M. ROBINSON, Springwater, N. Y. ' Eighth Division JOHN H. FOLEY, | No. 354 Plymouth avenue, Rochester, N. Y. i Ninth Division GEORGE J. ZILLIG, c5 No. 333 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. Tenth Division J. P. CLARK, Falconer, N. Y. < REPORT * The following? is a list of the Assistant Commissioners having charge of the different divisions during the year, together with a list of the counties comprising such divisions: First Division. — George L. Flanders, Albany, N. Y,, comprising the following counties: Albany, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie and Washington. Second Division. — B, F. Van Valkenburgh, 288 Greenwich street, New York city, comprising the following counties: Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and one-half of Westchester. Third Division. — F. D. Tuthill, Washingtonville, N. Y., com- prising the following counties: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam^ Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and one- half of Westchester, Fourth Division. — James H. Brown, Holland Patent, N. Y., comprising the following counties: Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oswego, Oneida and Warren. Fifth Division, — Charles D. Moore, Lowville, N. Y., comprising the following counties: Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence. Sixth Division. — Peter H. Parker, Coventryville, N. Y., com- prising the following counties: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga, Tompkins, *Since the mibmisiJion of this report to the (legislature, the CoinmissioDer and fol'owing Assistant CoimuisBionf^rs have been appointed: Commissi 'ner, Charles A. Wieting, ("olih-skill, N. r., in place of Fred. C. Schraub, term expiieil. Assistant CoraaiissiMiier.i : Second Division, Frederick H. Kiaeke, Wasliingtou Market, New Yoik Ciiv in pla;eof B. F. Van Va Uenbiirpb, resigned; Thiid Division H iirs S. Ambler Cliatluim, N. Y , inplnceofF.D Tiithil., resignt d; Fourtli Division, T. James Owens, Steuben, N Y , in plai e of J.iiiiea II. Brown, re-i};ned; Fifth Divi.sion, S Brnwn R cbard-ou Lo« ville, N Y., in pluce of Charles D. M. oie. le^igned ; Sixth Divi.ion, Ciiar.es K. Payne. Hamilton, N. Y.. in place ot Peler H. Parker, resigned; Seventh Division, Verlett C. Beebe, Arcade iJ. Y.. in placeof .T.M. Robi'jsoi', resigned ; Eigblli Division, William T. Hughe-, 26 Kowley street, Kochester, N. Y., in place of John H. Foley, resigned ; Kinth JDivisioB, Aea L. Twitchell, Spriugville, N. Y., in place of George J. Zillig, rediguud. 8 Third Annual Report of the Seventh Division. — J. M. Robinson, Springwater, N. Y., com- prising the following counties: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Schuyler, Steuben, Wyoming. Eighth Division. — John H. Foley, 354 Plymouth avenue, Roch- ester, N. Y., comprising the following counties: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates. Ninth Division. — George J. Zillig, 333 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y., comprising the following counties: Erie, Niagara, Orleans. Tenth Division. — J. P. Clark, Falconer, N. Y., comprising the following counties: Allegany^ Cattaraugus, Chautauqua. The work of the Department in brief is under the provisions of chapter 338 of the Laws of 1895, as amended, to enforce the pro- visions of that act relative to milk, oleomargarine, vinegar, cheese, cheese branding, diseases of domestic animals (except tuberculosis and glanders), prevention of disease among bees, prevention of dis- ease among fruit trees, distribution of moneys to the agricultural societies of the State, and to exercise general supervision over the work of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, the Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell Univer- sity and the State Weather Bureau at Cornell University. The prosecution of cases made by this Department has been placed by legislative enactment in the hands of the Attorney-General by the provision of chapter 821 of the Laws of 1895, of which the following is a copy: CHAPTER 821. AN ACT to amend the executive law, relating to the duties and powers of the attorney-general. Became a law May 29, 1895, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three- fiftha beiug pieseut. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. Subdivisions one and two of section fifty-two of the executive law, is hereby amended to read as follows: 1. Prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in which the State is interested, and have charge and control of all the legal business of the departments and bureaus of the State, or of any office thereof which requires the services of attorney or counsel, in order to protect the interests of the State, but this sec- Commissioner of Agriculture. 9 tion shall not apply to any of the military department bureaus or military offices of the State. 2. Whenever required by the governor, attend in person, or by one of his deputies, a court of oyer and terminer or appear before the grand jury thereof for the purpose of managing and conduct- ing in such court or before such jury such criminal actions or pro- ceedings as shall be specified in such requirement; in which case the attorney-general or his deputy so attending shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties in respect of such actions or proceedings, which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized or required to exercise or perform; and in any of such actions or proceedings the district attorney shall only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him by the attorney-general or the deputy attorney-general so attending. § 2. Section fifty-five of said executive law is hereby amended to read as follows: § 55. Additional counsel.— The governor or attorney-general may designate and employ such additional attorneys or counsel as may be necessary to assist in the transaction of any of the legal business mentioned in section fifty-two of this act and such attorneys or counsel shall be paid from the treasury a reasonable fee upon the certificate of the governor and attorney-general, the amount thereof to be audited and allowed by them or may be paid by the attorney-general out of the costs recovered by Mm. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. An act similar to this was passed as a part of the appropriation bill in 1894 and was ve+oed at that time by Governor Flower in a well considered message to the Legislature. After the passageofthepresentact,andbefore its approval by the Governor, I took pains to file in the Executive Chamber my emphatic protest against the adoption of this act as far as the work of this Depart- ment was concerned. I have not changed my views on the subject during the past season in which we have been under its workings. I believe that this Department should be left free at all times to employ its own counsel, as the necessities of the work require, unhampered in any way. The relations of the Department and the Attorney-General's office during the year have been the most cordial at all times, and our applications for the appointment of counsel have uniformly met with prompt attention from that office, but as we are required in all cases before commencing a prosecu- tion to first make a case and then report it to the Attorney- 10 Third Annual Report of the General's office, it often happens, particularly in the larger towns, that necessarily material evidence is lost by reason of our inability to immediately commence prosecution which we formerly could do when at liberty to employ our own counsel as the exigencies of the cases might require. The declaratory part of the act creating this Department sets forth that there shall be a Department of Agriculture charged with the enforcement of the laws pertaining to agriculture, and in the opening section of the law, after providing for the appointment of the Commissioner, it was provided that he should have power to employ all necessary agents, chemists and counsel. The object aimed at was to have a department of the government specially charged with the enforcement of the various laws upon agricul- tural subjects. The Attorney-General in the State at large and the district attorney in each county has always had the authority, and it was made their duty, to prosecute all violations of penal statutes; but it was thought that the necessities had become so great affect- ing our agricultural population, and the many attempts to place spurious products upon the markets, particularly affecting these interests, that there should be a department to enforce the laws against the fraudulent production or adulteration of agricultural products. I have reason to think that the Attorney-General concurs in m}' ideas upon this subject, and I most earnestly urge upon the Legislature the advisability of so amending the present statute that it shall not apply to the Department of Agriculture. MILK. In enforcing the provisions of the statute relative to adulter- ated milk there are two phases at least of the work, viz., a close inspection of the great amount of milk consumed in the cities of the State, a detailed account of which will be found given by the Assistant Commissioners, which are attached hereto; the other feature is examining and looking after the milk delivered to manufacturing factories within the State, where it is manufac- Commissioner of Agriculture, 11 tured into butter, cheese and condensed milk; of these there are about 1,000 factories and several hundred creameries. There was a time in the history of the milk producing in this State when it seemed that every inducement was to get cows that would produce quantity at the expense of quality. A careful study of the history of milk producing during the past ten years reveals the fact that slowly but surely has this been changed, until now the tendency is to produce quality at the expense of quan- tity. This result has been produced, in my judgment, by experi- ments which have been performed which tend to show, if they do not absolutely prove, that the value of milk for both butter and cheese making is directly as the quantity of fat contained in the milk. This has come or is coming to be recognized as the gauge of value, so that now a large number of creameries are purchasing milk and paying for it in proportion to the amount of fat. This I believe to be right, from a point of value as well as from the fact that it has a tendency to encourage improvement in stock and the quality of the commodity produced thereby. It is hardly necessary for me to call your attention to the large amount of this commodity consumed annually, for you to appre- ciate the importance it is to the consuming public to have the quality good. In the city of New York, last year alone, the fig- ures given in the report of the Assistant Commissioner having charge of the work in that division indicate that the consumption of milk reached the enormous figure of 9,000,000 forty-quart cans. About one-third of the population of the State is in that city, so it is fair to estimate that they consume a like proportion of milk; this being so, the milk consumed in the State would reach the enormous figure of 27,000,000 forty-quart cans, or about 1,080,000,000 quarts. It has been the constant aim of this Depart- ment not only to do all in its power with the money and men at hand to see that the milk produced and going to the consumer was pure, that is, free from adulteration, but also through the work of the institutes and instructors sent out among those who pro- duced it, to at all times impress them strongly with the idea of the necessities of properly feeding, housing and caring for the 12 Third Annual Report of the animals that produce it, and properly aerate it so as to take from it the animal gases and odors. It is generally conceded, by those in a position to take cogni- zance of it, that the milk now produced and sold in this State for consumption is of a much better quality than it was prior to the enactment of the laws against adulteration, and that this Is due directly to the fact that the State has kept a constant watch over it. The amount of good that a constant surveillance of this kind does is illustrated by cases we make or conditions we find. To illustrate: A few weeks ago in the Albany division our agents found a man who was producing milk which he sold to retail vendors, he himself never vending it to consumers. The result was that he never came in contact with our agents, and for that reason did not fear them, nor an enforcement of the law. An analysis of the milksoldbyhimshowedanadulterationof the addition of at least 117 per cent, of water. While this was a very large percentage of added water, I am reliably informed that prior to the enforce- ment of this law it was not an unusual thing to find milk sold upon the streets containing an adulteration of added water vary- ing from 50 to 100 per cent. While I believe in buying milk at manufactories and paying for it upon the basis of the amount of fat in it, believing that then each man gets his pay for the value he produces, and that this method has a tendency to do away with milk adulteration in these places, I believe that it would be entirely unsatisfactory to at- tempt to so pay for milk where it is sold in cities and villages for consumption. I am not unmindful of the fact that there are scientific gentlemen who have made this matter a subject of study, who are advocating the doctrine that the value of milk sold for consumption depends upon the amount of fat in it, and that each vendor should state the amount of fat that his milk contains and guarantee it. In my estimation this is idealistic, but imprac- ticable. For instance, it would not be contended, I think, that the consuming public as a whole understand the constituents of milk or know what amount of fat pure milk should or does contain. It would be very easy in districts where pure milk is Commissioner of Agriculture. 13 most needed for a vendor to sell milk as whole milk, guaran- teeing it to contain 1 per cent, of fat orless, without ever excit- ing the suspicions of the purchasers that the milk was not pure, and thus, with this changed condition of affairs, they would be able to sell skimmed milk as pure milk. If for any reason a case was made where milk did not contain the amount of fat that was guaranteed, then it would be a question of fact to determine what amount of fat was guaranteed, and the trial would be lengthy with the result doubtful. The safeguards that we now have in such a case would be entirely removed, and, in my judg- ment, would soon go back, as regards quality of milk, to the con- dition of maximum adulteration. There has been much said, by parties interested, pro and con relative to the equity of the present standard of milk in this State, viz.: That it shall not contain more than 88 per cent, water, or less than 12 per cent, solids or 3 per cent. fat. Wben this stand- ard was created in the State of New York there was no other State in the Union that had a standard, as I understand it. Since that time thirteen States in the Union, and the Province of On- tario, Canada, have all established standards, as follows: Iowa — 3 per cent. fat. Maine — 88 per cent, water. 12 per cent, total solids. 3 per cent. fat. Massachusetts — 87 per cent, water. 13 per cent, solids. 9.3 per cent, milk solids, exclusive of fat. except in May and June, when there is to be at least 12 per cent, milk solids. Michigan — 87^ per cent, water. 12^ per cent, total solids. 3^ per cent. fat. 14 Third Annual Report of the I Minnesota — 87 per cent, water. ^ 13 per cent, milk solids. 3^ per cent fat. I New Hampshire — 87 per cent, water. ; 13 per cent, milk solids, I I New Jersey — , 88 per cent, water. I 12 per cent, total solids. j Ohio— 87| per cent, water. ! 12^ per cent, total solids. ■ One-fourth solids must be fat, except in May and June. J Oregon — ; 88 per cent, water, j 12 per cent, per volume cream. j 3 per cent. fat. Pennsylvania — 87^ per cent, water. 12^ per cent, milk solids. 3 per cent. fat. Vermont — 12^ per cent, total solids. ! 9^ per cent, total solids, not fat, except in May and June, when there must be 12 per cent, milk solids. \ Wisconsin — 3 per cent. fat. j Province of Ontario — All milk containing less than 10 per cent, total solids or 3f : per cent, butter fat shall be deemed below the standard '■ required in creameries for butter manufacture. \ Commissioner of AcnicuLTURE. 15 It will be seen by examining the above that there is no standard that is below that of the State of New York; and of the fourteen but five have standards as low as ours, so that, so far as the actions of other States are concerned, we can find nothing to indicate that our standard is too high. If it is to be lowered it can not rest upon the doctrine of precedent, but must rest upon reasons produced tending to show that the present stand- ard is inequitable inasmuch as it condemns innocent parties for selling a commodity when it is pure. When the present standard was created it was believed that it was placed so that no pure milk, drawn from healthful, well-cared-for cows, three or more in number, would ever fall below such standard. At that time there was a method of analysis known as the Wanklyn- Waller method, and upon this method of analysis the standard was based. Since that time a new method has been used which is pronounced accu- rate by the best chemists, which is the same as the Wanklyn- Waller method, except as to the method of extracting the fat from the milk, which is known as the Adams method, and which extracts more fat than the old method. It is estimated by those in a position to know, as I am informed, that the extra amount of fat it extracts varies from .24 per cent, to A per cent, of 1 per cent., so that it will readily be seen that since the enactment of the law creating this standard it has been practically lowered so far as butter fats are concerned. Relying upon this as an argu- ment, there are some people who desire to raise the standard as to butter fats, some advocating 3.3 per cent., some raore and some a little less. There are also others who advocate changing the proportions a little without saying in just what way, claiming that the proportions of fat in the present standard, to the other constituents, are not as they should be. While this Department has not taken any active part either for or against legislation tending to change the standard, I am of the opinion that before any changes are made evidence should be presented to the Legislature showing, beyond a doubt, that the standard is unjust. This evidence should be of such a nature that it can not be in any way questioned as to accuracy. 16 Third Annual Report op the There has been something of an effort made, in obedience to a sentiment prevailing in some portions of the State, to change the milk law on the ground that it is unjust in that it will not allow the defendant to introduce evidence to prove that he did not adulterate his milk, or that it was not adulterated by anyone else with his knowledge, and that it is just as it came from the cow. I am of the opinion that if the law were changed to admit of this kind of evidence it would practically destroy its usefulness by making it impossible for this Department to convict a person of selling adulterated milk. Our only means would be to prove the actual act of adulterating. It will be seen by those who will investigate or inquire into the matter closely that this Department does not charge the defendant with having adulterated his milk, or with knowing that it was adulterated, but that he is charged with selling, offering for sale or exposing for sale milk that is adulterated, it being the theory of the State that to prosecute along other lines would be so expensive and impracticable that the letter of the law would probably be a dead letter; they, therefore, determined upon the policy to hold the man who offered for sale or sold the milk responsible for the purity of the goods, not stopping to inquire how they became adulterated, but to put upon the vendor the responsibility. In the Coubt of Appeals, in the case of the People v. Cipperly (101 N. Y., 634), after carefully considering the law, this was held to be the doctrine. At first sight it may seem a little harsh, but I am of the opinion that until such time as the advocates of the change produce evi- dence to show that harm has actually come to some innocent per- son, by virtue of the enforcement of this law, that there should be no change made, in view particularly of the fact that so much good has come from the enforcement under the present standard. It is notorious that about 99 per cent, of all the milk sold upon the mar- kets to-day comes above the State standard, while it is equally no- torious that prior to the enactment of this law, three-quarters of the milk sold upon the market came below it. Commissioner of Agriculture, 17 OLEOMARGARINE. On the third day of March, 1894, an injunction order was granted by the Hon, Alfred C, Coxe, District Judge of the United States Court, in a suit brought by Armour & Co. against me, as Commis- sioner of Agriculture, restraining myself and the agents of this Department from interfering with the sales of oleomargarine and butterine manufactured by the parties and shipped into this State in the original package, and which they claimed the right, under the decisions of the court in reference to interstate oommeroe, to sell in that form within the State. By this injunction these makers were allowed to continue their then existing agencies in New York ^ity, Buffalo, Kochester, Utica and Albany, until the final deter- mination of the action. As outlined in my last annual report this litigation was terminated December 24, 1894, by the entry of an order in the United States Court dismissing the suit, after the de- cision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Plumley v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (155 U. S. 461), deter- mining the right of the States to enforce their statutes against the sale of oleomargarine colored in semblance or imitation of butter. During the time this injunction was in force a large amount of oleomargarine was shipped into and sold within this State by Armour & Co., and other dealers. Armour & Co., however, being the most persistent violators of the law and the largest dealers. After the termination of the litigation overtures were made by them for a settlement with the State for penalties incurred during the time that the injunction was in force, and power was conferred upon me by chapter 70 of the Laws of 1895, with the consent of the G-overnor and Attorney-General, to settle and compromise all claims of tliis kind in favor of the State, which act reads as follows: 2 18 Third Annual Report op the CHAPTER 70. .AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of agriculture to settle and compromise certain claims in favor of the State for viola- tions of sections twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the agricultural law, relating to the sale or use of oleomargarine, so called. Became a law March 4, 1895, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-Htths beiug ^»reseiit. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. The commissioner of agriculture, subject to the ap- proval in writing of the governor and attorney-general, is hereby authorized and empowered to settle, compromise and discharge all actions and causes of actions, or claims arising under the agri- cultural law since its passage to the passage of this act for any vio- lation of sections twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the agricultural law relating to the sale or use of oleomargarine, so called. § 2. All moneys received pursuant to any such settlement shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State; and any settlement made pursuant to this act shall be reported by the said commissioner in his next annual report. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. By the provisions of the law any settlements made under it were by the Commissioner to be reported in his next annual report. While the defendants have professed a willingness and desire to settle these matters I have been unable in any individual case to get from the defendants an offer that I believed to be in any way com- mensurate with the liability that had been incurred. Soon after the passage of the act I applied to the Attorney-General, pursuant to the provisions of existing law, for the appointment of counsel to prosecute these violations, and in pursuance of my request the firm of Mullin, Griffin & Walker, of Watertown, N. Y., were designated to commence action against Armour & Co. I am advised by these gentlemen that they have had frequent consultations with, and numerous communications from, the defendants and their counsel, during the summer and fall, looking to a settlement of this matter, but all negotiations proved fruitless and unavailing and have finally culminated in an action which was commenced on the Commissioner of Agriculture. 19 twenty-first day of February, 1896, with the service of process upon Armour & Co.^ in an action begun by me as Commissioner of Agri- culture, in which penalties are claimed aggregating more than |500,0()(). This action is still at issue and undetermined. There can be no doubt that these defendants have incurred a large num- ber of penalties and that the State is entitled to the recovery against them of a substantial sum. No other actions have so far been commenced, although diligent efforts have been made to procure data upon which suits could be commenced against several other oleomargarine makers and manufacturers, who have been not quite as open in their violations of the law as Armour & Co., although undoubtedly guilty of viola- tions of the same. The prosecutions during the past few years of those engaged in selling oleomargarine have resulted in practically doing away with its use in this State. Like all other criminal laws it is undoubtedly violated from time to time, but such sales as are made are done surreptitiously; as compared with the number at the time of the passage of the original laws upon the subject they are infinitesimal. At the time I assumed the duties of this office the manufacture and sale of the commodity in this State had practi- cally stopped, but at that time a new feature confronted us in that the original package decisions had been handed down by the United States Court; if they were to apply to oleomargarine and kindred products, all the work the State had done for nine years would be practically useless. During mj incumbency in ofifice, this ques- tion has been strongly litigated with the final result that the courts have distinguished, so that the decision in the whiskey cases do not apply to this commodity, and the State is again practi- ■ cally free from this product. Of course in the large cities a careful surveillance has to be kept to see that it is not shipped in the original packages to boarding houses, restaurants, hotels or other places of public entertain- ment. Occasionally we find people who have the hardihood to sell it in spite of the law, as is evinced by the cases we have made during the year which will be discovered by examining the reports of the Assistant Commissioners. Of these violations, however, the most 20 Third Annual Report op the are in New York cit j. I am of the opinion that in view of the enter- prising manner in which the dealers in these commodities endeavor to place these goods in places of public, entertainment, that if the State did not keep a close watch over it that it would not be long before a large quantity would be sold in open violation of the law, I do not mean to charge that a large part of the people running such places are in themselves vicious, or that they in doing this would Intend to harm the public; the fact is that the producers of these goods use all possible argument to make such people believe that their goods are not only wholesome and healthful, but that they are palatable, and therefore a better commodity for hotel men and similar purchasers. It is strange how many people there are who have been convinced that these arguments are true, and would act upon them if it were not for the restraining hand of the law. It is not necessary for me at this time to enter into any dis- cussion of the relative merits of these products, except to say briefly that this Department has shown, I believe conclusively, from a physiological standpoint that the commodity is an unhealthful product; the argument that has been made has been before the public several years, and has not been answered, except sneeringly by a few chemists who do not profess to be physiologists at all ; it is no answer to a physiological question to answer a physician and stay he is no chemist. It has been a policy of the State for eleven or twelve years to place a ban upon this commodity in any imitation or semblance of butter, and to declare that it is an un- healthful product; I am therefore of the opinion that the surveil- lance so long kept up should be continued without relaxing in the interest of the large consuming public, bearing in mind the fact that butter is a commodity that is placed upon the table of nearly every family in the State at every meal of the day. CHEESE. We have made no cases during the past year for violation of the provision of law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of imitation cheese; since the passage of the law but one case having been made where we found them manufacturing filled cheese in Commissioner of Agriculture. 21 imitation or semblance of the better commodity. While there is considerable skim cheese made in the State, I believe it to be pure skim cheese. We have had a little difficulty with some of the manufacturers of this commodity for using the State full cream cheese brand upon skim cheese, having made two cases during the year; the parties, however^, did not stand trial and paid the penalty. The cases are reported among other cases prosecuted. I believe that the law relative to the cheese brand is a good one, and as time goes on it has demo'nstrated the wisdom of its enactment, as the brand is becoming to be a guaranty of the purity of the product. During the year cheese brands have been issued to the following factories, the demand for them continuing unabated, on account of the demand for a product bearing them. 22 Third Annual Report op the o CO :^ H P-( W cc e5 C/2 o Ci oo H CO O H o 03 O H O <1 fa fa O CO -^ . > :; t^ a u o c o > '-' ^ ^JQ ? '» OJ •^ C ST* ^ ""T* ^ ^ ""— _^ "~^ C C ^ ^^ ■""■ Ztll r^ *^ "^ "r^ > c ^ CD o a ^ r/J - 4S! O a- CO - >^ = > E!'S 5c5:S^i;^ r— ■ tn "^^« ■ ._ ■_- ^ t-i >— ' — -r^ ir . 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X CC ~ -f Commissioner op Agriculture. 23 • oj ^ fl o nese son. ver. ford litoi ore. ore )end Hue otle. 4) Xi -C :S -c r: rz SI ^ ^ rt ^ rt -^..^^ p ^ ^ a ._rt S ii i- = = C — iJ £i5:^M n o ci • o — be br. c c O O o o S "r; cJg J^ 4^ H^ P-I be bf c 1 p :p ^ o - • E Q n b'o b^ c ^ 1- -t; = = t- • > " - 2 -T !> d O CO bjj o J- if S - S^ o 2 M =^ J '-' fi: = ''/^' £ CQ « -u; . , C « , ''•^ P ' =y = '=^ a 2-fJ =£. 5^ -H'i- fa o b— -< C C L. • , CJ ^ fW M P^ i- r^ pq tl- 1; • • h-3 ^ w C3 fi, H <5 pLH F^ .j = | : : : -^ ::! g-g. :ii £^ 24 Third Annual Report of the ■^ ^ S ID O n o ° O 3 o a a ^-^ ■"^ ^ • - C '-^ ci C8 a 3 S d, a> 4^ to ai o "^ cc c»- t- — O) w o ^ ^ o - bfi be ._ 5 5 = c o 3 S '-I "si ■'-^ bD CO o p be ^ (M ______ _ _ _^ 3 "S GOOQOQCOCOMOJMCZJaiOQaiC/l'HE-iEHp o a f^ ^ r« CI Of >—<--'-; rr- rr- c ^ o s ^ to to O Oi 0) a ^ z: .^^ o o Commissioner of Agriculture. 25 a a a C3 £-5 .0 ^ *J -i ..2 hJOn 03 3 CD o o M d 01 & 0) ;-< -u -d hJ R oS 1- -^ ;- — - .C •"* ._0 -^ _GJ •J "o ^ "x r ~ .a a J3 -a >> 03 ^-^ - fc fe 00 0) . -tJ -1-9 --2 0} ♦J -J —I bCOO Q ,US ■!-» -tJ ^<5<;pq<5ti,KqOOOWaOWWHWC4c«eL,E^K5 bo 2 -a E " ' ■ ^ — fc- ^ < o Ol o fin 0) .1-3 Si 5(,5o •J- O) OQ bD bD m bJ] s M ^M OH ►-sO -< c O O .Sf- Mm OJ ■a a o >^ S ?i o O -3 2 & c o =« 5 O 3 • 03 _: KtH S S . "-si-ji-j^-jPaJPKPi-sPiPO • a CM ca ^ 0} c o CD K^ pqpQ . o eS C o »o . M (/J t.1 ;-! M ^ Lh ;> c« eS o 05 a OS « o 0) QJ be 00 ^ _:; o — I 4-3 .4J bd 00 CC 9) CQ C3 Ol O 26 Third Annual Report of the a o ■Si o V o o O H w O « P ft o p CO 00 U O O OS a a o ft p. < a o o o a ^B -a ti O H O < o 55 a _o -J CO 0) Oi CO c/5 o ..J ;i:;aQ 6 d c/: O ^ O _ ^- ^ •— •" *ky% ** A^ A^ "^^ r , *■" .■* *—. ~" ""^ w "-.^ — *"^ "^ F^--^=— -9CC ^ c: CJ M ni CO o o o u ^-^ « -^ ~ — J2 o fI,p^PL,fI, pL,t^oo;:c:5COKS:=;K4;4'^ a Commissioner of Agriculture. 27 O Q en 03 ►-5 (Ih^ 1-1 o (U ' 53 C/5 o P^iN t^ a" o c Mm o O 05 (» 0) k;^ QJ rt o o J- CC j; c3 - § /^ -w k_a- oi cj 03 — r-r ^ a o 02 a; a) i- ^ cs ■"" 3 SO CI CO ^ o a G O ^« a 4-3 c 6 o p M.2 Jii CD O C>1 c c3 O — CM CO 6 d o d o T. rt ■/J d — 0) -^ -1^ o T- o 13 - c o S p:; p^ c^ (^ p4 ? , — ty 53. H CO — O O O CO O M — ' y t^ -r a d o o c CM CO CO C O CO o o o C £3 ci "^ ■- ^ M >3-M S o c o Ji -.S ^2 £ -rf " ^ •= J^ - M t> § « a :: ^ ^r. br. tc>^. 2 § t? ^ -r •? ■? i^ - O G - i: - a; ca c = -^ .i; .2 S 3 o <-• — pPic/2a2cca3cca(MMaQooccHU>h^t> 28 Third Annual Report op the o e o J. «) o (=4 la a o 'a. o. cj ej o3 fcL— 3 -u O ■*J • • a 3 ' O AS Sinclairvil Arkwriglil Frcdoiiia. Blotkville Cliailotte aSS >,'>a2 Como. Kellogg Victory c 5 Mayvill Dewittv f:ilery. Kenned Sinclair Broken c a SI (=1 C rt 1-5 cc a S <1 p O o CI, a > Q u -H h-« l^ c5 K pq ^ ^ O o «a 00 05 J3 S-i O woo 03 Eel P-, o « O S5 .ii <:j OJ 0) -. ■- (M ?i • « ^ ^ o > CO 03 ^ rt o o ~ e — k^^P^^ a o c o O o o O Jx — ■ OoQk -C -= _ , to bo c o - i> 5 =2 fe o ._ .-^ t- t- --I ^ J-," O i" _ Zli ^1 t. at <5-<<5P5000fiHWOO Commissioner of Agriculture. 29 o a5 . ^ o! ■4-3 ^ '> > l1 o o > s- 03 be 5 ti ") >-i ,-« & o U UJ a a r^ OJ oj (U o 1-i 03 'v-'«a;iSI*a>^'*-' ,.., .r . j§ : : c/; o : : : : • o 0^ : : : o : : aj -^^ S Q ^' cJ"^ - M rv5 d « "^ -; C 2 Q^'^^-" ffi -^ OQ-a;c3 — >> . -1^03° .0?e3 .-^S . o : • • . • • • • . . • • o :5^ :::::: b • c .2 = ^ = .S • n tn h:; l:^ ;zi Ph M &H P^ ^ o o c 03 O bD 0) O ".J > D C3 V .5 CO cS O o bij*j «- 03 a a W ^ ^ a o m C 03 § a aj c3 x o3 0) G a S3 03 is > • a; •^ c cr c cJ '^ ^-^ ^ J a; — « -m^ « :j ^~; c -»i . ^ v: ja: a. — (—1 HH w (1 . — I -t^ o . — — .JJ . • .^ ._ - ^— "T! " I' b. 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T Ol - P r-* T W S-" c^ d) *^ C5 T! ^ tu »^ ^^ S o . cy cs go o o 2 .ti -^ o o P p 05 03 w o O H CO <1 o 00 O 13 s tf a _2 CO : 2 3 . . be O a D ■ — - _- ^ n' be o := _3 ^ -^ ?.- = N ^ O ^ ffi Oi fe ^ » a a be 3 fiH^ -^.. a . o -e 4d CO o o ^ ^ o H O O G^l 2 o ei 53 ci 4^ a '5 o to CO . c s ^ "^ ID ■t-5 ?^55 o := ot^'C'c a O 03 a) be.i: 05 bo c5 4-3 — ! -U CO be Z- i- *^ CO -^ -i; -^ ^" CO 3 rt ::: S « Li 0) > Ol CJ ||(a I 5 •-5 J2 .S £5^ o c O O O O O ^>^;2;;^^ O ° s= j= -t; c: ^ ■r9 '3 13 = o "s rr — « -^ 7^ C '" ^ '^ CO^-H C5 .„i^ CO pq CO o 5 rt' rt - ^\^' rt ^"^ -3 g • M CO ^ i« CO • ^'^,-»^i/**''W — sj./ O o bo ^"-'S .-- — o ^- w GJ rt O) f 3 -/: f^ o -^ '^ "^ .2 "E, bo (OJ PHpHCca3c«c/3c«XGoa3xH ;_ 1 .1-3 4J a c .T3 ^ f ^ ^^ h^^ 2i-= 3 H no Third Annual Report of the •J 03 H w w H I— I Si fi P P 03 00 Q H H O H o iB o o P-. a V ft ft 03 O H O -aj fa O a 3^ t- o o <» o 03 'O c{ o -s rQ 03 q3 53 Ch S . . ^ 03 -^^ c3 ^ . 1^ .„ rr- r; --S (« s s . -^ . rj . a; rz: n d. ~ S j;-'^ 'c 3* ■r 03 . oJO > ^ :3 . . . r<^ '-' r;; >■ '> ^ o "o o -^ c3 bfl ,- fcc be c = c c 2 ^ S ^?_^ &^ oS*J o3 £ ^'T'— ^^ Sh >, o^ P~ — e3-^*j*j C3 -c c^ S^? ^ SIS s <;-55 f K Ph o c3 a O - fl c o c3 bfi >> C bo e r— '^ -*-5 *3 -ta S rt • S S £3 ja 9Q g 2 g be ^ • -2 !:> ^" . . o! . . . 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DO . . p; pi O rt ^a«<;e5-^OH^^ (D r^ P (D O o ^^ CO CO "c p ?! c3 P .2 c« 6 p" ^ ^ .P JD O) 'o^ cu ^ c 2 P f^i ^^ ^ r> P <^ p; pq pq O Q ^ O P rid Commissioner of Agriculture. 43 03 a &X) • bfi r;^ _0 ^3 • r- i J 1 • rH tn .rH 2-1 • (1) tt >» K '> 'i, .Z. o -^ -^ ^ a. o CO rH 5 a o > s ^ ^ s ^;: ^ w -.--+- V- ^ «J ^ ^ <^ -M Ph-S tH 5 s o 0) OJ .o 03 l-H ■^ O > :i o O P o t: bi O) (U a o S 13 a CD a W <1 1> Q « <1 U Ph O fi ^ O • • g • • • o o.r^---aj-.-^..-. ^^ S.5 8^ g*^*^^ ^g^^^ a o c o C a .'£. .2 •- o Q P c3 K ^, tc i:::^ <1 0) ^ "S <^ <-^ !-*H+i a; ft PI W ^ p ;25 O . ^1 CO O o CO rJ3 O CC 1-5 P^N t3 ^|P^go|^- CO o •rH ci CO a o P <1^Q^ si a 02 CO , r-; r-i Sh O jM -ft, 6C ID • a ^^ a a, 5-. rt ^ 0) CQ -c CO Q a; ID o O o 2 a pq_q>►F:i^p^p^p^^QCCWQP=i^!^Wh-^a2H^^2::>0 01 >-. r- J^ ^ ' ^02 P fH-- ^ -r; -^ cc o pi -5"-;3 fl ao - CO rl 5 O D c/i "5 be be o ;-( a ^5 C3 03 a is Pnoq o a d OP o . o o r-* f~\ --H +J -U -M O) . 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O o ^ ri4 fc^, ?• . o Q '^$^^ T3 ? -2 %3 -^^ IJ -M 7c CiQ 05 ^, -u S aS p:5 <-j CD O ^S p:^ P i/2 o CJ - o Commissioner of Agriculture. 55 O) r >s Si en .s 2 2 0) <1 sq 03 - o ^ of (V c a 0) CIJ a i-l C5 :^ o T, (DO r^ (H "^ iL, +5 a 56 Third Annual Report of the FILLED CHEESE. Much of the depression that has existed in the cheese market during the past season is undoubtedly due to the large amount of what is known as " filled cheese •' that is put upon the market. Under our restrictive laws none of this product is made in the State of New York but, from the best available data, many million pounds have been made during the past year in the State of Illinois and have found their way into the market, proving a very serious competitor of the genuine article. As was true of oleomargarine, so of filled cheese. When people know what they are buying very little of it can be sold, but, as put upon the market, it is put up in such fraudulent form as to readily deceive purchasers, and much the largest part of it is sold to the people who believe at the time of purchasing it that they are buying full cream cheese. Filled cheese is made from milk from which the natural fats have been removed and an emulsion consisting of cheap grades of lard or other fats or butter sub- stitutes, and when made fresh it is not easy to detect it and it passes quite readily as a fair grade of cheese, but after a short time it is apt to become rancid and to show a lardy flavor. The sale of this product has done much to discredit our American cheese in foreign markets, and the attention of the public has from time to time been called to the growing evil;, through our foreign consular service in Great Britain and other countries, where it has been put upon the market, and through the national Department of Agri- culture at Washington. Its sale has increased to that extent that it has become a very threatening evil, and it is believed that it has had more to do with the low prices of cheese during the past season than any other one thing. As the foreign buyers know that cheese shipped from this country is not subject to any govern- mental inspection they have all of our product under suspicion. I am happy to state that at this time there is a fair prospect of this matter being under national regulation. Cheese makers and those interested in the trade have at last awakened to the situa- tion and there has been a very earnest and persistent effort during the past season to subject this commodity to proper regulations. Commissioner of Agriculture. 57 My own idea is that the government should legislate against its m.amifacture absolutely, on the ground that it is a fraudulent pro- duct detrimental to health and calculated to seriously injure the large agricultural population interested in the manufacture of the genuine article. My predecessor in this office held the same view as to the sale of oleomargarine. He believed that the government should absolutely legislate against its production, and I am in- clined to believe, after three years' experience in this office, that his views were well considered and justifiable, but it is quite evi- dent from the course of events that we can not hope for any legis- lation to be adopted by Congress that will absolutely prohibit this product. I am therefore favorably inclined to the passage of the bill now before Congress regulating its production and sale and placing a tax upon it as an article of commerce. At this writing what is knowm as the substitute bill, for the original act upon the subject, introduced in the present session by Mr, Wilber, a repre- sentative from this State, has been favorably reported and has passed the House of Representatives; I understand that there is a reasonable prospect of the early passage of this bill by the Sen- ate. I believe the idea which it seeks to carry out is a go'od 'one, and that if the traffic in filled cheese can not be absolutely sup- pressed it is undoubtedly the best thing that we can get, as under the provisions of this law the article will be so branded and marked that purchasers will know what they are buying and will not, as heretofore, be imposed upon in buying filled cheese when they believe they are buying the genuine article. In this way, in my opinion, the sales will be very radically diminished. The bill as passed by the House of Representatives is as follows: AN ACT Defining cheese, and also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation of " filled cheese." Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Section 1. That for the purposes of this act, the word " cheese " shall be understoo'd to mean the food product known as cheese, 58 Third Annual Repout of the and which is made from milk or cream and without the addition of butter, or any animal, veo^etable, or other oils or fats forei^ to such milk or cream, with or without additional colonng matter. § 2. That for the purposes of this act certain substances and compounds shall be known and designated as " filled cheese,'^ namely : All substances made of milk or skimmed milk, with the admixture of butter, animal oils or fats, vegetable or any other oils, or compounds foreign to such milk, and made in imitation or semblance of cheese. § 3. That special taxes are imposed as follows: Manufacturers of tilled cheese shall pay four hundred dollars for each and every factory per annum. Every person, firm, or corporation who manu- factures filled cheese for sale shall be deemed a manufacturer of filled cheese. Wholesale dealers in filled cheese shall pay two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Every person, firm, or cor- poration who sells or offers for sale filled cheese in the original manufacturer's packages for resale, or to retail dealers as herein- after defined, shall be deemed a wholesale dealer in filled cheese. But any manufacturer of filled cheese who has given the required bond and paid the required special tax, and who sells only filled cheese of his own production, at the place of manufacture, in the original packages, to which the tax-paid stamps are affixed, shall not be required to pay the special tax of a wholesale dealer in filled cheese on account of such sales. Retail dealers in filled cheese shall pay twelve dollars per annum. Every person who sells filled cheese at retail, not for resale, and for actual consump- tion, shall be regarded as a retail dealer in filled cheese, and sec- tions thirty-two hundred and thirty-two, thirty-two hundred and thirty-three, thirty-two hundred and thirty-four, thirty-two hun- dred and thirty-five, thirty-two hundred and thirty-six. thirty- two hundred and thirty-seven, thirty-two hundred and thirty-eighty thirty-two hundred and thirty-nine, thirty-two hundred and forty^ thirty-two hundred and forty-one, thirty-two hundred and forty- three of the revised statutes of the United States are, so far as applicable, made to extend to and include and apply to the special taxes imposed by this section and to the persons, firms, or corpora- tions upon whom they are imposed: Provided, that all special taxes under this act shall become due on the first day oif July in every year, or on commencing any manufacture, trade, or business on which said tax is imposed. In the latter case the tax shall be reckoned proportionately from the first day of the month in which the liability to the special tax commences to the first day of July- following. § 4. That every person, firm or corporation who carries on the business of a manufacturer of filled cheese without having paid the special tax therefor, as required by law, shall besides being CoM:\iiSsio.\KU t>K .Vgiiicultuue. CO liable to the pa^Tnent of the tax, be fined not less than four hun- dred dolUirs and not more than three thousand dollars; and every person, firm, or corpo'ration avIio carries on the business of a whole- sale dealer in filled cheese without having paid the special tax therefo'r, as required by law, shall, besides being liable to the pay- ment of the tax, be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars ; and every person, firm, or eorporation who carries on the business of a retail dealer in filled cheese without having paid the special tax therefor, as re- quired by law, shall, besides being liable for the payment of the tax, be fined not less than forty nor more than five hundred dollars for each and every offense. § 5. That every manufacturer of filled cheese shall file with the collector of internal revenue of the district in which his manufac- tory is located such notices, inventories, and bonds, shall keep such books and render such returns of materials and products, shall put up such signs and aflflx such number to his factory, and conduct his business under such surveillance of officers and agents as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, may by regulation require. But the bond required of such manufacturer shall be with sureties satisfactory to the collector of internal revenue, and in a penal sum of not less than five thousand dollars; and the amount of said bond may be increased from time to time, and additional sureties required, at the discretion of the collector or under instructions of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Any manufacturer of filled cheese who fails to comply with the provisions of this section or with the regulations herein authorized, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. § G. That filled cheese shall be packed by the manufacturers in Avooden packages only, not before used for that purpose, and marked, stamped, and branded with the words " filled cheese " in black-faced letters not less than tWo inches in length, in a circle in the center of the top and bottom of the cheese; and in black- faced letters of not less than two inches in length in line from the top to the bottom of the cheese, on the side in four places equi- distant from each other; and the package containing suoh cheese shall be marked in the same manner, and in the same number of places, and in the same description of letters as above provided for the marking of the cheese; and all sales or consignments made by manufacturers of filled cheese to wholesale dealers in filled cheese or exporters of filled cheese shall be in original stamped packages. Retail dealers in filled cheese shall sell only from original stamped packages, and shall pack the filled cheese when sold in suitable woioden or paper packages, which shall be marked GO Third Annual Report of the and branded in accordance with rules and regulations to be pre- scribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with theapproval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Every person who knowingly sells or offers to sell, or delivers or offers to deliver, filled cheese in any other form than in new wooden or paper packages, marked and branded as hereinbefore provided and as above described, or who packs in any package or packages filled cheese in any manner contrary to law, or who falsely brands any package o'r affixes a stamp on any package denoting a less amount of tax than that required by law, shall upon conviction thereof be fined for each and every offense not less than fifty dollars and not m^ore than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year. § 7. That all retail and wholesale dealers in filled cheese shall display in a conspicuous place in his or their sales room a sign bearing the wo'rds "■ Filled cheese sold here " in black-faced letters not less than six inches in length, upon a white ground, with the name and number of the revenue district in which his or their business is conducted; and any wholesale or retail dealer in filled cheese who fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be fined for each and every offense not less than fifty dollars and not more than two hundred dollars. § 8. That every manufacturer of filled cheese shall securely affix, by pasting on each package containing filled cheese manu- factured by him, a label on which shall be printed, besides the number of the manufactory and the district and State in which it is situated, these words: "Notice. — The manufacturer of the filled cheese herein contained 'has complied with all the require- ments of the law. Every person is cautioned not to use either this package again or the stamp thereon again, nor to remove the contents of this package without destroying said stamp, under the penalty provided by law in such cases." Every manufacturer of filled cheese who neglects to afiSx such label to any package containing filled cheese made by him or sold or offered for sale by or for him, and every person who removes any such label so affixed from any such package, shall be fined fifty dollars for each package in respect to which such offense is committed. § 9. That upon all filled cheese which shall be manufactured there shall be assessed and collected a tax of one cent per pound, to be paid by the manufacturer tliereof ; and any fractional part of a pound in a package shall be taxed as a pound. The tax levied by this section shall be represented by coupon stamps; and the provisions of existing laws governing the engraving, issue, sale, accountability, effacement, and destruction of stamps relating to COMMISSIONKU OF AGRIUULTURE. Oi tobacco and snuff, as far as applicable, are hereby made to apply to stamps provided for by this section. § 10. That whenever any manufacturci" of filled cheese sells or removes fo'r sale or consumption any tilk'd cheese up'on which the tax is iv(iuired to be paid by stamps, without paying- such tax, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, within a period of mot more than two years after such sale or removal, upon satisfactory proof, to estimate the amount of tax which has been omitted to be paid and to make an assessment therefor and certify the same to the collector. The tax as assessed shall be in addition to the penalties imposed by law for such sale or removal. § 11. That all filled cheese as herein defined imported from foreign countries shall, in addition to any import duty imposed on the same, pay an internal revenue tax of eight cents per pound, such tax to be represented by coupon stamps; and such imported filled cheese and the package containing the same shall be stamped, marked, and branded, as in the case of filled cheese manufactured in the United States. § 12. That any person who knowingly purchases or receives for sale any filled cheese which has not been branded or stamped according to law, or which is contained in packages not branded or marked according to law, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars for each such offense. § 13. That every person who knowingly purchases or receives for sale any filled cheese from any .manufacturer or importer who has not paid the special tax herein provided for shall be liable, for each offense, to a penalty of one hundred dollars and to a forfeiture of all articles so purchased or received, or of the full value thereof. § 14. That whenever any stamped packages containing filled cheese is emptied it shall be the duty of the person in whose hands the same is to destroy the stamps thereon; and any person who willfully neglects or refuses so to do shall, for each such offense, be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than six months. § 15. That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is authorized to have applied scientific tests, and to decide whether any sub- stances used in the manufacture of filled cheese contain ingredi- ents deleterious to health. But in case of doubt or contest his decision in this class of cases may be appealed from to a board hereby constituted for the purpose, and composed of the Surgeon- General of the Army, the Surgeon-General of the Navy, and the Secretary of Agricuiture, and the decision of this board shall be final in the premises. § 16. That all packages of filled cheese subject to tax under this act that shall be found without stamps or marks as herein provided, and all filled cheese intended for human consun;ption G2 Third Annual Refort of the which contains inj?redients adjudged as hereinbefore provided to be deletei-ious to the public health, shall be forfeited to the United States. § 17. That all fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by this act may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. § 18. That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the ap- proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall make all needful regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this act. § 19. That this act shall go into effect on the ninetieth day after its passage, and all wooden packagescontainingtenormorepounds of filled cheese found on the premises of any dealer on and after the ninetieth day succeeding the date of tlie passage of this act, shall be deemed to be taxable under section nine of this act, and shall be taxed, and shall have affixed thereto the stamps, marks, and brands required by this act o'r by regulations made pursuant to this act; and for the purpose of securing the affixing of the stamps, marks, and brands required by this act, tbe filled cheese shall be regarded as having been manufactured and sold or re- moved from the manufactory for consumption or use on or after the day this act takes effect; and such stock on hand at the time of the taking effect of this act may be stamped, marked, and branded under special regulations of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue may authorize the holder of such packages to mark and brand the same and affix thereto' the proper tax-paid stamps. Passed tlie House of Representatives April 11, 1896. Attest: A. McDOWELL, While on this subject I desire once more to call the attention of the Legislature to the inconsistency of section four of the Agricul- tural Law, which is as follows: SKIM CHEESE. Another thing that has proved a serious competitor to honest makers of full cream cheese is what is known as " part skimmed," or " night skim," in which the cream that raises over night is re- moved from the milk, and to this skim milk is added the morning milk, and it is in this way robbed of a very large part of the fats; it is undoubtedly legitimate to make skim cheese either skimmed in whole or in part, but as I have said about filled cheese and oleomargarine, the purchasers should be protected at all times Commissioner of Agriculture. G3 so that they may know what they are buying; at the present time there is no statute requiring any distinctive mark on skim cheese. I recommend the passage, by the Legislature, of an act requiring all manufacturers of skim cheese to brand each cheese, and the package in which it is contained, with an appropriate device show- ing just what i( is, either full skim or part skim as the fact may bo; in this way the public will be protected against a fraudulent impo- sition which has proved to be quite a dangerous competitor in the trade. These brands might properly be issued through this depart- ment under proper provision of law the same as brands for full cream cheese are now issued, and in that way a public record of the same would be kept accessible at all times. In fact, I think that no cheese should be allowed to be sold on our markets not branded for what it actually is, with the authorized brand issued through this department under proper regulations. EXPERT BUTTER AND CHEESE MAKERS. § 4. Expert butter and cheese makers. — The commissioner of agriculture may appoint and employ not more than five expert butter and cheese makers, who shall^ under his direction, examine and inspect butter and cheese factories and attend at agricultural fairs, societies and meetings designated by the commissioner, to impart thereat information as to the best and most approved method of making butter and cheese and improving the quality thereof. In each of my former reports to the Legislature I have discussed this question and have particularly recommended that this section be repealed or so modified as to allow the Commissioner to appoint all necessary experts for the purposes outlined in this section. We have more than 1,600 butter and cheese factories in the State and it is a matter of physical impossibility for five men to annually give instruction to the makers in each of these factories, and yet if we are to regain the position which we formerly held in this trade it is absolutely essential that we should put upon the market a product uniform in quality and standard. To do this we should have a sufficient number of experts in this branch of the service to annually instruct all the factorymen in the best and most ap- 64 Third Annual REroRX of tiu: proved methods of manufacture; in fact^ in all of the rural districts the agents of this department should, as a rule, be men competent not only to make cheese but to give instruction and direction in the best methods pursued in its manufacture. It is very largely in this way that our Canadian neighbors have acquired the pre-eminence they have in the cheese trade; they work on systematic lines with a settled policy as to methods; the result is great uniformity in the character of the product put upon the market. My own observation, and it is carried out by the opinion of the largest dealers in the trade, is, that since the passage of the law providing for the limited number of experts w^hich we now have that the result has been gratifying and marked almost beyond belief. Where these men have done their work in the past few years the quality of the product has been so materially increased that it has annually amounted to thousands of dollars in increased prices to producers. If this service can be further extended, as it is absolutely necessary that it should be, it will pay for itself many times over each year. What is true of the cheese trade is true of the butter trade. The greatest panacea for fraud, in my opinion, is not in legislation against spurious productions, but in improved methods of making and scientific investigation which will result in putting upon the market products in every way superior to these sold at the present time, and the standard away above any fraudulent product that has thus far been invented, COUNTY TRADE-MARK. Section 35 of chapter 838, Laws of 1893 reads as follows: § 35. County trade marks. — At a regular or special meeting of a county dairymen's association in any county of the state there may be adopted a county trade mark, by a majority of the mem- bers present and voting, to be used as a trade mark l3y am* person manufacturing pure unadulterated butter of full-cream cheese in such county. The secretary of the association shall forthwith send to the commissioner of agriculture a copy of such trade mark, whicli copy he shall place on file in his office, noting thereupon the day and hour he received the same. But one county trade mark for butter and for cheese shall be placed on file for the same county. *So in the original. Commissioner of Agriculture. 65 No association shall adopt any trademark of any county already on file, or use that of any other county in the formation of a trade mark. It would seem that there was no demand for this law in the beginning, or else that the people were unaware of the fact of its enactment, as there have been no applications for filing county trade marks in this office since its passage nearly three years ago. VINEGAR. There has been no litigation during the year under the vinegar law that is of importance. The law having been established in the case of the People v. Girard (145 N. Y. 105), reported in my second annual report to you, has not been further questioned in any action on appeal. That case settled the cons'titutionality of that portion of the law pro- hibiting the coloring of vinegar with any artificial coloring matter whatever. I assume that an examination of the law by the people who w^ould be interested in having it declared unconstitutional has convinced them that the other provisions of the law;, namely, the standard and manufacture of it in imitation or semblance of a better commodity, is sufficiently covered and virtually settled by the oleomargarine and milk cases that have been taken to the court of last resort. I think I am correct, with reference to this, when I state that the constitutionality of all its phases has been declared, and it remains but to enforce it by stopping clandestine violations by small dealers, and by those who seek to evade and avoid the law rather than test it; those we believe are not numerous in the State; yet there are some who will take such chances, as is shown by the cases made and reported by the Assistant Commissioners in their respective districts. I believe that a majority of the vinegar producers of the State are in favor of this statute, to say nothing of the consumers of vine- gar who, of course, are materially interested in having the com- modity a pure one. There was a time when a large quantity of vinegar was shipped into this State from outside of it, by concerns that manufactured it in such close resemblance of cider vinegar 5 GG TniRD Anxual Report of the that it would deceive the senses entirely, and were selling it for cider vinegar prices. This traffic I believe is now, however, entirely stopped as a traffic, and the vinegar used upon the tables of this State is at least not a decefvMng one; that is, it is not manufactured to resemble something which it is not. PROSECUTIONS BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Chapter 821 of the Laws of 1895, which took effect May 29, 1895,reads as follows: CHAPTER 821. AN ACT to amend the executive law, relating to the duties and powers of the attorney-general. Became a law May 29, 1895, with tlie approv.il of the Governor. Passed, three- filihs bi iiig ine&eut. The People of the State of Neic York, represented in Senate and Asscmhljj, do enact as follows: Section 1. Subdivisions one and two of section fifty-two of the executive law, is hereby amended to read as follows: 1. I'rosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in which the State is interested, and have charge and control of all the legal business of the departments and bureaus of the State, or of any office thereof which requires the services of attorney or counsel, in order to protect the interests of the State, but this section shall not apply to any military department bureaus or military offices of the State. 2. \Yheuever required by the governor, attend in person, or by one of his deputies, a court of oyer and terminer or appear before the grand jury thereof for the purpose of managing and conduct- ing in such court or before such jury such criminal actions or pro- ceedings as shall be sj)ecified in such requirement; in which case the attorney-general or his deputy so attending shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties in respect of such actions or proceedings, which the district attorney would otherwise be au- thori/.ed or required to exercise or perform; and in any of such actions or j)roceedings the di>;trict attorney shall only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him by the atlorney-general or the deputy attorney-general so attending. ^ 2. Section 55 of said executive law is hereby amended to read as follows: § r>r>. Additional counsel. —The irovernor or attorney-general may designate and em])]ny such additinml attorn(»vs or counsel as may be nr cessary to assist in the transaction of any of the legal business mentioned in section fifty-two of this act an,d such a^ttor- Commissioner of Agriculture. 67 neys or counsel shall be paid from tlie treasury a reasonable fee upon (he certificate of the governor and attorney-general, the amount thereof to be audited and allowed by them or may be paid by the attoraey-general out of the costs recovered by him. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. In accordance with the provisions of the above law all cases made after the above date, by this Department, were properly referred to the Attorney-General for action. Since date above- mentioned, May 29, 1895, the following cases have been made and reported to that official, namely: JULY 31, 1895. iMlLK. People V. J. J. Eose, case No. 14G0. People V. J. J. Kose, case No. 1461. People V. Melvin B. Sharp, case No. 1462. People V. Edward T. Welch, case No. 1463. People V. Owen Williams, case No. 1464. People V. Evan Evans, case No. 1465. People V. Henry D. Buell, case No. 1466. People V. J. G. Vanderwerker, case No. 1467. People V. John T. Seeley, case No. 1468. People V. Ellis M. Falkner, case No. 1469. People V. Chas. Travis, case No. 1622. People V. Wm. T. Rockefeller, case No. 2253. AUGUST 2, 1895. Milk. People V. Isaac Marsh. People V. E. W. Richards. People V. Walter Keeney. ... People V. Frank Hallock. People V. Geo. A. Miller. AUGUST 24, 1895. Milk. People V. Henry Kim, case No. 1899. People V. William Schwenka, case No. 1765. 68 Third Annual Eeport of thb People V. Thomas Miller, case No. 1786, People V. Peter Karstern, case No. 1780. People V. Claus H. Weirock, case No. 1763. People V. Martin Christopher, case No. 1922. People V. Wm. H. Nelson, case No. 1748. People V. John M. Knapp, case No. 1787. People V. Herman Schlobolm, case No. 1901. People V. Thomas E. Wright, case No. 742. People V. H. L. Harrison, case No. 590. People V. Ellis Hughes, case No. 887. People V. Peter Clow, case No. 599. People V. Wm. Clark, case No. 600. People V. Andrew Hosier, case No. 880. People V. John Henderson, case No. 607. People V. Greo. W. Smith, case No. 560. People V. M. J. Brown, case No. 559. People V. Chas. Matthews, case No. 557. People V. Geo. Stoddard, case No. 881. People V. Daniel White, case No. 803. People V. James Lacy, case No. 602. People V. Alonzo Duell, case No. 604. People V. W. H. Suits, case No. 2302. People V. N. W. Loomis, case No. 2361. People V. Wm. Peters, case No. 605. People V. Reuben Matthews, case No. 558. People V. Diedrick Klornberg, case No. 1745. People V.John Schmidt, case No. 1760. People V. Peter Brady, case No. 1764. People V. Joseph White, case No. 1766. People V. Wm. Piatt, case No. 1791. People V. Wm. Corbett, case No. 1895. People V. Mark Hewitt, case No. 1807. People V. Frederick Wieters, ease No. 1902. People V. Jacob Miller, special stable case. Commissioner of Agriculture. 69 AUGUST 26, 1895. MlLK- Peoplev. Benjamin Patnose, case No. 1623. People V. Frank Richards, case No. 1624. People V. Chas. Trombly, case No. 1626. People V. Geo. D. Slosson, case No. 1627. People V. Patrick Tobin, case No. 4851. People V. Alex. Smith, case No. 2251. People V. Henry A. Crehen, case No. 2252. People V. Fred. J. Diedrich, case No. 1657. People V. Geo. T. Goheen, cases No. 1556, 1657. People V. Geo. Cinamon, case No. 1882. People V Henry Buhlman, case No. 1658. People V. Jos. Lef rois, case No. 1653. People V. Henry Kemer, case No. 1664. _ People V. Arthur Risley, case No. 1666. People V. Albertus Peacock, case No. 1667. People V. John Campbell, case No. 1670. People V. Floyd Gates, case No. 1677. People V. Mrs. Andy Farrell, case No. 1880. People V. James Case, Sr., case No. 1661. AUGUST 29, 1895. Milk. Peoples. John T. IlifE, case No. 1769. Peoples. Chas. F. Kuydendall, case No. 1960. People V. Frederick H. Luhrs, case No. 1784. People V. August E. Meyer, case No. 1919. People V. Chas. H. Tammany, case No. 1788. People V. Fanny Miller, case No. 1774. People V. Samuel M. Syrop, case No. 1963. Oleomargarine. People V. John Otten, case No. 1064. People V. Peter Bramsen, case No. 1066. 70 Third Annual Report of the Condensed Milk. People V. Austin Fitzgerald. AUGUST 30, 1895. iMiLK. People V. W. J. Ellis, case Xo. 926. People V. J. R. Sloat, case No. 921. People V. Eben Smith, case No. 1115. People V. John Lowden, case No. 83. People V. Fred Bulenhagen, case No. 77. People V. L. Woodly, case No. 78. People V. J. A. Gregory, case No. 79. People V. Alden D. Brucher, case No. 50. People V. J. Hoffman, case No. 88. People V. Collins Barlon, case No. 1116. People V. Julius Benedict, case No. 1120. People V. L. Morehouse, case No. 1119. People V. J. J. Van Kuren, case No. 936. People V. W. Wildermeth, case No. 919. People V. P. Carroll, case No. 912. People V. J. Kelly, case No. 914. People V. Jas. Lispett, case No. 916. People V. W. D. Wilkins, case No. 918. PROSECUTIONS— FIRST DIVISION. The following is a list of the cases prosecuted in the First Divis- ion of this Department. MILK. CASE No. 1622. The People v. Travis. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced August 15, 1895; defendant served answer September twenty-first; action pending. Counsel: Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 71 CASE No. 15C4. The PEorLE v. Owens. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced Sei)tcmber 7, 1S95; defendant paid penalty. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Alien, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 14G5. The People v. Evans. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced September 7, 1S95; defendant served answer September twentieth; action pending. Counsel: Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles liurke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 14G9. The People v. Falkner. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced August 15, 1895; defendant served, answer September twenty-first; action pending. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 2253. The People v. Eockefeller. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced August 29, 1895; time to answer extended; defendant paid penalty. Counsel: Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. 72 Third Annual Keport of the CASES Nos. 1460 and 1461. . The People v. Rose. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced September 17, 1895. Counsel : Geo. M. True, Witnesses: Charles Burke, George B. Fellows, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 1463. The People v. Welch. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced August 15, 1895; defendant paid penalty. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 1462. The People v. Sharpe. Supreme Court. Action for penalty commenced August 15, 1895; judgment ren- dered for penalty and costs; execution against property issued to sheriff and returned unsatisfied; defendant arrested on bodv execution and confined on limits of Troy jail, _ Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 1466. The People v. Buell. Supreme Court. Criminal prosecution now pending. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 73 ' CASE No. 14G7. The People v. Vanderwerker. Supreme Court. Summons and complaint issued; upon investigation found that no cause of action existed ; action withdrawn. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J, Wheeler. CASE No. 1468. The People v. Seeley, Supreme Court. Summons and complaint issued; upon investigation found that no cause of action existed; action withdrawn. Counsel : Geo. M. True. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. VINEGAR. CASE No. 455. The People v. T. J. Hollister. Defendant went out of business and left the State. Counsel : Lewis Cass.. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. ' CASE No. 456. The People v. J. E. Molloy & Co. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Rensselaer County. Summons issued May 24, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. "^ { 74 TuiRD Annual Report of the CASE Xo. 457. The PEorLE v. Flack & Co. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Rensselaer Count;/. Summons issued August 24, 1805; action pending. Counsel: Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 458. The People v. Kingman Golledge. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Rensselaer County. Summons issued August 24, 1895; action pending. Counsel: Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, George B. Fellows, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 459. The People v. John E. Walker. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Albany County. Summons issued August 24, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. W^heeler. CASE No. 4G0. The People v. Ballantine Bros. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Albany County. Summons issued August 25, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 75 CASE No. 4G1. The People v. E. J. McCaffrey. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Albany County. Summons issued August 24, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Cliaiies Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 462. The People v. W. R. Bouton. Civil Penalty Action. Supreme Court, Albany County. Summons issued August 24, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, and chemist, E. J. Wheeler. CASE No. 502. . \ 1 The People v. Duffy, Montpord & Green. j Civil Penalty Action. ' j Supreme Court, A Ibany County. , Summons issued June 8, 1895; action pending. Counsel : Lewis Cass. j Witnesses: Charles Burke, C. H. Allen, an-d chemist, E. J Wheeler. Cases Nos. 503, 504, 505, 500 and 507 were duplicates of Case No. 502. ] DISEASES OF DOMESTIC A*^]IM LS. By the provisions of article 4 of chapter 338, Laws of 1893, this Department is charged with the suppression of infectious and 76 Third Annual Report of the contagious diseases among domestic animals, except the diseases known as tuberculosis and glanders. By section 64 of said chap- ter it was provided as follows: " All persons now employed by the Governor for such purposes shall continue in the employ of the Commissioner upon the same terms until such employment shall be terminated or modified by the Commissioner." At the time of the passage of this act, and prior thereto for several years, the Governor had in his employment a Mr. M. Quig- ley, of Waverh', X. Y., to look after and suppress all infectious and contagious diseases in domestic animals coming under the provisions of the statutes then existing. He has been continued in the work and has become quite efficient from his knowledge gained by experience; he has had charge during my incumbency of the work in detail and his report submitted to me gives an account of the work performed during the past year; the following is a copy of it : REPORT OF M. QUIGLEY. Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agricultitre: Sir. — I respectfully submit a report of the work done in the veterinary division of this department during the year 1895 : On Januarv sixteenth, I examined a herd of cattle owned by Elick Sweet at Jewett's Centre, Greene county, and found one cow affected with actinomycosis or lump jaw. January twenty-first, I examined the cattle on the farm of F. E. Lindsley about two miles south of Hurleyville, Sullivan county, and found two cows affected with anthrax; two had died from the disease prior to my arrival. February eighth, I went to North Tonawanda at the request of the health officer of that place and examined a cow owned by J. De Field and found her affected with actinomycosis. March eighth, I examined a herd of milch cows owned by Mrs. Eva Bihson at Mountain Dale, Sullivan county, and found them suffering from anthrax; four cows had died before I arrived there. I gave directions as to treatment and care of them and on March twentieth with Dr. Henderson, I saw them again and found them entirely recovered from the disease and gave the owner permis- Commissioner of Agriculture. 77 sion to again sell the milk. March twenty-second, I examined the cows on the premises of C. G. Lloyd at Seneca Castle, Ontario county, that had been reported to this Department as suffering from tuberculosis. I found them all healthy; Mr. Lloyd informed me that he had killed one previously and thought that it was tuberculous. April sixth, I went to Canajoharie and examined the cattle on the farm of Charles Sitterly that had been reported as suffering from some contagious disease. I could not find any disease in the herd, but found them in poor condition and very lousj', owing to want of proper food and care. June third, I examined the horses and cows on the premises of S. L. Van Voorhis, near Fishkill village, they having been reported as suft'ering from some unknown disease. Upon my arrival there I learned that two horses had died suddenly about a week previ- ous. I found the remaining stock all in good health and, from the symptoms and history given me, think that the two horses died from anthrax. Mr. Van Voorhis had been feeding them old pota- toes with some mouldy and rotten ones amongst them. June eleventh, I went to Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus county, and ex- amined the herd of cow^s on the farm of J. J. Saunders at Skinner's Hollow; I found the cows suffering from abscesses caused by bruises in falling over rocks and stumps and one heifer affected with blood poisoning from same causes. These cattle had been chased by dogs and received their injuries in that manner. On June twenty-fifth the herd of cows on the farm of Harry Colevill, near Ludingtonville, Putnam county, were reported as suffering from a contagious disease. I went there and examined them and found several affected with tuberculosis and reported the matter to the committee of State Board of Health on Tuberculosis. July sixth, I went to Lake Hill, Ulster county, and examined a flock of sheep which I found affected with scab. I ordered them to be dipped twice in a proper solution and have had no complaints from that section since. On July thirteenth, I examined the hogs on the farm of W. L. Sprague, three miles north of Greenwich, Washington county, and found them badly affected with hog chol- 78 Third Annual Report of the era ; forty had died prior to my arrival. Tiiese hogs had been kept and fed on slaughter house offal; I ordered all i)ens disinfected, the sick separted from the well and the hogs removed to new pens that were not infected with the germs of the disease, and I have heard of no further trouble there from that cause. Julv fifteenth, I went to McGrawville, Cortland county, and examined a cow owned by M. C. Bean that had been reported by a local veterina- rian as suffering from lump jaw. Dr. Henderson met me there. We could not find indication of lump jaw, but did find enlarged glands of the throat and jaw which might be tuberculous. Dr. Henderson then tested the cow with tuberculin and found her affected with tuberculosis and afterwards killed her on an order from the State Board of Health through Dr. F. O. Donohue. On July twenty-second, I went to Conklin, Broome county, and exam- ined the herd of milch cows on the fai*m of Levi L. Roe at that place. I found a number of them badly affected with tuberculosis; I stopped the sale of milk at once and reported the matter to the Secretary of the Tuberculosis Committee. All the tuberculous cows in this herd were afterward killed by order of that Com- mittee. On July twenty-fifth I exajiiined the cattle on the farm of J. S. Miller at Pine Bush, Orange county, and found them affected with tuberculosis, and on July twenty-seventh examined the herd of milch cows on farm of Jesse Agor, near Mahopac, Putnam county, and found them affected with tuberculosis. Both herds were reported to the State Board of Health at once. On August fourth I went to Jamestown, Chautauqua county, and examined the horses on the farm of Mr. Sage, near Fentonville. ! found two suffering from anthrax and five horses died from the disease prior to my arrival. All were pastured in the same field. I then went to Centralia, in the same county, and examined the cows on the farm of L. C. Miuinger. I found the cattle being pastured in a swamp, and five had died from anthrax. I ordered them changed to high ground at once and quarantined them. On August ninth I examined the cows on the farm of John W. Bray, five miles north of Arcade, Wyoming county, and found two cows affected with anthrax; five had died from it before my visit. Commissioner of Agriculture. 79 August thirteenth I went to Mannsville, where there was an out- break of anthrax, and consulted with Dr. Severance, health officer of the town. I visited several farms and gave directions to the owners how to treat and prevent the spread of the disease. I did not hear any more complaints from that locality afterward. On August sixteenth I examined the cattle on the farm of War- ren Myers, in the town of Columbus, eight miles north of New Berlin, Chenango county, and found them suffering from anthrax. August twenty-second I went to Fallsburg, Sullivan county, and examined the cattle of J. M. Purvis, at that place, and on August twenty-third examined, the cattle of Tierson Comfort, near Stevensville, in the same county, and then went to Deposit and examined the cattle on the farms of Charles A. Wheeler and Alex- ander Turner, near that place, and in all these herds I found that anthrax had appeared, causing severe losses, which were stopped at once by taking proper measures to control the disease. On August twenty-seventh I went to Rome, Oneida county, where the herd of sixty cows owned by Mr. Bert. Olney had been reported by the city veterinarian as suffering with contagious pleuro- pneumonia. After an inspection of the herd, and learning their history, I came to the conclusion that they were not affected with that disease. I then directed Dr. Henderson to meet me there and to examine them, which he did, and he decided that they were suffering from blood poisoning. For full particulars see Dr. Henderson's report in this matter. September third I went to East Randolph, Cattaraugus county, and examined the cattle on the farm of S. A. Underwood, and from there to Napoli, in same county, and examined the cattle on the farm of M. D. Booth and John Marshall, and found anthrax had broken out on all these farms. The cattle on these farms were all pastured on low, swampy ground, and after being removed to high land and prop- erly treated, the disease subsided at once and disappared. Sep- tember ninth I went to West Valley, Cattaraugus county, where I learned that anthrax had broken out on the farm of F. C. Bishop, and five cows had died prior to my visit. I then went from there 80 Third Annual Report of the to Cuba, and, in company with Dr. L. M. Vincent, veterinary sur- geon, of that place, drove north to Rushford, about sixteen miles, and examined a large number of cows on different farms between those points, and found that anthrax had broken out on a number of farms, and about thirtj-five cows had died from it. From there I w'ent to Caneadea, and found that the disease appeared among the cows on the farm of Henry Lilley. Stringent meas- ures w^ere taken in this territory above described, and the disease disappeared in about two weeks after my visit. On September eleventh I went to Hamden, Delaware county, where I found that anthrax had broken out on the farms of Charles Bush, John Hawley and Frank Brant; seventeen head of cattle had died from it before my arrival. I had all the cattle removed to high ground at once, gave directions as to treatment, stopped the sale of milk from the herds, and had no further trouble in that locality afterward. On September twenty-sixth I went to West Davenport, Delaware county, and examined the cows on the farm of George Whitlock, and found them affected with anthrax; three had died from it. On September twenty- seventh I went to Clean, and examined the cattle on the Barse farm, owned by Mr. F. Bartlett; also the cows on farms of Ed- ward Bartlett and Charles Mitchell, and found that anthrax had broken out among the cattle on all these places. From there 1 went to Morton's Corners, Erie county, and examined the cows on the farm of David Auwerter, where I also found anthrax, and that ten cows had died from it. On October third I went to West Turin, Lewis county, and examined the herd of cows on the farm of John Bucher, and found them affected with anthrax, and that twelve head had died. I gave all necessary directions as to treatment, and have heard of no trouble there since. On October sixth, in company with Dr. M. J. Henderson, veterinary- surgeon, I examined the cattle on the farm of W. W. Boyer, at Farmer, Sieneca county; also the cattle on the farm of M. Bainbridgo, at Kidder's Ferry, near Fai'mer, . and found them affected with epizootic ophthalmia of a contagious nature. These herds had Commissioner of Agriculture. 81 been reported to the Department by Prof. I. P. Roberts, of Cor- nell University. Dr. Henderson prescribed for them, and gave directions as to their care. On October eighth I examined the herd of cows on the farm of Irwin Comfort, near Montgomery, Orange county, that had been reported as being affected with some contagious disease. I found them all in apparent good health and no contagious disease among them. October eleventh I examined the cows on the farm of D. M. Ferry, called the Man- sion, six miles north of Unadilla, Otsego counl^, and found them all well but one heifer, whose symptoms would seem to indicate tuberculosis. The manager of the place informed me that two weeks previous one cow died from tubercalosis. On October fourteenth I went to Greene to examine tlie cattle of S. H. Hol- comb, and found that five had died from anthrax, but the balance of (he herd were well at the time of my visit. On October twenty- ninth I went to Cuba, and went; over the ground where anthrax had been so prevalent at the time I was there on September ninth, and found that the disease had entirely disappeared in that siection. November seoond I went > to West Bainbridge, Chenango countv, and examined the herd of cattle on the farm of Norman T. Loomis. I found one cow^ suffering from anthrax and six had died from the disease. On November nineteenth I was called to Springwater, Livingston county, and examined a cow owned by John Starks. I found her suffering from emphysema of the skin, caused by either septic condition of the blood or an obstruction in the throat. The cow died abaut fifteen minutes after my arrival. November twenty-sixth I went to Pittsford, Monroe county, where an outbreak of hog cholera had been reported. I learned that it had broken out in August, and spread for a distance of about two miles square. At the time of my visit it had nearly died out. I found it only on two farms. The loss, in that vicinity, from the disease, was about fifty hogs. On December tenth I went to Mahopac, Putnam county, at the request of Mr. Bennett, the agent and expert for this Department at that place; bethought that the herd of milch cows on the farm 6 82 Third Annual Report of the of Jesse Ajer had tuberculosis; I examined the herd, and found them free from the disease. I had previously examined this herd on Julv twenty-seventh, and at that time there was tuber- culosis in them, but I learned that Mr. Ayer had afterwards killed the afifected ones. During last fall Mr. Alvin Deveraux, of Deposit, wrote me that he thought his herd of milch cows and heifers were affected with tuberculosis. I referred him to the State Board of Health. Since that time complaint has been made to this Department about these cows, and on December twenty- third I directed Dr. M. J. Henderson, veterinary surgeon, to meet me at Deposit and test this herd with tuberculin. He did so, and we tested ninety head, and fifty-five of the ninety had tuberculo- sis. Dr. Henderson procured a formal order from Dr. F. O. Dono- hue, secretary of the Tuberculosis Committee, to kill the fifty-five affected ones at once, which he did on December twenty-seventh. Very respectfully, M. QUIGLEY, Inspector. Mr. M. J. Henderson, a veterinary surgeon in Syracuse, has assisted Mr. Quigley, from time to time, as occasion required the services of more than one man. He has also reported in detail the work that he has performed. The following is a copy of his report: REPORT OF M. J. HENDERSON. Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: Sir. — I have the honor to submit the following report of my work in this Department during the year 1895: On March twentieth I met Mr. M. Quigley at Mountain Dale, Sullivan countv, and examined a herd of cattle owned bv Mrs. Eva Bihson. These cattle had been examined by Mr. Quigley on March eighth, who found them suffering from anthrax fever, and had quarantined the herd. Several days after his visit the town board of health reported to your Department that the cattle were not improving, and requested another examination. Mr. Quig- Commissioner of Agriculture. 83 ley then requested me to make an examination of the herd, which I did, and found them entirely recovered. The quarantine was raised and the owner allowed to dispose of the milk. In July, acting under orders from Mr. Quigley, I examined a cow owned by Mr. M. C. Bean, of the town of McGrawville, Cortland county; this cow had been quarantined by the town board of health as suffering from a contagious disease known as actinomycosis or lump3'^ jaw. After a careful examination I could find no evidence of that disease, but did find an enlarged absorbent gland in the laryngeal region, which might indicate a tuberculosis origin. I afterward tested the animal with tuberculin, and found positive evidence of tuberculosis, and then acting under orders from the tuberculosis committee, I killed her and found her badly affected with that disease. On August twenty-fourth, in company with Mr. Quigley, I examined a herd of cattle owned by Mr. C. A. Wheeler, of the town of Deposit, Broome county, and found them suffering from anthrax fever. Mr. Wheeler had lost five cows with the disease, and, at the time of my visit, 1 found several affected. This herd was examined by a veterinarian some days previous to my visit, who gave it as his opinion that the cattle were suffering from the effects of eating sumach and wild cherry, while Mr. Quigley had pronounced her trouble anthrax. I se- cured some of the blood from one of the animals and examined it with the microscope, and found the bacillus anthracis in great numbers, which amply corroborated my diagnosis. On August twenty-seventh, accompanied by Mr. Quigley, I examined a herd of cattle owned by Mr. Bert Olney, of Rome, Oneida county, and found them suffering from septic poisoning, which showed its effects principally on the contents of the thoracic cavity. This herd consisted of sixty head, and were bought in the town of Floyd, in the northeren part of Oneida county, and brought to Rome on or about January 1, 1895. They seemed in good health up to July twenty-ninth. On that date one cow died suddenly, and a post-mortem examination by a veterinary surgeon revealed extensive pulmonary lessions, the nature of which was not under- 84 Third Annual Report of the stood. Xone of the rest of the herd seemed to be affected at the time, and continued to be in apparent good health until about the middle of August, when, at that time, six of the cows pre- sented symptoms of disease, and, after ten or twelve days, died. Some of them were opened and the lungs found to be affected. At the time of my visit there w-as ten cows which presented symptoms of a febrile character, and, after an examination, I pronounced the trouble to be either septic poisoning or pulmo- nary anthrax, and requested the superintendent of the premises to allow me to kill one to decide, upon post-mortem examination, which ofthediseasesitwas. Hewould not consent to the request unless I first paid for the animal, which I refused to do. I then or- dered the animals treated with remedies which I thought suit- able for the disease, and left them, with the understanding that I was again to visit them ton days later. While on the premises investigating the sanitary surroundings, we were informed by the superintendent in charge that the herd was fed upon soured corn and bran, and the water was from the city water supply, and kept constantly before the cows in stationary buckets. During our stay on the premises we had no opportunity of interviewing the actual owner of the herd, but between the time of my first and second visit I saw Mr. Olney, and he informed me that the cows were fed on spoiled or fermented canned corn that had been rejected by the purchasers and returned to the Stanwix Canning Company, at Rome, N. Y., who, in turn, sent it to Mr. Olney's farm. He also said that the water buckets were never properly cleaned, and that the sediment was allowed to remain and be stirred up and drank by the cattle at each influx of water. This information gleaned from Mr. Olney, and also the fact that a microscopical examination of the blood of one of the diseased eows failed to disclose the haciUus anthrasis of anthrax fever, but did show a broken down, attenuated condition of the blood corpuscles, and left no doubt in my mind that the disease was septic poisoning from the ptomaine generated in the decomposed corn. The day after my visit, on August twenty-seventh, one of the cows died, and a post-mortem was held by the veter- Commissioner of Agriculture. 85 inarian for the board of health, and the disease pronounced con- tagious pleuropneumonia. I visited the premises again on Sep- tember sixth, and found all of the cows recovered. On October sixth I examined the cattle on the fai-m of W. W. Bayer and M. Bainbridge, in the vicinit}' of Farmers, Seneca county, and found them suffering with contagious or epizootic ophthalmia. I prescribed proper remedies, and gave directions to prevent the spread of the disease. On December twenty-third I was directed by Mr. Quigley to examine the herd of dairy cattle owned by Alvin Deve- reaux, of Deposit, Broome county. This herd was reported as suffering from tuberculosis, and, as the milk was being sold for public use, it was determined to apply tlie tuberculin test in order to separate those which would be found diseased. There were ninety head in the herd, fifty-five of which I pro- nounced tuberculous. I reported the facts to Dr. F. O. Donohue, secretary of the Tuberculosis Committee of the State Board of Health, who promptly directed me to destroy the affected ani- mals, which I did on December twenty-eighth, each one revealing the lesions of tuberculosis. Very respectfully yours, M. J. HENDERSON, Veterinary Surgeon. STATE VETERINARY COLLEGE. By chapter 153 of the Laws of 1894, the sum of |50,000 was appropriated for the purpose of establishing a State Veterinary College at Cornell University and for constructing suitable build- ings upon the grounds of said university. This was further sup- plemented by an appropriation of $100,000 pursuant to the provis- ions of chapter 598 of the Laws of 1895, making the sum of 1150,000 available for that purpose. The acts appropriating these moneys provided that the funds appropriated should be paid by the Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller upon vouchers approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and that no part of 86 Third Annual Report of the such moneys should be expended until plans and specifications for the construction and equipment of such building, and of the loca- tion thereof, should have been, approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The acts are as follows: ■-to' CHAPTER 153. AN ACT to establish a state veterinary college at Cornell uni- versity. Became a Iciw March 21, 1894, wiih the approval of tbe Governor. Pa.ssed, three- fiftlis being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. There is hereby established a state veterinary college at Cornell university. For the purpose of constructing and equip- ping suitable buildings for such college upon the grounds of said universitv at Ithaca, New York, the sum of fiftv thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, to be paid by the treasurer upon the warrant of the com})troIler upon vouchers approved hy the commissioner of agriculture to the Cornell university. No part of such moneys shall be expended until plans and specifications for the construction and equipment of such buildings, and of the location thereof, shall have been ap- proved by the commissioner of agriculture, nor until the comp- troller shall have certified that in his judgment the expense of the completion and equipment of such buildings in accordance with such plans and specifications will not exceed the amount of such appropriation. Such buildings and equipment shall be the prop- erty of the state. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 598. AN ACT relating to the State Veterinary College at Cornell University. Became a law ^lay 10, 1895, witii llie approval of tbe Governor. Passed, Ibree- fifths being preseut. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTroN 1. For the purpose of constructing and equipping suit- able buildings for the State Veterinary College at Cornell Univer- sity, at Ithaca, New York, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropri- Commissioner of Agriculture. 87 ated out of funds not otherwise appropriated, to be paid by the treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller, upon vouchers approved by the coniinissioner of aj2;riculture, to the Cornell Uni- versity. No })art of such moneys shall be exepended until plans and specifications for the construction and equipment of such buildin^ AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. Under the provisions of the statutes of this State, applicable thereto, the sum of |1G1,980.54 has been apportioned and dis- tributed to the following named agricultural societies: New York State Agricultural Society |22,000 00 Homellsville Farmers' Club 2,000 00 Cambridge Valley Agricultural Society and Stock Breeders' Association 2,000 00 Binghamton Industrial Exposition 2,000 00 Altamont Driving Park and Agricultural Association, 1^664 19 Allegany County Agricultural Society 1,295 45 Broome County Agricultural Society 1,870 98 Cattaraugus County Agricultural Society 1,330 44 Cayuga County Agricultural Society 1,514 85 Chautauqua County Agricultural Society 2,004 28 Chemung County Agricultural Society 1,878 70 Chenango County Agricultural Society 1,673 43 Clinton County Agricultural Society 2,243 00 Columbia County Agricultural Society 1,793 44 Cortland County Agricultural Society 1,224 47 Delaware County Agricultural Society 1,835 31 92 Third Annual Eeport of the Dutchess County Agricultural Society |2,461 07 Erie County Agricultural Society 2,363 07 Essex County Agricultural Society 1,479 93 Franklin County Agricultural Society 2,082 70 Fulton County Agricultural Society 2,471 75 Genesee County Agricultural Society 1,736 39 Greene County Agricultural Society 1,582 67 Herkimer County Agricultural Society 1,501 82 Jefferson County Agricultural Society 2,608 19 Lewis County Agricultural Society 1,649 81 Livingston County Agricultural Societj^ 1,744 63 Western New York Agricultural Society 4,670 04 Brookfield Agricultural Society 1,641 05 Montgomery County Agricultural Society 1,633 41 American Institute 1,006 61 Niagara County Agricultural Society 1,525 32 Oneida County Agricultural Society 2,126 85 Phoenix Union Agricultural Society 1,283 66 Ontario County Agricultural Society 2,042 19 Orange County Agricultural Society 3,447 85 Orleans County Agricultural Society 2,073 11 Oswego County Agricultural Society 2,528 13 Otsego County Agricultural Society 1,843 34 Putnam County Agricultural Society 1,431 60 Queens County Agricultural Society 4,349 74 Southern Rensselaer Town Agricultural Society 1,564 10 Rockland County Agricultural Society 1,353 99 St. Lawrence County Agricultural Society 2,043 92 Saratoga County Agricultural Society 2,054 31 Schoharie County Agricultural Society 1,691 37 Schuyler County Agricultural Society 1,371 06 Seneca County Agricultural Society 1,506 80 Steuben County Agricultural Society 2,425 89 Suffolk County Agricultural Society 2,260 43 Sulliyan County Agricultural Society 1,744 39 Tioga County Agricultural Society 1,505 76 Commissioner of Agriculture. 93 Tompkins County Agricultural Society |2,063 24 Ulster County Agricultural Society 1,667 49 Washington County Agricultural Society 3,066 02 Wayne County Agricultural Society 1,689 48 Westchester County Agricultural Society 5,444 19 Wyoming County Agricultural Society 1,317 01 Yates County Agricultural Society 1,542 48 Cuba Fair Society 854 74 Wellsville Fair Association 899 47 Conewango Valley Fair Society 521 88 Franklinville Driving Park and Agricultural Society. . 791 66 Northern Cayuga Agricultural Society 313 11 Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association. . . . 839 94 Riverside Agricultural Society 812 92 Columbia Agricultural and Horticultural Society. . . . 222 18 Catskill Mountain Agricultural Society 592 22 Delaware Valley Agricultural Society 1,076 47 Newport Agricultural Society 484 14 Antwerp Union Agricultural Society 222 18 Cape Vincent Agricultural Society 407 68 Dansville Fair and Racing Association, 386 65 Hemlock Lake Union Agricultural Society 530 43 Brockport Union Agricultural Society 768 40 Boonville Agricultural Society 647 46 Gorham Agricultural Society 491 09 Naples Union Agricultural Society 550 76 Oswego Falls Agricultural Society , 964 89 Sandy Creek, Richland, Orwell and Boylston Agricul- tural Society 914 38 Butternut Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Society 963 40 Oneonta Union Agricultural Society 1,013 10 Richfield Springs Agricultural Society 724 73 Schenevus Valley Agricultural Society 487 28 Gouverneur Agricultural and Mechanical Society. . . . 831 33 94 Third Annual KEroRT of the Racquette Valley and St. Regis Valley Agricultural Society $1,152 23 Cobleskill Agricultural Society 1,165 83 Prattsburgh Uniou Agricultural Society 402 2G Troupsburgh Agricultural Society 440 49 Northern Tioga Agricultural Society 702 55 Dryden Agricultural Society 645 56 Union Agricultural and Horticultural Society 473 60 Palmyra Union Agricultural Society 737 38 Silver Lake Agricultural and Horticultural Society. . . 458 84 Dundee Fair Association 443 91 I have heretofore in my reports discussed at some length the subject of State aid to fairs. I am an earnest advocate of building up and maintaining the State fair, and believe that the success of that fair during the last year amply warrants an additional ap- propriation at the present time for further extending and improv- ing the buildings on the fair grounds at Syracuse. Since the fair has had a permanent location the State has given it substantial recognition, and the fair of last year was far beyond any that has been held in many years, both in attendance and the number and character of its exhibits. It is absolutely necessary that certain additional buildings should be provided at this time and I earn- estly recommend an appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose. I can not say more than I have heretofore on this subject. Ex- hibits of this kind, at least one in every county, and a grand culmination of the whole annually in the State fair is^ I believe, the most direct way of getting before the public what the agricul- tural population are doing and the result of their labors, and the best way to stimulate improvements through the opportunity offered of comparing views and examining the new methods that are annually exhibited at these fairs. Commissioner of Agriculture. 95 APPROPRIATIONS. In conformity with the provisions of article 5 of the Agricul- tural Law I hereby recommend the following appropriations as necessary for the work of the Department of Agriculture for the ensuing year, and for agricultural purposes generally in the State. For the general work of the Department of Agricul- ture 1100,000 For New York State Agricultural Society, for prem- iums 20,000 For Farmers' Institutes 15,000 For distribution of money among agricultural societies and the American Institute of the city of New York. 44,000 For the general work of the Experiment Station at Geneva, N. Y 50,000 For enforcing the provisions of chapter 437, Laws of 1890 10,000 For maintaining the Veterinary College at Cornell . . . 20,000 For the State Weather Bureau 5,000 For State Veterinarv Service 5,000 Following is a statement in detail of the number of assistant commissioners, chemists, experts and agents employed by me, under the provisions of the Agricultural Law, during the year and their compensation, expenses and disbursements as allowed by me. 96 Third Annual Report of the OS =0 So Oi o CO T-l =0 00 1 "^i s •^ ■4^ $»i-< ■o •X) ~cr (V, >CJ to sj ^ "^ ^ 00 #s. ■^l cc Oj % ■^ 1 r '^ s i>. e ■>» OD C) ■Jl^ ^^ <;-> >* •N, » ^ UO <»') -« -K> V H 'Z W f^ w H < H CO Q U hJ M -< H W ft a H a a P. 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HO?; GO bD ■g^ „ ft- 33 to cS ® tie &■ ^H -■ H,' ^' ;2;owoHO^woffi;>woo?;a^[iiuo^^euKO^^ii(H cSS 122 Third Annual Report of thb ^ ^ ^ o D H a '< Eh !zi P O o H Iz; w H ->< H 00 « m fl a H ooo o • o^ lO • CO lO r-t -rtl OX I 05 iH lO feS' a o a s> a o o OO O Q p oooo o SOO OO oooo lO »0 lO iH ITS IIS Q i-H ->> lO •,# b- h ^ 1-5 -«l3 H-s -< O >5 (>j >3 a t-- 4) O 5) O There is also produced within the State of New York, and sold during the year to condensers most of which reaches the New York market in condensed form, in small cans, a' large j^mount of crude milk, estimated to be not less than 1,800,000 cans of 40 quarts each 72,000,000 Total quarts milk, cream and condensed milk 373,473,080 Value of crude milk handled |11,921,189 50 Value of cream handled 1,777,649 28 Value of unsweetened condensed milk 379,984 71 Value of crude milk sold to condensers 2,700,000 00 Total value 116,778,823 49 Total value of butter handled $18,187,757 50 Total value of cheese handled 6,327,271 40 Total value of milk, cream and condensed milk handled 16,778,823 49 Total value of dairy products handled during the year 141,293,852 39 Total decrease in value of dairy products handled, compared with 1894, was $3,368,942.61. The statistics of dairy products handled in New York city in 1895 show, by comparison with 1894, that there has been a decrease in the quantity of eastern butter received in that city, of 5,317,410 pounds, and an increase of 14,072,200 quarts of milk, cream, and condensed milk; also, that there was a material decrease in the re- ceipts of cheese during the same period amounting to 19,416,135 pounds. The following table will show the net decrease in value of products handled during the year: 150 Third Annual Eeport of the Decrease in value of eastern butter handled in 1895, compared with 1894 $1,781,002 50 Increase in value of eastern cheese handled. . . . 2,247,991 60 Increase in value of milk, cream, and condensed milk same period 671,175 49 Decrease in value of eastern dairy products handled in 1894 compared to 1893 3,357,878 61 Total value of eastern dairy products handled in New York city during the year: Butter \ 13,720,388 00 Cheese 5,819,183 90 XDrude milk, condensed milk and cream 16,778,823 49 Total $26,318,395 39 In addition to the value of dairy products given there is a large quantity of butter, cheese and other dairy products shipped direct to consumers of which we can get no figures. There is also a large quantity of Swiss, limburger, pine apple and several kinds of fancy cheese, shipped to New York city from the interior of this State of which no statistics are obtainable. The following statistics, giving the value of eastern dairy pro- ducts handled in New York city for the past five years, show an in- crease in value annually from 1890 to 1893, -and a decrease in 1894 and 1895. Total of yearly value of products handled 1890-1895: Eastern, 1890 $27,351,657 22 Eastern, 1891 29,189,943 10 Eastern, 1892 32,148,404 02 Eastern, 1893 33,392,740 45 Eastern,, 1894 * 29,676,274 00 Eastern, 1895 26,318,395 39 CoMMissioxKK or Agriculture. 151 Western, 1890 |13,075,657 20 Westeni, 1891 15,087,277 50 Western, 1892 14,20G,083 00 Western, 1893 14,080,562 50 Western, 1894 14,986,521 00 Western, 1895 14,975,456 50 Exports of Butter and Cheese. The following is statistics taken from the records of the New York Mercantile Exchange, show the exports of butter and cheese each year since January 1, 1883. BUTTER. Pounds. From the port of New York, 1883 18,811,400 From the port of New York, 1884 15,865,600 From the port of New York, 1885 14,601,550 From the port of New York, 1886 11,677,750 From the port of New York, 1887 9,933,400 From the port of New York, 1888 7,099,650 From the port of New York, 1889 19,941,176 From the port of New York, 1890. 20,623,534 From the port of New York, 1891 11,115,505 From the port of New York, 1892 9,083,478 From the port of New York, 1893 5,336,449 From the port of New York, 1894 8,288,670 From the port of New York,. 1895* 8,865,548 From all ports in the United States, 1883 22,375,708 From all ports in the United States, 1884 21,391,196 From all ports in the United States, 1885 10,593,872 From all ports in the United States, 1886. . ; . . . 1 4,404,727 From all ports in the United States, 1887 12,531,171 From all ports in the United States, 1888 8,749,366 From all ports in the United States, 1889 25,983,054 From all ports in the United States, 1890 23,895,914 From all ports in the United States, 1891 14,970,538 152 Third Annual Report of the From all ports in the United States, 1892 11,251,250 From all ports in the United States, 1893 6,837,289 From all ports in the United States, 1894 10,231,417 From all ports in the United States, 1895* 11,020,530 These statistics show that there have been 1,216,632 pounds more butter exported from the port of New York during the first ten months of 1894, than during the corresponding ten months in 1894; also, that the total receipts of butter in New York city dur- ing the year ending October 31, 1893, were 2,197,120 pounds more than during the previous year. After deducting the excess ex- ported, from the excess in receipts, we have only 980,488 pounds more butter on October 31, 1895, for home trade than in the former year. CHEESE. Pounda. From the port of New York, 1883 97,897,850 From the port of New York, 1884 96,634,250 From the port of New York, 1885 82,934.750 From the port of New York, 1886 78,763,400 From the port of New York, 1887 72,529,500 From the port of New York, 1888 75,830,700 From the port of New York, 1889 75,046,826 From the port of New York, 1890 70,208,270 From the port of New York, 1891 61,299,205 From the port of New York, 1892 67,432,651 From the port of New York, 1893 53,293.060 From the port of New York, 1894 52,903.719 From the port of New York, 1895* 29,008,368 From all ports in the United States, 1883 111,973,140 From all ports in the United States, 1884 11,950,686 From all ports in the United States, 1885 95,047,243 From all ports in the United States, 1886 86,363,685 From all ports in the United States, 1887 87,069,804 From all ports in the United States, 1888 81,595,304 * Ten months. Commissioner op' Agriculture. 153 From all From all From all From all From all From all From all ports ill ports in ports in ports in ports in ports in ports in the United the United the United the United the United the United the United States, 1889. , States, 1890. States, 1891., States, 1892. States, 1893. States, 1894. States, 1895* 98,110,486 91,014,571 77,148,794 81,589,361 67,925,712 68,607,186 38,419,501 Pounds. The total receipts of cheese in the city of New York during the year ending October 31, 1894, were. . . . 87,533,905 Less export from port of New York, same period .... 50,375,760 Leaving for home trade 37,158,145 Pounds. Total receipts of cheese in the city of New York dur- ing the year ending October 31, 1895, were 67,233,120 Less export from port of New York, same period .... 29,008,368 Leaving for home trade 38,224,752 Being 1,066,607 pounds more left for home trade than in the previous year. The above statistics show that during the first ten months of 1894, there was exported from the port of New York, 21,366,392 pounds Jess cheese than in the corresponding period of 1894. And there was exported from all ports in the United States during the same period, 26,634,951 pounds less than in the same period of 1894. OLEOMAROARINE. The exports of oleomargarine from the port of New York, Janu- ary 1, to November 1, 1892, was 1,955,829 pounds and during the same period of 1893, 2,943,220 pounds, showing an increase in 1893 over 1892, for period named, 987,397 pounds. Exports of oleomar- garine for the year ending November 1, 1894, was 4,619,772 pounds, an increase in 1894 over 1893 of 1,670,546 pounds. * Ten months. 154 Third Annual Report of the Exports of oleomargarine for the year ending November 1, 1895^ was 8,800,126 pounds, an increase in 1895 over 1891 of 4,180,318 pounds. Detailed Report of Work Performed. The following is a detailed report of the work performed by each employe of this division between September 30, 1894, and October 1, 1895, in prosecuting violators of the law relating to the sale of oleomargarine: Edmund S. Wilson, expert, employed in the above service IGS davs : Number of days in court 35 Number of days obtaining evidence 15 Number of days on special duty IQ Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 73 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 35 Total number of days 168 Number of samples purchased and taken 325 Number of samples delivered to chemists 9 Number of evenings obtaining samples 65 Number of complaints made 9 Number of appearances in cases 75 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 2,841 Number of hotels and boarding-houses visited 783 Estimated number of miles traveled 5,450 Archibald D. Clark, expert, employed in the above service 185 days: Number of days in court 60 Number of days obtaining evidence 14 Number of days on special dut^- 15 Commissioner of Agriculture. 155 Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 75 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 21 Total number of days 185 Number of samples purchased and taken 458 Number of samples delivered to chemists 19 Number of evenings obtaining samples 73 Number of complaints made 15 Number of appearances in cases 110 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 2,779 Number of hotels, restaurants and boarding-houses vis- ited 515 Estimated number of miles traveled 4,980 John McGuire, expert, employed in the above service 180 days: Number of days in court 55 Number of days obtaining evidence 12 Number of days on special duty 11 Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 82 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 20 Total number of days .• • ] 80 Number of samples purchased and taken 515 Number of samples delivered to chemists 21 Number of evenings obtaining samples 90 Number of complaints made 16 Number of appearances in cases 95 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 3,185 Number of hotels and boarding-houses visited 710 Estimated number of miles traveled. 5,105 156 Thiud Annual Keport of the J. T. Norton, expert, employed in the above service 180 days : Number of days in court 49 Number of days obtaining evidence 9 Number of days on special duty 20 Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 80 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 22 Total number of days 180 Number of samples purchased and taken 490 Number of samples delivered to chemists 15 Number of evenings obtaining samples 102 Number of complaints made 13 Number of appearances in cases 85 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 3,095 Number of hotels, restaurants and boarding-houses vis- ited 570 Estimated number of miles traveled 5,500 William H. Meeteer, expert, employed in the above service 171 days: Number of days in court 41 Number of days obtaining evidence 12 Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 88 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 30 Total number of days 171 Number of samples purchased and taken 604 Number of samples delivered to chemists 22 Number of evenings obtaining samples 112 Number of complaints made 18 Number of appearances in cases 101 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 3,450 Commissioner of Agriculture. 157 Number of hotels, restaurants and boarding-houses vis- ited 740 Estimated number of miles traveled 5,865 Joseph F. Geisler, Ph. C, chemist: Number of analyses of oleomargarine and butter samples. . 42 Number of appearances in cases 88 Number of days in court 52 Charles M. Stillwell, A. M., and Thomas S. Gladding, A. M., chemists: Number of analyses of oleomargarine and butter samples . . 6 Number of appearances in cases 15 Number of days in court 4 E. J. Love, Ph., chemist: Number of analyses of oleomargarine and butter samples . . 39 Number of appearances in cases 71 Number of days in court 47 A. C. Salmon, counsel: Number of cases prosecuted 21 Number of cases disposed of 24 Number of convictions 24 Number of appearances in cases 51 Number of days in court 37 Charles D. Olendorf, counsel: Number of cases prosecuted 10 Number of cases disposed of 10 Number of convictions 9 Number of cases defendant absconded 1 Number of appearances in cases 2f> Number of days in court 15 158 Third Annual Report of the m J. J. Marrin, counsel : Number of eases prosecuted 23 Number of cases disposed of 23 Number of convictions 18 Number of cases dismissed on examination 1 Number bail forfeited 1 Number of appearances in cases 44 Number of days in court 31 Charles E. LeBarbier, counsel : Number of cases prosecuted 5 Number of cases disposed of 5 Number of convictions 5 Number of appearances in cases 14 Number of da vs in court Daniel M. Van Cott, counsel: Number of cases prosecuted 11 Number of cases disposed of S Number of convictions 7 Number of cases defendant absconded 2 Number of appearances in cases 20 Number of days in court 12 TOTAL OF WORK PERFORMED. Number of days in court, experts, counsel and chemists. . 452 Number of days obtaining evidence 62 Number of days on special duty 56 Number of days inspecting stores and bakeries 398 Number of days visiting hotels, restaurants and boarding- houses 128 Total number of davs 884 Commissioner of Agriculture. 159 Number of samples pureliased and taken 2.:i91 Number of samples delivered to chemists 86 Number of evenings obtaining samples 442 Number of complaints made 71 Number of appearances in cases 795 Number of stores and bakeries inspected 15,350 Number of hotels, restaurants and bearding-houses vis- ited 3,318 Estimated number of miles traveled 26,895 Number of analyses of oleomargarine and butter samples . . 84 Number of cases prosecuted, criminal 74 Number of civil penalty actions 2 Number of convictions 65 Number of civil penalty cases awaiting trial 2 Number of cases awaiting trial (criminal) 5 Number of cases dismissed on examination 1 Number of cases defendant absconded (criminal) 3 Number of cases disposed of (criminal) 69 Amount of fines and civil penalties $1,875 160 Third Annual Report of the ^^ ^ ,^ ^:^^ -^1 S*§ 00 II I 00 ^ 00 5^ iii c^ «» »n -s ^ O) ^ 1 u. a5 a r^ Vi . « (Si • ^-^ t»i K ■73 03 « -M ^S'p^ .^ - C ^ IB r— ■= ^-^.2 a3 «<1HaS o 11 - • . S ' t> 4^ +i § :; Coo -^ *^ t -^ Qw :o o as E K" ^ ^ K^ 5 ^ ^ § & § i ® e ® J: 12; ^2; aa ;z; ca a: K » „ - S a) I CO ~ o 3 • ° .;;.2_c. .,o S ic 'm ; '^ 1 (T; • CB 'SO C C ~ as 3 c *-3 o-j = 3 ffl — ® 1. o a o c OC5a3 0-(CC! 1 * > 1 • • c t. ; • c © 2 ^. tC "^ '^ o CO =; S = ic S S ■< ^w:5Ss ^ >■>>>> ^ J. ^^_® •^ Pip ^- . ^ . c : o o » 3j 1; OJ « 'Ph 2^0^(1. a. - li 3, » OJ ^ ^^^ J E-iHHHH c 0) 1/ ■ ■III WJ= ■ ■III fiB X i^ CO o -^ i_/ = •«t -- 'M O lO a IX) c- o Oi 1 Commissioner of Agriculture. 161 Prosecutions. The following statement represents prosecutions commenced during the year ending September 30, 1895, under the Agricultural Law relating to the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine and the present status of the cases: OLEOMARGARINE. CASE No. 7G4. The People v. Oeverhous. Justice Quigleifs Court, Brooklyn, N. 7. Warrant issued October 12, 1894; answered to October six- teenth; adjourned to October twenty-third; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: John T. Norton, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 974. The People v. Syrop. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued November 26, 1894; answered to November twenty-seventh; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions; called for trial February 6, 1895; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel : Charles E. Le Barbier. Witnesses: John McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist E. G. Love. CASE No. 626. The People v. Hoffman. Justice Tighe's Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued October 30, 1894; answered to October thirty- first; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, Charles M. Stillwell. 11 162 ' Third Annual Report of the « CASE No. 990. The People v. Borkb. Justticr Wahli's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrani , ovember 26, 1894; answered November twenty-sevi'iith; adjonrnc'd to December fifth to twelfth, and to December iii-irh-rni n : pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : Salmon. Witnesse il'^nn J. W. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 984. The People v. Blomkb. Jusiicc Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issDi'd February 25, 1895; answered to February tweuty-sixth; adjourned to February twenty-seventh; pleaded piiilty; fined twenty-five dollars. 'Ounsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, E. G. T e. CASE No. 979. The People v. Aufenanger. Justice Goetting's Police Court, Brooklyn, N, Y. Warrant issued December 13, 1894; answered to December twenty-seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: John T. Norton, W, W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1001 The People v. Robinson. Justice Quigley's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. 7. Warrant issued January 8, 1895; answered to January ninth; adjourned to January twelfth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Commissioner of Agriculture. 1Cu\ Counsel: Artliur C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. jMeeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, J. F Geisler. CASE No. 9G9. The People v. Gallina. Justice Goett'mg's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued January 7, 1895; answered to January eijfhth: adjourned to January eleventh, to eighteenth; pleaded fitiilty: fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, Iv Love. CASE No. 1009. The People v. Johnson. Harlem Police Court, New York Citii. Warrant issued February 5, 1895; answered t> Vi^hruary sev- enth ; adjonrnrd for examination on February fou ^'uth; held to bail for nial ;it Special Sessions. Called for tt '1 March thir- teenth ; adjou i'ikhI to March twentieth, to twenty-s . cnth; pleaded guilty; lined twt^nty-five dollars. Counsel: I>. M. Van Cott and C. E. Le Barbier Witnesses: John T. Norton, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1097. The People v. McDermott. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued January 11, 1895; answered to January twelfth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial Febru- ary twenty-seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. ' Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, J. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. J 64 Third Annual Report op the CASE No. 1052. The People v. Raphael. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued January 15^ 1895; answered to March fifth j held to bail for trial at General Sessions. Counsel: D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, B. F. Van Valkenburgh^ and chem- ist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 9GG. The People v. Tice. Justice Walsh's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. 7. Warrant issued January 8, 1895; answered to January ninth; adjourned to January eleventh, to sixteenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1011. The People v. White. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued January 9, 1895; answered to January tenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial Febru- ary seventh; tried; convicted; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: C. E. Le Barbier. Witnesses: John McGuire, J. T, Norton, and chemist, E. G. Love. Commissioner of Agriculture. 165 CASE No. 1092. The PEorLE v. Storck. , Tombs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued February 5, 1895; answered to February sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial Febru- ary twentieth; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses; Arch D. Clark, J. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Oeisler. CASE No. 1000. The People v. Monaghan. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued January 10, 1895; answered to January elev- enth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial February sixth; adjourned to February thirteenth; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: Charles E. LeBarbier. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist E. G. Love. CASE No. 1006. The People v. Stimis. Tombs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued January 11, 1895; answered to January four- teenth ; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial February sixth; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: D. M. Van Cott. . Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, J. F. Geislor. 166 Third Annual REroRT of the CASE No. 1030. The People v. Gale. Tomhf Police Court, New Yorlc City. Warrant issued February 5, 1895; answered to February sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial Febru- ary twentieth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : C. E. LeBarbier. Witnesses: John McGuire, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1027. The People v. Newald, Tombs Tolice Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 4, 1895; answered to March fifth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March twenty- seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, J. McGuire, and chemist, C. M. Still- well. CASE No. 967. The People v. Meyer. Justice Goetting's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued January 11, 1895; answered to January twelfth; adjourned to January fourteenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist E. G. Love. COMMISSIOXER OF AGRICULTURE. 167 CASE No. 953. The People v. Block. Justice Goetting's Police Court, BrooJdyn, N. T. Warrant* issued January 11, 1895; answered to January twelfth; adjourned to January fourteenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars, Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1010. The People v. Woeber. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued February 20, 1895; answered to February twenty-first; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: John McGuire, J. T. Norton, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1033. The People v. Delora. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued February 20, 1895; answered to February twenty-first; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: John McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, E. G. Love. 168 Third Annual Report of the CASE No. 1039. The People v. Jdhren. Tonibs Police Court, Ncio York City. Warrant issued March 4, 1895; answered to March fifth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March twen- tieth; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: Charles D. Olendorf. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, J. McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1034. The People v. Huschle. Essex Market Police Court, Netc York City. Warrant issued March 6, 1895; absconded before warrant was served. Counsel: Charles D, Olendorf. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, J. McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1044. The People v. Wolters. Morrisania Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued February 25, 1895; answered to February twenty-sixth; held to bail for trial at General Sessions before grand jury, June 21, 1895; indicted. Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, John McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 169 CASE No. 1102. The People v. Mullin. Torkville Police Courts New York City. Warrant issued February 25, 1895; answered to February twenty-sixth; gave bail for examination on February twenty- eighth; held for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March thirteenth; adjourned to March twentieth; tried; convicted; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: Charles D. Olendorf. Witnesses : H. L. Harriman, W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1031. The People v. Nissler. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; absconded before papers were served. Counsel: D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, J. T. Norton, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1049. The People v. Clune. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, John McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 170 Third Annual Report of the ■ CASE No. 1032. The People v. McMannus. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April tenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : Joseph J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 971. The People v. Murray. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 5, 1895; answered to March ninth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March tw^entieth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin.i Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1010. The People v. Heitmann. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued February 28, 1895; answered to March first; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon, W^itnesses: J. McGuire, J. T. Norton, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1050. The People v. DeGroot. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N, Y. Warrant issued February 28, 1895; answered to March first; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Commissioner of Agriculture. 171 Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. McGuire, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. ' CASE No. 985. . The People v. Renss. Justice T'ujhe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued March 1, 1895; answered to March fourth; tried; convicted; fined twentj^-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1098. The People v. Hansen. Justice Goettinti's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. 7. Warrant issued March 5, 1895; answered to March eighth; ad- journed to March fourteenth; adjourned to March twenty-first; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1053. The People v. Hughes. Harlem Police Court, New Tork -City. Warrant issued March 5, 1895. Answered to March sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions; called for trial March thirteenth; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses : W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D, Clark, and chemist, J. P. Geisler. 172 Third Annual Keport of the CASE No. 972. The People v. Reugstorff. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 5, 1895. Answered to March sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions; called for trial March thirteenth; tried; convicted; fined fifty dollars. Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1008. The People v. Walz. Tomhs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 14, 1895; answered to March fifteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March twenty-seventh; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: Charles D. Olendorf. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, J. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 970. The People v. Saville. Torkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 21, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April seventeenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. Commissioner of Agriculture. 173 CASE No. 737. The People v. McCarthy. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 8, 1895; absconded before warrant was served. Counsel: D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Chirlv, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1037. The People v. Dreyer. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 28, 1895; answered to April first; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April tenth; adjourned to April seventeenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1055. The People v. Bolger. Yorkville Police Court, Neio York City, Warrant issued March 21, 1895; answered to March twenty- second; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April tenth; tried; convicted; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. ^^'itnesses: Arch. D. Clark, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 174 Third Annual Keport of the CASE No. 1042. The People v. Schaffer. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued March 26, 1895; answered to March twenty- ninth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, J. McGuire, and chemist, Charles M. Stillwell. CASE No. 1038. The People v. Heid. Yorkville Police Courts New Ywk City. Warrant issued March 21, 1895; answered to March twenty- second; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April tenth; tried; convicted; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : D. M. Van Cott. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark^ W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. ' CASE No. 1101. The People v. Kennedy. Morrisania Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 1, 1895; answered to March second; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March thir- teenth; adjourned to March twentieth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist. E. G. Love. Commissioner of Agriculture. 175 OASP: No. 1045. The People v. Fitzpatrick. Justice Tighe's Police Court, BrooMi/n, N. 7. Warrant issued May 2, 1895; answered to May fourtli; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses : J. T. Norton, J. McGuire, and chemist, E, G. Love. CASE No. 1054. The People v. Mertens. Earlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued April 8, 1895; answered to April thirteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Session. Called for trial April twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark^ W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1104. The People v. O'Hare. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued April 4, 1895; answered to April fifth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April twenty- fourth; adjourned to May first, to May third; tried; convicted; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeter, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 17G Third Annual Report of the CASE No. 1120. I The People v. Martin. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued April 9, 1895; answered to April tenth; ad- journed to April twelfth for examination and held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Charles D. Olendorf. Witnesses: John T. Norton, John McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1011. The People v. Steffins. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April tenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : C. D. Olendorf. Witnesses: John McGuire, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1028. The People v. Schriener. Tortibs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 15, 1895; answered to March sixteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March twenty-seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: C. D. Olendorf. Witnesses: John McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, E. G. Love. Commissioner of Agriculture. 177 CASE No. 1103. The People v. Berlage. Harlem Police Court, Neic Yo7'k City. Warrant issued April 9, 1895; answered to April thirteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April twenty- fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-tive dollars. Counsel : J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeter, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1035. The People v. Schriefer. Tombs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 15, 1895; answered to March sixteenth, held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial March twenty-seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: C. D. Olendorf. Witnesses: J. McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1121. The People v. Smith. Justice Walsh's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued April 12, 1895; answered to April thirteenth; adjourned to April twenty-sixth; pleaded guilty; sentence sus- pended. Counsel: A.C.Salmon. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, J. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 12 178 Third Annual Repokt of the CASE No. 1123. The People v. Vrooman. Justice Walsh's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T, Warrant issued April 11, 1895; answered to April twelfth; held for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April twenty-sixth; adjourned to May tenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A.C.Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, C. M. Stillwell. CASE No. 1025. The People v. Wulbern. Justice Haggerty's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued April 2, 1895; answered to April fifth; adjourned to April twelfth, to April nineteenth, to April twenty-sixth, to May third, and tried; convicted; fined |100 or 100 days in jail. Counsel : A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. McGuire, J. T. Norton, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1036. ! The People v. Dobbins. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April third; adjourned to April tenth, to April seventeenth, to April twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : C. D. Olendorf , Witnesses: John McGuire, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. Commissioner of Agriculture. 179 CASE No. 978. The People v. Thorp. Jefferson Market Police Court, New TorJc City. Warrant issued May G, 1895; answered to May eighth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial May twenty- seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: J. McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1007. The People v. Dobbin. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued March 22, 1895; answered to March twenty- third; dismissed. Counsel : J. J. Marrih. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, J. T. Norton. CASE No. 1057. The People v. Orcutt. Tombs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued May 20, 1895; answered to May twenty-first; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial June fifth; adjourned to June twelfth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty- five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. 180 Third Annual Keport of the CASE No. 1015. The People v. Foley. Jefferson Market Police Court, Neic Tork City. Warrant issued May 22, 1895; answered to May twenty-second; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial June fifth; adjourned to June twelfth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist^ J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1043. The People v. Beckmann. Yorkville Police Court, New Tork City. Warrant issued April 22, 1895; answered to April twenty-third; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial May eighth; adjourned to May fifteenth; adjourned to May twenty- second; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark. CASE No. 1048. The People v. Steele. Harlem Police Court, New Tork City. Warrant issued April 15, 1895; answered to April seventeenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial April twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: C. D. Olendorf. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, J. McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. ' Commissioner op Agriculture. 181 CASE No. 1019. The People v. Staub. Justice Walsh's Police Court, Brooklyn, N, Y. Warrant issued May 8, 1895; answered to May ninth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 746. The People v. Gunn. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued May 6, 1895; answered to May eighth; pleaded guilty; sentence suspended. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, J. McGuire, chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1124. The People v. Leonard. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued May 23, 1895; answered to May twenty-fourth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial June fifth; adjourned to June twelfth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. , Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1099. The People v. Mulligan. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued May 6, 1895; answered to May eighth; pleaded guilty; sentence suspended. 182 Third Annual Report of the Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, chemist, Charles M. Stillwell. CASE No. 1061. The People v. Doscher. Justice Duffy's Court, Long Island City, N. Y. Warrant issued August 7, 1895; answered to August ninth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses : W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE, No. 1058. The People v. McCarthy. Justice Duffy's Court, Long Island City, N. 7. Warrant issued July 31,-1895; answered to August second; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1013. The People v. Wolz. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued May 6, 1895; answered to May seventh; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial May twenty- second; adjourned to May twenty-ninth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: John.McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist. E. G. Love. Commissioner op Agriculture. 183 CASE No. 1059. The People v. O'Farrell. Justice Duffifs Court, Long Island City, N. Y. Warrant issued August 7, 1895; returnable October eleventh. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses : W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 980. The People r>. Meyer. Justice Duffy's Court, Long Island City, N. Y. Warrant issued August 7, 1895; answered to August ninth; ad- journed to August thirtieth; tried by jur^-; convicted; fined twenty- five dollars. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Oeisler. , CASE No. 110. The People v. Maguiness. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 4, 1895; answered to September sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel : J. J. Marrin, Witnesses: John McGuire, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, J. F. Oeisler. \ CASE No. lOGO. The People v. Mahonby. Justice Duffy's Court, Long Island City, N. Y. Warrant issued, July 31, 1895; answered to August second; adjourned to August ninth. Called for trial August ninth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. 18-4 Third Annual Report of the Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark^ W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1065. The People v, Buchannan. Justice Nostrand-s Court, Coney Island, N. T. Warrant issued September 11, 1895; returnable October twenty- eighth. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. ♦ Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. The People v. Abler. Supreme Court, New York County. Civil penalty action for |10,500 and costs; summons and com- plaint served March 4, 1895; returnable March twenty-fifth; ex- tension of twenty days granted to defendant to answer; issues joined and now awaiting trial. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark. The People v. Abler. Supreme Court, Kings County. Civil penalty action for |6,500 and costs; summons and com- plaint served March 4, 1895; returnable March twenty-fifth; ex- tension of twenty days granted for defendant to answer; May seventeenth served notice of trial; action now on calendar await- ing trial. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: John M'cGuire, John T. Norton and Arch. D. Clark. CO.MMLSSIONKR OF AGRICULTURE. 185 The result of tlie preceeding prosecutions and civil penalty actions for violation of the laws relating to oleomargarine, com- menced between September 20, 1894, and October 1, 1895, were as follows: Convicted on trial or pleaded guilty 65 Awaiting trial General Sessions 2 Awaiting trial Special Sessions 3 Absconded 3 Discharged on examination 1 Civil penalty actions awaiting trial 2 76 Fines and penalties imposed |1,875 MILK AND VINEGAR. Detailed Report of Work Performed. The following tables give a detailed report of work performed by each employe in this division of the Department between Sep- tember 30, 1893, and October 1, 1895, in enforcing the laws relating to the sale of adulterated milk and vinegar: William W. Meeteer, expert, employed in the above service 134 days. Number of davs in court '. 50 Number of davs obtaining evidence 4 Number of days inspecting milk 74 Number of days inspecting herds 6 Total number of days 134 Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected 2,026 Number of cans inspected 4,573 Number of dairies and creameries' milk inspected on de- livery from railroads and steamboats 810 Number of cans inspected 4,816 Number of peddlers" milk inspected 221 186 Third Annual Report of the Number cans inspected 1,494 Total cans milk inspected 10,883 Number inspections of stables 72 Number of cows inspected 1,441 Total number of samples delivered to chemists 28 Total number of complaints made 10 Total number of appearances in cases 168 Estimated number of miles traveled 5,456 Archibald D. Clark^ expert, employed in the above service 119 days. Number of days in court 25 Number of days obtaining evidence 12 Number of days inspecting milk 71 Number of days on special duty 11 Total number of days 119 Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected 1,981 Number of cans milk inspected 4,073 Number of dairies and creameries' milk inspected on de- livery from railroads and steamboats 749 Number of cans inspected 4,416 Number of peddlers' milk inspected 219 Number of cans inspected 1,535 Total cans of milk inspected 10,024 Total number of samples delivered to chemists 5 Total number of complaints made 2 Total number of appearances in cases 41 Estimated number of miles traveled 4,450 John McGuire, expert, employed in the above service 124 days. Number of days in court 25 Number of days obtaining evidence 5 Number of days inspecting milk 94 Total number of davs 124 Commissioner of Agriculture. 187 Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected 1,995 Number of cans milk inspected 4,173 Number of dairies and creameries' milk inspected on de- livery from railroads and steamboats 785 Number of t-ans inspected 4,361 Number of peddlers' milk inspected 215 Number cans inspected 1,495 Total cans milk inspected 10,029 Total number of samples delivered to chemists 8 Total number of complaints made 4 Total number of appearances in cases 98 Estimated number of miles traveled 4,590 I Edmund S. Wilson, expert, employed in the above service 136 days. Number of days in court 15 Number of days obtaining evidence 8 Number of days inspecting milk 101 Number of days inspecting herds 12 Total number of davs 136 Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected 1,962 Number of cans milk inspected 4,261 Number of dairies and creameries' milk inspected on de- livery from railroads and steamboats 731 Number of cans inspected 4,3ll Number of peddlers' milk inspected 219 Number of cans inspected. . .' 1,560 Total cans inspected 10^132 Number of inspections of stables 78 Number of cows inspected 1,300 Total number of samples delivered to chemists 7 Total number of complaints made 5 Total number of appearances in cases 35 Estimated number of miles traveled 4,300 188 Third Annual Keport of the I John T Norton, expert, employed in the above service 125 days. Number of days in court 40 ■ Number of days obtaining evidence 5 ' Number of days inspecting milk . ' 70 ,j Number of days inspecting herds 10 J I I 1 Total number of days 125 ' j Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected 1,935 i Number of cans milk inspected 4,066 ■ Number of dairies and creameries' milk inspected on de- ■; livery from railroads and steamboats 709 * Number of cans inspected 4,108 ' Number of peddlers' milk inspected 201 Number of cans inspected 1,334 i Total cans milk inspected 9^453 j Number of inspections of stables 85 ! Number of cows inspected 1,530 ' Total number of samples delivered to chemists 10 j Total number of complaints made 7 , Total number of appearances in cases 140 | Estimated number of miles traveled 4,575 i — I I Joseph F. Geisler, Ph. D., chemist: \ Number of analyses of milk and vinegar samples 26 Number of appearances in cases 74 | Number of days in court 47 j Charles M. Stillwell, A. M., and Thomas S. Gladding, A. M., i chemists: j Number of analyses of milk and vinegar samples 17 ■• Number of appearances in cases 53 i Number of days in court 38 '^ Commissioner of Agriculture. Edward G. Love, Pli. D., chemist: Number of analyses of milk and vinegar samples. Number of appearances in cases Number of days in court Charles E. LeBarbier, counsel : Number of cases disposed of Number of convictions Number of cases dismissed on examination Number of appearances in cases Number of days in court Arthur C. Salmon, counsel: Number of cases prosecuted Number of cases disposed of Number of convictions Number of acquittals Number of appearances in cases Number of days in court Timothy M. Grifflng, counsel : Number of cases prosecuted Number of cases disposed of Number of convictions Number of appearances in cases Number of days in court Charles D. Olendorf, counsel: Number of cases disposed of Number of cases convicted Number of appearances in cases Number of days in court I Daniel M. Van Cott, counsel: Number of cases disposed of Number of convictions Number of appearances in cases , Number of days in court , 1 isa 15 54 37 4 2 2 20 15 9 13 11 2 30 20 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 19 13 7 7 24 15 100 Third Annual Keport oi the • | I Cromwell G. Macj^, counsel : i Number of cases prosecuted 21 ! Number of cases disposed of 5 ; Number of convictions 4 ! Number of cases dismissed on examination 1 Number of cases defendant absconded 2 ' Number of appearances , 29 Number of days in court 18 ! Joseph J. Marrin, counsel : i Number of cases prosecuted 4 ; dumber of cases disposed of 6 Number of convictions 4 ^ Number of acquittals 2 j Number of appearances 47 • Number of days in court 21 ' == i George A. Mott, counsel : j Number of appearances 2 , Number of davs in court 2 i I - I i Total milk and vinegar: I Number of days in court, experts, counsel and chemists. . 382 ' Number of days obtaining evidence 34 'I Number of days inspecting milk 410 J Number of days on special duty 11 Number of days inspecting herds ,28 ( I Total number of days 638 ; Number of stores, milk and vinegar inspected on delivery from railroads and steamboats 3,784 i Number of cans inspected 22,012 ' Number of peddlers' milk inspected 1,075 i Number of cans inspected 7,418 Total cans inspected 50,520 i Commissioner of Agriculture. 191 Number of inspections of stables 235 Number of cows inspected 4,271 Number of samples delivered to chemists 53 Number of complaints made 28 Number of appearances in cases 835 Estimated number of miles traveled 23^371 Number of analyses of samples of milk and vinegar 58 Number of cases prosecuted, criminal 34 Number of civil penalty actions 1 Number of cases dismissed 1 Number of convictions 15 Number of acquittals 1 Number of cases defendant absconded 2 Number of cases awaiting trial 16 Number of cases disposed of 19 Amount of fines and civil penalties $G25 192 Third Annual KErom of the 1^ 8 ■Vi K, r«o '^ S >-> '^ ^ 53 1 •K> ?>> s •S -to t>i ^ ik s § 1 'g s ^ f ^ :S ^ '^ "1. ^ •^ <» to Co •Si 00 ■sa _ Si •i 1^ I '^ •Si Si Si 00 OO Si. 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Warrant issued January 7, 1895; answered to January eighth; adjourned to January eleventh, to January eighteenth, to January twenty-fifth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: Arthur C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1752. The PEorLE v. Bode. Justice Goetting's Police Court, Brooklyn, X. 7. Warrant issued January 7, 1895; answered to January eighth; adjourned to January eleventh; tried; convicted; fined twenty- five dollars. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, C. M. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Stillwell. CASE No. 784. The People v. Hawkins. Justice Stolworthy's Court, ^ayville, N. T. Warrant issued October 2.3, 1894; answered to October twenty- fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: T. M. Griffing. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F, Geisler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 195 CASE No. 814. The People v. Linnemeyer. Justice Goettiiufs Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued January 7, 1895; answered to January eighth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. T. Norton, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1742. The People v. John. Justice Goetting-s Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued January 11, 1895; answered to January twelfth; adjourned to January fourteenth, to February thirteenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. ' Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: J, T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, C. M. Stillwell. CASE No. 721. The People v. Lange. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued March 1, 1895; answered to March fourth; ad- journed to March twelfth, to March twenty-sixth, to April fifth; pleaded guilty; sentence suspended. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Wi I nosses : J. T. Norton, J. McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 196 Third Annual Keport op the CASE No. 1755. The People v. Jansen. Justice Goettmg's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. 7. Warrant issued January 7, 1895; answered to January eighth; adjourned to January eleventh; tried; convicted; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, E. S. Wilson, and chemist, C. M. Stillwell. CASE No. 1749. The People v. Heller. Justice Goetting's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. T. Warrant issued February 18, 1895; answered to February twenty-eighth; adjourned to March seventh; tried by jury; con- victed; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, Thomas S. Gladding. CASE No. 1756. ! The People v. Mollan. Civil penalty action for $100. Supreme Court, Queens County, N. T. Summons and complaint issued August 9, 1895; answered a gen- eral denial and case at issue. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: Arch. D. Clark, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 197 CASE No. 1894. The People v. Ditchen. Justice Connorton's Court, Flushing, N. T. Warrant issued September 4, 1895; answered to September fifth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel : J. J. Marrin. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, W. W. Meeteer, and cliemist, J. F. Geisler. CxVSE No. 47. The People v. Dictjen. Justice Goetting^s Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued March 4, 1895; answered to March seventh; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Counsel: A.C.Salmon. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. • CASE No. 1756. The People v. Mollan. Justice Duffy's Court, Long Island City, N. 7. Warrant issued July 31, 1895; answered to August second; ad- journed to August ninth; tried by jury; acquitted. Counsel: J. J. Marrin. Witnesses : Arch. D. Clark and W. W. Meeteer. CASE No. 1902. The People v. Wicters. i Justice Lamhwer's Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued September 23, 1895; answered to September twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. 198 Third Annual Eeport of the Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Greisler. CASE No. 1895. The People v. Corbett. Torkville Police Court, Neiv Yorlc City. Warrant issued September 17, 1895; answered to September twentieth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twentj-sixth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty :five dollars. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: Arch. D, Clark, W\ W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. D. D. The People v. Keane. Harlem Police Court, 'New York City. Warrant issued September 9, 1895; answered to September tenth; adjourned to September twelfth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-sixth; ad- journed to October third. Counsel : J. J. Marrin. Witnesses : W. W. Meeteer and Arch. D. Clark. CASE No. 1780. The People v. Karsten. Harlem Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 23, 1895; answered to October first, and on examination was discharged. Counsel : C. G. Macy. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, John McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler Commissioner of Agriculture. 199 CASE No. 17GG. The People v. White. Torkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September IG, 1895; answered to September eighteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-sixth; adjourned to October third. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, John McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1764. The People v. Brady. Torkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September IG, 1895; answered to September seventeen t±; adjourned to September eighteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-sixth; adjourned to October third. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, John McGuire, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1897. The People v. Hewitt. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 13, 1895; answered to September sixteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-fourth; adjourned to October second. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. 200 Thiud Annual Report of the CASE No. 742. I The People v. Wright. Jefferson Market Police Court, New To)-k City. Warrant issued September 13, 1895; answered to September six- teenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty; fined |200, and thirty days in the city prison; later, imprisonment remitted by the court. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1767. The People v. Knapp. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 23, 1895; answered to September twenty-fourth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. McGuire and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1922. The People v. Christopher. Morrisania Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 23, 1895; answered to September twenty-fifth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel, C. G. Macy. Witnesses : W. W. Meeteer, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, Thos. S. Gladding. CASE No. 1791. The People v. Piatt. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 18, 1895; answered to September nineteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for Commissioner of Agriculture. 201 trial September twenty-sixth; pleaded guilty; fined seventy-five dollars. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. McGuire, and chemist, Thomas S. Gladding. CASE No. 1760. The People v. Schmidt. Tomhs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 24, 1895; answered to September twenty-eighth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W^. W. Meeteer^ J. McGuire, and chemist, Thomas S. Gladding. CASE No. 1771. The People v. Miller. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 20, 1895; absconded before papers were served. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. T. Norton, Arch. D. Clark, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1919. The People v. Meyer. Morrisania Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 24, 1895; answered to September twenhty-fifth ; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. 202 Third Annual Report of the CASE No. 1788. The People v. Tammany. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 16, 1895; answered to September seventeenth; adjourned to September eighteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Called for trial September twenty-sixth ; adjourned to October third. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. McGuire, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1784. The People v. Luhrs. Tomhs Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 24, 1895; answered to September twenty-seventh; adjourned to October third. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: W. W. Meeteer, J. McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1899. The People v. Kim. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 17, 1895; answered to September eighteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. McGuire, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 203 CASE No. 1786. The People v. Miller. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 18, 1895; answered to September nineteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: John McGuire^ W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. ; CASE No. 1900. The People v. Kuykbndall. Jefferson Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 19, 1895; answered to September twentieth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. T. Norton, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 1765. The People v. Schwenka. Yorkville Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 17, 1895; answered to September eighteenth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. McGuire, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1763. The People v. Weirch. Essex Market Police Court, New York City. Warrant issued September 25, 1895; answered to September twenty-sixth; held to bail for trial at Special Sessions. 204 Third Annual Report op the Counsel: C. G. Macy, Witnesses: J. McGuire, W. W. Meeteer, and chemist, J. F. Geisler. CASE No. 1769. The People v. Iliff. Jefferson Market Police Court, Neio York City. Warrant issued September 19, 1895; absconded before papers were served. Counsel: C. G. Macy. Witnesses: J. T, Norton, J. McGuire, and chemist, E. G. Love. CASE No. 12. The People v. Schlegel. Justice Tighe's Police Court, Brooklyn, N. Y. Warrant issued October 30, 1894; answered to October thirty- first; pleaded guilty; fined fifty dollars. Counsel: A. C. Salmon. Witnesses: E. S. Wilson, John McGuire, and chemist J. F. Geisler. The result of the preceding prosecutions and civil penalty ac- tions for violation of the laws relating to adulterated milk and vinegar, commenced between September 20, 1894, and October 1, 1895, were as follows: Convicted on trial or pleaded guilty and fine imposed. . . 13 Convicted on trial, sentence suspended 2 Civil penalty actions awaiting trial 1 Awaiting trial Special Sessions 15 Absconded " 2 Commissioner op Agriculture. 205 Acquittal 1 Discharged on examination 1 Total 35 Fines and penalties imposed $625 00 The final result of prosecutions under the laws relating to oleomargarine, adulterated milk and vinegar, for the year ending September 30^ 1895, were as follows: Cases remaining September 30, 1894: Oleomargarine cases 5 Milk and vinegar cases 41 Oleomargarine cases prosecuted during the year ending September 30, 1895 76 Milk and vinegar cases prosecuted during the year end- ing September 30, 1895 35 Total number of cases 157 Convicted 101 Civil penalties imposed 1 Civil actions awaiting trial 6 Absconded 5 Bail forfeited 1 Dismissed on examination 5 Acquitted 4 Remaining on calendar untried (criminal) 34 Total 157 Total fines imposed during the year, oleomargarine. . . $1,925 00 Total fines imposed during the year, milk and vinegar, 1,300 00 Total fines and penalties imposed |3,225 00 206 Third Annual Report of the ^-1 o o a a ^ 13 a as fi o o • 1-1 ta < fee o Sh O o _ ^ . . <^ •;: Qo o w o cj o o O-i a be cS c CO *^ r-. 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CO O CO r? iC O c^i O O CO -CO~a) 05 t- IC' CO -* CO •<* CO X (Mt^CSlOi-ICO'M-* iMrHi-l -H tH 3 ea 3 '^ - a; s o o O - fc «^ o u .2 & ^- 7 U £ t. ^- = P g ^ J .^''^ X X in of -*< CO ct 30 ® ^ c;> 00 M 33 c n p cs CS rt « o o COO c9 O p » x t- f^ s ® ® a; ? * c 4J i X > t > s4 c; Si ~" o ♦^ ® ^ a- a. 2 r^ a " i •SI P-o, o « > i^i^O^I k 220 Third Annual Report of the '-^ lO Oi « ^T) ■<>> tH g 2^ Is ^ 1 'fe^ « •<: •KS 1^ s ^ ^^^ '^ ^ ■^ •Si ^ ^ b. ® ID -* -* x> 00 (M in CO CO 05 o ao o CV O O 00 (M CO r: 00 — O -* r-( Ol I— iT-iT-iOCiOOlI'OOOOO M T-l t>. »o .r. CO 't ■-I -M O CO o 00 — I CO -t -+0 "M l^ CO (M -^ 00 c; iM o o O t Sen O (3 en n o si Q O B3 (M O CO m Id C<1 rr ao t^ ro i^ O o 00 = Oi o CO 1^ m 00 -* ■^> - M o «oir;cC'-ico'*oocO'-io.i05-TCO -* iM CO (M 1-1 >c X) o CI 00 as CO oi ^ CO ■ o 1^ CO c: CO »H CO C^l CO o l:~ ot 00 CO C5 CO (M fM O 1- CO T -::< c: r- cr. 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"O 00 '^ 03 !^ s 2 % <;i <% 02 a <- a, rt t. ^, a ■3 g'g . i-ioi-hooooc^i 00000 00 IM iH T 30 <>. t- CO i^ oj o CO 2^ 1ft OS CO \eo O) 30 M lO^ C^ CO ■M M O 000 C^l O — ' ■»i< Cq — ' t^ IC 00 t- C<1 CO (M t^ iM O eoccco-rirsooiooio-riH-^ifto O GO O t~ -^ CO y; i- rH 01 t- O CO •>3' r-( -^ iH th in O -a" of 00 ■ • 05 ao • ■ m 00 • ' Cvfr-T 1 . S : ■ • ■ ^. : : : ; of . . \ . ^ O 00 00 O 00 05 00 10 T-l — Ol irT CO~ r-T -* ^ CO CO CO '^ •^ -l-H O (M X ^ n o 00 "* t^ "-H X 00 i-imi— iini-Hcooicc oii-i^- 00 CO CO s a ® O O ii ■Q'C ^ ri4 il S -a a! ci S C3 c^ - C7:S 3S ^ r so X O « ~ o =^ r— X C ^ ® — ® - — ^ - ~ -^ ^ :., • 4- :C t- i T c ^ = '^ 5 o a; js; ?i ;^ ;5 f-3 ;^ K h5 o > > ffi ® rt ci :: bjC iC >.>>>>?: 2 « a - > > COMMISSIOXER OF AGRICULTURE. 225 CO CO f^ ^^ <» ■Si .si '^ <^ ■Si ■KJ 5* E? 00 lO (^ in CO CO CI O '-C GO -f ■>* 05 IM O M-Tfi-t^ooeoiooo <» ■^ 6 03 d O I, CO CO CO o o t-fc» 'OlX Ct^;* "ft r^ H^U^ (M (M (M CI (M (M IM (M O^ o a c ~~ 3 S g =« 0) O a ■M d -^ O 00 35 CO ooo l>C3'-ICOt--*COQ0-H cooocscitocooocot- tN lO O CJl * I t^ O CO O icicin mincoiot-ict^t^co S 03 a o -*00O5 CJOOCOOO'-HOilCt-Cl COCOCI rtift'^OliClO'^t^OO ■"^t^Cl Clt- — 03'-iClOC0C0 '-iCOi-l OJC. (MlOOCOOJ-^cT rHTH.H ^r-ICOCOCIOC^ ■a 3 O CO^^CO (^-i^O-^ClO-lt-COOO •^ OO 00 1-H OD CT5 00 Ift -J lO in -d^ CO r-l (^ 00 CO -J" in -rr CO "M ■>* t- inocD coot-cit— ooi-rtoT cDinco coincocot— i-cococo W O ;:* J a Sin rt §^ ■ ■ ,o CO 3 - 4} 3 fS o^a '^&HS <8 OCO— 103 Oi j, CO rf O CO CO ^ ^ ^tn r-l 1-H -^ O C-.' ■>! t^ 00 CO(M 00 l-» r- o ^ J«) 11 O) l; : 0) t3 a 0) is 2 ® Ch H S cj O iJ s > P cj m n s O o 19 Number of bottled-milk factories inspected 3 Number of stables inspected 1 Number of cows inspected 59 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at railroad station 10 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad stations 763 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected on de- livery at railroad stations 358 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected on de- livery at creameries and railroad stations 2,159 Total number of cans inspected 2,517 Number of samples delivered to chemist 7 Estimated number miles traveled 3,821 Third Annual Report of the REPORT OF GEO. W. PRICE. ^"umber of dajs in court 2 Number of days inspecting milk 93 Number of days inspecting stores 25 Number of days obtaining evidence 3 Number of days on special duty 28 Total number of days 151 Number of creameries inspected 11 Number of condenseries inspected 1 Number of milk peddlers inspected 6 Number of stores inspected 296 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected as delivered to boats and railroad depots 29 Number of dairymen's milk inspected as delivered to creameries and railr'oad depots 1,039 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected 2,308 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected 3,733 Number of cans of peddlers' milk inspected 26 Number of cans of stores' milk inspected 133 Total number of cans inspected 6,200 Samples delivered to cliemist (milk) 4 Samples delivered to chemist (vinegar) 1 Number of complaints made 3 Number of appearances in cases 3 Estimated number of miles traveled 5,175 REPORT OF T. C. DUBOIS. Number of days in court 2 Number of days inspecting milk 82 Number of Aayn obtaining evidence 2 Commissioner of Ageicultuue. 233 Number of d.ays inspecting stores 40 Number of days on special duty 2 Total number of davs 128 Number of creameries inspected 24 Number of milk peddlers inspected 42 Number of stores inspected 175 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected 00 Number of dairymen's milk inspected 501 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected 2,093 Number of cans of daij'vmen's milk inspected 2,050 Number of cans of peddlers' milk inspected 45 Number of cans of store milk inspected 40 Total number of cans inspected 4,828 Number of samples delivered to chemist 5 Number of complaints made 2 Number of appearances in cases 2 Estimated number of miles traveled 4,820 PROSECUTIONS. The following statement shows the number of prosecutions and disposal of same during the year: Oleomargarine. CASE No. 58 The People v. Abraham Daniels. Police Court, Justice Baxter, Peekskill, JSf. Y. Warrant issued January 15, 1895; answered to January fif- teenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses : R. H. Palmer, George W. Price, and chemist, Joseph F. Geisler. 234 Third Annual Keport of the Milk. CASE No. 910. The People v. Alonzo Amstead. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Streets, Hillsdale, X. Y. Warrant issued October 29, 1894; answered to October twenty- ninth; pleaded guilty-; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: T. C. DuBois, A. McDaniels, and chemist Joseph F. Geisler. CASE No. 930. People v. Edward J. Travis, Johnsville, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions. Warrant issued March 26, 1895; answered to March twenty- sixth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: T. C. Dubois, F. H Oary, and chemist, Joseph F. Geisler. CASE No. 92. People v. Christian Kaute, Callicoon, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Starch. Warrant issued March 26, 1895; answered to March twenty- sixth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: R. H. Palmer, Jacob Werlan, and chemist, Joseph F. Geisler. CASE No. HOG. People v. John Schneider, Irvington, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Biiscli. Warrant issued March 20, 1895; answered to ]\[arch twenty- sixth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: Geo. W. Price, F. D. Tuthill, and chemist, Joseph F Geisler. Commissioner of Agriculture. 235 CASE No. 99. People v. Dewitt C. Sharp, South Kortwright, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Geroio. Warrant issued May 21, 1895; answered to May twenty-first; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: Geo. W. Pr-ice, and chemist, E. J. Walker. CASE No. 1103. People v. William M. Foster, Hamden, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Chamhcrs. Warrant Issued May 28^ 1895 ; answ^ered to May twenty-eighth ; pleaded guilty; fined twxnty-five dollars. Witnesses: R H. Palmer, G. W. Price, and chemists, Stillwell & Gladding. CASE No. 915. People v. Mrs. John Bihson, Mountaindalb, N. Y. Court of Special Sessions, Justice Doivnie. Warrant issued June 18, 1895; answered to June eighteenth; pleaded guilty; fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: M. Dugan, G. T. Green, and chemist, Joseph F. Geisler. The following is a complete list so far as we can find, of the uame of proprietor and location of creameries, shipping milk to the New York market, along the different lines of railroad mentioned. 23G Third Annual Keport of the LIST OF CREAMERIES SHIPPING MILK TO THE NEW YORK MARKETS BY RAIL. Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad. MAIN LINE. PROPRIETOR. Station. Otto Gruhn I Delaware. Wicks & Ketchum | Caryls. F. D. Jackson | Nicholson. C. D. Roberts ! Foster. L. M. ;Moore ! Kingsley's. F. H. Herkstroder I Alfred. L. M. Moore ! New Jlilford. F. D. Jackson | Conklin. W SUSSEX BRANCH. A. Wright I Andover. T. O. Smith's Sons 1 Augusta. F. W. Fullboam i Branchville. UTICA DIVISION. Otto Gruhn 1 Willards. R. H. Taylor 1 Stillv.-ater. I. C. Jordan i Greene. D. W. Kaatzi Day Spring. E. L. Haines : Haines' Switch. Rushmore's ' Norwich. Otto Gruhn I Wood's Corner. C. G. Peirson I Xortli Norwich. Davis, Ilalstead & Tuthill | Sherburne. Howell & Demarest I Earlville. I. C. Jordan ! Poolsville. I. C. Jordan I Hubbardsville. 1 Waterville. A. Scheider I Marshall. D. Behm | Green's Crossing. Davis, Halstead & Tuthill | Richfield Junction. W. A. Wright I Stone Road. C. Ilauck i Sauquoit. RICHFIELD DIVISION. A. Kuaner ! North Bridgewater. W. A. Wright : Bridgewater. C. Vachts I West Winfield. A. Crandall | East Winfield. J. E. Interman i Cedarville. J. H. Muehler I MoCoon's. Bennett & Scheider I South Columbia. I Richfield Springs. SYRACUSE DIVISION. John Harl | Kattelvllle. H. Rauch I Eiarkus. Joe. Laemmle I Whitney's Point. R. C. Schultz I Lisle. P. Moersch Killawog. H. F. Hunteman Marathon. . Oscar Voght ] State Bridge. W. H. Scebeck I Blodgett's Mills. J. Haug I Cortland. East Cortland Dairy Company I Cortland. D. W. Kaatzi I Homer. Seller Bros; Little York. G. A. Gardiner i Little York. J. Bosch I Preble. Seller Bros Tully. Otto Gruhn | Chenango Forks Kremeyer 1 Apulia. BUFFALO DIVISION. A. C. Cqrwin \ .\palachln. Owego. Taylor Bros R. B. Baker.. R. B. Baker.. Joe. Laemmle A. C. Corwin. Lounsberry. Nichols. Waverly. Lowmanvllle. Commissioner of Agriculture. 237 Delaware and Hudson Railroad. ALBANY AND SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION. PROPRIETOR. Station. H. Rauch I Sanitaria Springs. R. F. Stevens Tunnel. S. Levy Harpersville. H. Arustun Af ton. Nicholson & Church Af ton. Horey, Clark & Co \ Bainbridge. W. A. Wright Bainbridge. . H. Y. Canfield I Unadilla. J. C. Bosch I Wells Bridge. Robinson & Hawkins % Otego. Burdeck Robinson & Hawkins. Gels & Wills E. F. W. Havemyer. .. E. F. W. Havemyer. .. Collins. -Maryland. Schenevus. Worcester. East Worcester. Cobleskill. I. C. tJordan. PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. I Windsor. Lackawanna and Montrose Railroad. Wicks & Ketchum i Hart Lake. -.... I Tiffany's. Seller Bros I Montrose. John Hart. .. Schilling E. H. June.. H. Arustein. S. Levy C. Hauck J. Laemmle. Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad. New Woodstock. Shed's Corners. De Ruyter. Cuyler. Truxton. East Homer. McLean. Cooperstov/n and Cherry Valley Railroad. F. E. N ! Cooperstown. S. Levy I Phoenix Mills. Unadilla Valley Railroad. C. Hauck I River Forks. I. C. Jordan West Edmeston. I. C. Jordan I South Edmeston. J. Bosch & Son I Sweet's. A. Wislage I Leonardsville. Erie Railroad. Baldwin & O'Brien C. II. C. Beakes ^ Monroe Dairy Association Alexander Campbell Milk Company. Lawrence & Sou Lawrence & Durland H. T. Stage The An£;lo-Swiss Company D. W. Berry J. C. Rvder Alexander Campbell Milk Company. A. W. Creamer Farmers' Creamery Association Orange County Milk Association Howell Condensed M. & C. Co Stewart Youngs C. H. Tammany Howell Condensed M. & C. Co Turners. .Alonroe. -Monroe. Oxford Depot. Chester. Otterkill. New Hampton. Middletown. Middletown. Central Valley. Blooming Grove. Kipps. Campbell Hall. Stewarts. Houston. J^lorida. Big Island. Pine Island. 238 Third Annual REroRT of the Erie Railroad— {Continued). PROPRIETOR. station. New York Hygiene M. & C. Co D. W. Berry S. D. Roberson Reid Ice-Creain Company P. E. Sanford & Co Decker's Baldwin & O'Brien H. Martin T. E. Wriglit Cooks Bros .• Farmers' Association T. Mills Smith Farm Dairy Company Sniitli Farm Dairy Company Farley's T. E. Wright New York Condensed Milk Company. Simplex Dairy Company George Innken Alexander Campbell Milk Company... C. H. C. Beakes I. C. Jordan I. C. Jordan Alexander Campbell Milk Company... Bates & Foiilk Geo. Laemmle H. T. Stage Geo. Laemmle Wm. Slottman J. H. Ilolbert A. C. Wright P. E. Sanford & Co Howell Condensed M. & C. Co Howell Condensed M. & C. Co Baldwin & O'Brien T. E. Wright Baldwin & O'Brien Baldwin & O'Brien Standard Butter Company Van Duzer's Holbert's Grove Spring Creamery I Circleville. Circleville. Bullville. Thompson's Ridge. Pine Bush. Pine Bush. Narrowsburgh. Cochecton. Calicooc. Calicoon. Calicoon. . 1 Ilankins. , I Hankins. . Long Eddy. I Lordville. I Hale's Eddy. Deposit. Deposit. Oquaga. Gulf Summit. Honesdale. Susquehanna. Hickory Grove. Riverside. Langdon. Union. Great Bend. Campville. Barton. Chemung. Wellsburgh. Big Flats. A.ddison. liornellsville. Starrucca. Thompson. Herrick Centre. Uniondalc. Owego. North Elmira. North Elmira. .1 New York and Monticello Railroad, via Erie from Port Jervis. J. V. Jordan 1 Monticello. Lehigh and Hudson Railroad, via Erie from Greycourt. J. M. Kuapp & Co i Great Meadows, N. J. J. M. Knapp & Co I Long Bridge, N. J. J. M. Knapp & Co W. A. Wright & Bro Robinson & Hawkins Brown & Bailey Orange County Milk Association. C. G. Pear«on C. G. Pearson T. O. Smith's Sons Warwick Valley Milk Association J. M. Knapp & Co C. H. Tammany Wm. Sheehau J. M. Knapp & Co Tranquility, N. J. Andovcr, N. J. (Brighton). Vernon, N. J. Vernon, N. J. Prices, N. J. Warwick. N. Y. Warwick, N. Y. Warwick, N. Y. Warwick, N. Y, Stone Bridge, N. Y. Durlands, N. Y. Lake, N. Y. Sugar Loaf, N. Y. Orange County Railroad, vi^ Erie from Greycourt. A. Tower | Mavbrook. A. Tower j I lamptonburgh. New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. Uptegrove & White I Campbell Hall, John Butt j Stony Ford. Commissioner of Agriculture, 239 New York, Ontario and Western Railroad — {Continued). PROPRIETOR. Station. Frank McDermott D. W. Berry S. Horton Sage & Smith W. C. A. Witt & Co J. A. Smith Edward Gardiner G. R. Bullwiukle C. Hunger J. P. Wierk & Co Geo. Slaughter C. Hunger C. Hunger W. C. A. Witt & Co Orange County .Milk Association J. A. Smith W. C. A. Witt & Co W. C. A. Witt cfe Co J. A. Smith New York Condensed Milk Company. P. E. Sanford & Co Hunger & Witt J. A. Beakes G. H. C. Beakes Geo. E. Beakes J. C. Rider & Co J. A. Smith Sergent & Foote D. W. Lewis & Co Geo. Slaughter J. P. Wierk & Co Sage, Brown & Co W. C. A. Witt & Co H. S. Pound & Co Sage, Brown & Co Sage. Brown & Co Unadilla Valley M. & C. Co A. L. Wislage A. L. Wislage Wessill & Webber E. D. Pierson C. Buncer C. H. C. Beakes Sage & Smith Wessill & Webber Frank McDermott C. Hunger John Harmom John Harmom John Harmom H. Krews & Co H. Krews & Co Geo. Slaughter C. H. C. Beakes Butt Mills Vermooy Mills. Mills. John T. A. R. B. T. A. T. A. W. C. A. Witt & Co. Crystal Run. Middletown. Bloomingburgh. Bloomiiigburgh. Mountaindale. Centieville. Ceutieville. Jlnrleyville. Liberty Falls. Liberty. Parkville. Livingston Manor. Rockland. Cook's Falls. Walton. Colchester. Hamden. De Lancey. F'razer's. Delhi. Delhi. West Brook. Merrickville. Franklin. Sidney Centre. Young's Station. Sidney. New Berlin Junction. Rockdale. Pine Grove (near Mt. Upton). Mt. Upton. Latham's. 1,'olmesville. South New Berlin. Davis. Page's Crossing. New Berlin. Pittsfield. Edmeston. Guilford Centre. Guilford. Oxford. Norwich. North Norwich. Plasterville. Smyrna. Sherbourne Four Corners. Earlville. Randellsville. Hamilton. Solsville. Auskiney Falls. Clinton. Eaton. Morrisville. Pratt's. Munn's. Valley Mills. Kenwood. Kenwood. Wair.dll Valley Railroad, via West Shore from Kingston. New York Condensed Milk Company I Wallkill. Geo. Slaughter I Gardiner's. J. B. Harlow I New Paltz. Ulster and Delaware Railroad, via West Shore from Kingston. P. B. Sanford I Bloomville. Almeda Creamery Company South Kortright. Sheffield Farm's Company *. I Ilobart. E. Young I Stamford. 240 Third Annual Report of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, via West Shore from Kingston — {^Continued). PROPRIETOR. station. J. V. Jordan South Gilboa. T. W. Decker & Sons Grand Gorge. C. G. Keator Roxbury. C. G. Keator Roxbury. J. J. Thorn ! Roxbury. C. C. Kaufman 1 Halcottville. W. Weber ! Halcottville. C. C. Kaufman I Kaufman Station. C. C. Kaufman | Fleischmanns. New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Stockholm Creamery Hamburg Creamery Quarryville Creamery Sparta Creamery Swartswood Creamery Mulers Creamery Unadilla Valley M. & C. Co I. C. .Jordan & Co Vall's Creamery Hainsburg Creamery Sussex County Condensed M. & C. Co. Sussex County Condensed M. & C. Co. S. C. Hayues Squire Hill New York Condensed Milk Company.. New York Condensed Milk Company.. Bottling Plant H. S. Pound Stockholm, N. J. Hamburg, N. J. Quarryville, N. J. Sparta. N. .1. Swartswood. N. J. Stillwater, N. J. .Marksboro, N. J. Blairstown, N. J. Vails, N. J. Hainsburg, N. J. neckertown, N. J. Hamburg, N. J. Unionville, N. Y. Westtown. N. Y. Westtown. N. Y. .Johnsons', N; Y. Slate Hill, N. Y. Webb Road, N. Y. New York and Harlem Railroad. Geo. Gifford I Armonk. New York Condensed Milk Company | Purdy's. New York Condensed Milk Company I Brewster. New York Sterilized Milk Company 1 Pawling. T. W. Decker & Sons | Pawling. Ash & Esler I Pawling. New York Condensed Milk Company I Wassaic. New York Condensed Milk Company I Millerton. Slawson Bros I Hillsdale. White Clover Bottling Works ! Coleman's Station. Wm. J. Robinson | Copake. New York and Putnam Railroad. Smith & Halstead I Amawalk. Smith & Halstead 1 Baldwin Place. John Smith I Carmel. New York and New England Railroad. John C. Fayen I Green Haven. Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company. Miik 8hipi)e(l by the above company over railroads after the close of navigation. c. H. C. H. C. H. C. H. C. H. C. H. C. H. C. H. Wm. Wm. E. D. C. C. C. c. c. c. c. c. Beakes, Washingtonville I Erie. Beaker, SaliRl)ury Mills j Erie. Beakes, Mountainville Erie. Beakes, Temple Hill I Erie. Beakes, Burnside Orange County Railroad. Beakes, Coldenham i Ontario and Western Railroad. Ontario and Western Railroad. Erie. Ontailo and Western Itailroad. Ontario and Western Railroad. Ontario and Western Railroad. Beakes, East Coldenham. Beakes. Montgomery, Lowe, Clinton Lowe. Brook Farm Plerson, Little Britain.., Commissioner of Agriculture. 241 Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company — (Continued). PROPRIETOR. I station. E. D. Pierson, Locust Grove | Ontario and Western Railroad David Thompson, Deboniiam i Ontario and Western Railroad. J. V. Jordan, Wappinger's Falls I New Yorlt and New England. J. V. Jordan, East Fislikill I New York and New England. J. V. Jordan. Hopewell I New York and New England. J. V. Jordan, Spark's Corners I New York and New England. J. v. Jordan, LeiHondale I West Shore. J. V. Jordan, Modena I J. A. Morrison, Fishkill Village | New York and New England. J. A. Morrison, Johnsville I New York and New England. James Lowe, Cold Spring 1 New York Central. J. A. D. S. Findley, Salisbury Mills I Erie. On or about tlie 10th day of June, I received a communication from Assistant Commissioner Flanders that thereafter no prose- cutions were to be commenced without consulting the Attorney- General in the matter, and to forward all complaints to the main office at Albany. I have acted accordimgly, and since that time have made some 25 cases, which a.w^ait action. Very truly yours, F. D. TUTHILL, Assistant Commissioner. 16 Report of James H. Brown, Hon. FuED. C. ScHRAUB, Commissioner of Agriculture: I have the honor to submit this, my fifth annual report for the fourth division of the department, comprising the counties of Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Fulton, Montgomery, Warren and Essex, for the year ending September 30, 1895. This is almost entirely a dairy division, the products of the dairy being the chief source of income, so for this reason I have always deemed it wise and advisable to devote much of our time to the betterment of the dairy industry and the improvement of dairy products; not only having in view the financial benefits ac- cruing to the dairy farmers by .producing a larger amount of an improved quality, but also to satisfy the consumers that dairy products as produced, manufactured and sold here, were bj- far the purest articles of food jjlaced upon our markets. It has always been our aim to encourage and assist in every way possible our producers and dealers to place upon our markets a product that, because of its purity and superiority, w'ould commend itself for home consumption, believing that if we produced an article of this kind it would find a ready market at a fair price, and we would hear no more the fallacy ^' over production." I have at all times discountenanced the manufacture of skim cheese, because I believe this article to be the prime cause of the cheese product of this great State being in such a deplorable condition. I am fully aware that I am exposing myself to criticism, and that at the present I am in the almost hopeless minority, jet, I believe it to be tnie, and am thoroughly satisfied that the time will soon come when the people of this State will i-ealize the serious mistake made. In order to emi)]iasize the importance of this division and to show the serious disadvantages we have to work under, I ask your par- Annual Report of the Commissioner'of Agriculture. 243 don for presenting some facts and figures whieh were embodied in a f oraier report, viz. : Tliere are 71 factories in Oswego connty, 111 in Herkimer, 135 in Oneida, 7 in Fulton, 45 in Montgomery, 1 in Warren and 2 in Essex, malcing a total of 372 (tliis number being a little over one-fifth of all the factories in the State), at which is manufactured annually over 1,300,000 pounds of butter, and over 35,000,000 pounds of cheese ; add to this the enoi-mous amount made by private dairies, and the large amount of milk sold for consumption, and it must be conceded that this is a very important division. If the work is done faithfully and well, a vast amonnt is neces- sary. I have had at my disposal, four inspectors and one cheese instructor^ two of the inspectors being on half time last winter, one being appointed on the 15th of July last, and the cheese in- structor not being confined to this division, has been at my disposal only part of the time; the appropriation fop our work is entirely inadequate for what we are expected to do; I know that you would have assigned more help, not only to this division but to all the others, for they are all in need, had the finances- permitted. I present these facts not because they are at all new to you, but with hopes that they may be of benefit in the future and help to enlighten our people on this subject, so that this Department may in the future, have at. its disposal funds enough, to be able to entirely fill the sphere it was intended to fill. With the few inspectors and experts at my disposal, and the large amount of work which must be done, it has been necessary When the few inspectors and experts at my disposal, and the large amount of work which must be done, it has been necessary to economize labor in every way practicable, being particularly careful to allow few things to creep in which might in any way break up our system of work and inspection. For this reason I have deemed it wise to make no extra effort during the summer and early fall to settle cases or bring actions, leaving them until the winter months when we had fewer factor- ies to look after. We have in this way been able to accomplish much more work during the year than we would have otherwise been able to. 244 Third Annual Report of the »■ We have answered every applicatioti for inspections or assist- ance as promptly as possible; during most of the busy season applications have had to wait from one to two weeks, and we have also been obliged to confine ourselves to making inspections only where applications were made. I do not like this plan, as I be- lieve we get much better results, and give greater satisfaction to all concerned, where we inspect without an application; no one, not even the cheese maker or owmer, kn'owing that an inspector is coming; but with our limited number of employes, this method can be followed only during a small portion of the year. For the past two years we have been giving considerable at- tention to the condition of factories, drainage and surroundings, as well as the utensils, and the inspectors report a great improve- ment; we have also given much time to the condition of milk when delivered to factories, but not as much as necessity seemed to require; at the beginning of the factory season this year, I re- quested all the inspectors to take special care in determining the condition of milk when delivered, to be sure to call the attention of all those bringing milk in any way tainted or dirty, or whose cans were in an unfit condition, to the fact, and warn them that should the practice continue we would certainly be obliged to take samples and begin suits. This action has met with the hearty approval of the che-ese makers and careful, prudent farmers, be- cause this evil has been, in the past, one of the most serious hin- drances in making a fine article of either butter or cheese. Upon again visiting the factories^, where we found this trouble early in the season, we have found marked improvements, showing that our efforts in this line have not been in vain. We have carefull.y traveled over the greater portion of this division for violations of the vinegar law, and I am satisfied that at the present time no vinegar made in semblance ot cider vinegar is being sold; very little is offered for sale but what is up to the standard; we have taken samples in a few cases where cider vinegar was found to be below the standard in acid. Am a I'ule the pro'duct found in small towns is not of as good quality as found in cities or large towns, owing undoubtedly to Commissioner op Agriculture. 245 the fact, that most of the vinegar sold in small towns is pur- chased from the farmer who has no instrument for testing, simply relying on his own judgment; he knows it to be cider vinegar so far as its being made from cider, and thinks it must be of suflicient sitrength; in this way much reaches our markets before it has arrived at a proper degree of aeidit3^ I have always hesi- tated about taking samples of known cider vinegar when it was nearly up to the standard; but the more I study the question the more I am convinced that this matter should be treated exactly as the milk section of our law. The present condition of the vinegar trade and product, as com- pared with its condition when this law was enacted, is a matter that all should rejoice o^^er. Only a few years since, much of the vinegar offered for sale as cider vinegar, was an imitation; now nearly, if not all, is just what it represents itself to be. This is a source of satisfaction to me, because it demonstrates the fact, that this Department is able to, and will stamp out a fraud if given the opportunity; and it also brings to light anew, the desire of the people of this Empire State, to obey its laws, not to be willing to patronize a fraud, and to demand that they get from their dealers just what they suppose they are getting. We have not relaxed our vigilance on the oleomargarine ques- tion, but have kept a continual watch for its appearance^ visiting not only the cities and larger towns, but going into out of the way places, lumber and lodging camps, and cheap boarding-honses; but since the decision in favor of this law, by the court of last resort, we have not been able to find anyone willing to handle or use the goo'ds. Those in this locality who were so active hereto- fore, selling these goods, have ceased their activity, and are now advertising and selling dairy butter with just as much zeal as was formerly used in selling oleomargarine. I do not believe any is used or sold in this division contrary to law, at the present time. On February 2, 1895, I received a oommunication from you, requesting that the factory statistics for the preceding year be gathered. I immediately notified all the agents under my direc- tion^ assigning them territory, so that the work might be carried 246 Third Annual Report of the on with the utmost speed, and cautioned them to spare no effort to make the report accurate. These statistics I consider one of the mosit valuable that could be obtained, and it would seem ad- visable that they be gathered each year. I am not able to understand the seeming reluctance of many of the cheese factory people to give us the desired information. If we could have their hearty co-operation in this matter; if they were lone-half as anxious to make our work light in this direction as they are to have us come to their assistance to stop adultera- tion, or assist in geitting back on safe lines in cheesemaking, these facts and figures could be obtained with very little trouble or expense; as it now is we are compelled to go in some instances several times and fairly beg for the information desired. I have had during the past season but one case of disease in domestic animals. This was investigated promptly. None of the products from the diseased animals were sold or used after the trouble was discovered. The State veterinarian gave the matter immediate attention, inspecting the whole herd and killing all that were in any way affected. This is a very important branch of our work, and one that requires constant attention, that con- sumers may feel sure at all times of a safe product. I think this end could be accomplished much more easily if some plan could be devised whereby local veterinarians could be called in. PROSECUTIONS. Milk. The following 42 doubtful samples have been taken during the pasit season and proved upon analysis to be below standard, viz.: LABEL No" 597. Menzo Palmer, South Albion, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Wilder factory, Octo- ber twenty-sixth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. Commissioner of Agriculture. 247 LABEL No. 575. E. H. Collier. Sample taken bj M. T. Morgan, at Leonardsville, October twenty-sixth; night's milk. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL Nio. 576. E. H. Collier. Sample taken by M. T. Morgan, Leonardsville, October twenty- sixth; morning's milk. LABEL No. 598. James Corbet, Pulaski, N. Y. Taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Holmes^ factory, November twenty^third. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 600. Wm. Clark, Phoenix, N. Y. Taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Phoenix factory, July 12, 1895. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 599. Peter Clow, New Haven, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Butterfly factory, June twenty-ninth. Prof. F. E. Engelhardt, chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 590. H. L. Harris, Norwich Corners, N. Y. Sample taken by L. E. Scrafford, at King factory, July 10, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. 248 . Third Annual Report of the LABEL No. 887. Ellis Hughes, Trenton, N. Y, Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Wood factory, July 19, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL NO. 603. Daniel White, Parish, N. Y. Sample taken by G-eo. D. Babcock, at Parish 'factory, Augu»t 2, 1895. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 602. James Lacy, South Ricihland, N. Y. Sample taken by Greo. D. Babcock, at South Richland factory No. 1, July 24, 1895. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 604. Alonzo Duell, Parish, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Parish factory, August 2, 1895. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D,, chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 2302. W. A. Suits, Higginsville, N. Y. Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Doxtater factory, July 31, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. Commissioner of Agriculture. 249 LABEL No. 2301. W. H. Loomis, Higginsville, N. Y. Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Doxtaiter factory, July 31, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 605. Wm. Peters, Williamstown, N. Y. Sample taken "hj Geo. D. Babcock, at Williamstown factory, August ninth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracu'se, N. Y. LABEL No. 558. Reuben Mathews, Blossvale, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Blossvale factory, August 8, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 880. Andrew Hessler, Trenton, N. Y. Sample taken by M. T. Morgan, at Willow Grove factory, Au- gust thirteenth. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 607. John Henderson, Wellwood^ N. Y. Sample taken at E'mpire factory by Geo. D. Babcock, August 13,1895. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracu'se, N. Y. ( ) 250 Third Annual Report of the j LABEL No. 560. Geo. W. Smith, Floyd, N. Y. j Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Floyd Corners factory, I August thirteenth. 1 Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. j LABEL No. 559. Marvin J. Brown, Floyd, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Floyd Corners factory, Au- gust 13, 1895. ^ Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 557. Charles Mathews, Blossvale, N. Y. Sample taken at Blossvale factory by W. B. How^ard, August 11, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 881. Geo. Stoddard, Middleville, N. Y. ; Sample taken by M. T. Morgan, at factory, August [ 14, 1895. ; Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 2303. S. Montgomery, Schuylers Lake, N. .Y. Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Pleasant Valley factory, August thirteenth. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. Commissioner of Agriculture. 251 LABEL No. 2304. W. H. Loomds, Higginsville, N. Y, Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Doxtater factory, August 24, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. Second sample taken this season. See No. 2301. LABEL No. 2519. Edwin Myres, Mt. Pleasant^ N. Y. Sample taken at Mt. Pleasant factory by W. B. Howard, Sep- j tember twenty-second. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 617. Charles E. Clark, Palermo, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Palermo Centre factory, September thirteenth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 616. Charles McCunsey, Palermo, N. Y. Samples taken by W. B. Howard, at Palermo Centre factory, September thirteenth. Wm. Manlius Smith, chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 615. Nelson Cross, Vermillion, N. Y. Samples taken by W. B. Howard, at Palermo Centre factory, September thirteenth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. 252 Third Annual Report of the LABEL No. 614. John Scott, Vermillion, X. Y. Samples taken by W. B. Howard, at Palermo Centre factory, September thirteenth, Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL Xo. 619. Wm. P. Miller, Holland Patent, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Baggs Village factory, August 24, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 618. Philip J. Miller, Holland Patent, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Baggs Village factory, August 24, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 4085. I Thomas Bergen, Trenton, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Trenton Village factory, August twenty-third. Dr. Theo. Deecke^ chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 620. | R. B. Roberts, Trenton, N. Y. j Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Trenton Village factory, | August twenty-third. j Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. ] Commissioner of Agriculture. 253 LABEL No. 613. E. Roberts, Trenton, N. Y. Sample taken by W. B. Howard, at Trenton Village factory, August twenty-tbird. Dr. Tlieo. Deecke^ cbemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 610. Emma Eaton, West Amboy, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Baboock, at Hess factory, September 6, 1805. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 2501. Charles Brown, Hastings, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Baboock, at Hastings factory^ Septem- ber twenty-ninth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Syracuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 611. James S. Brown, South Richland, N. Y. Sample taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at Union Square factory, September seventeenth. Wm. Manlius Smith, M. D., chemist, Sj^racuse, N. Y. LABEL No. 2314. R. R. Morris, Paris Station, N. Y. Sample taken by N. Van Home, at Paris Milk Station, Septem- ber fourth. Dr. Theo. Deecke_, chemist, Utica, N. Y. 254 Third Annual Report op thi LABEL No. 2317. Mrs. Ann Foley, West Camden, N. Y. Sample taken by N. Van Home, at West Camden factory, Sep- tember 7, 1895. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. Vinegar. LABEL No. 132. M. Anibal, Gloversville, N. Y. Sample taken by L. E. Scra£ford, at Gloversville, August twenty- eighth. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, T'tica. N. Y. LABEL No. 134. ; C. O. Cross, Jo'hnstown. Sample taken by L. E. Scrafford at Johnstown, August twenty- eighth. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. LABEL No. 135. Eli Wemple, Sammonville. Sample taken by L. E. Scrafford, at Sammonville, August twenty-eighth. Dr. Theo. Deecke, chemist, Utica, N. Y. One sam])le taken by Geo. D. Babcock, at the Hess factory, was so close to the standard on total solids, containing over 4 per cent, of fat, that it was deemed wise not to support the same. Of the preceding cases No. 597 and No. 598 have been settled by me. The balance have been referred to the Attorney General, but as yet he has assigned counsel in only 18 cases. Commissioner op Agriculture. 255 DETAILED REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED Mr. Geo. D. Babeock, Mexico, N. Y., an agent and expert of this department reports as follows, viz.: Number of milk inspections 5,000 Number of vinegar inspections 76 Doubtful samples taken 15 Number of days in court 30 Number of days gathering factory statistics 11 Mr. W. B. Howard, Fulton, N. Y., an agent and expert of this department, report as follows, viz.: Number of milk inspections 5,248 Number of vinegar inspections 1,242 Doubtful samples taken 14 Number of days in court 27 Number.of days gathering factory statistics 10 Mr. L. E. Scrafford, Utica, N. Y., agent and expert, reports as follows, viz.: Number of milk inspections 1,605 Number of vinegar inspections 300 Number of doubtful samples taken ^. 4 Number of days in court 4 Number of days gathering factory statistics 18 Most of ni}' time is spent in looking after shipments of oleomar- garine and vinegar over the several railroads and canals in this division, watching for shipment of any goods contrary to our law and also in looking through the stores along the line of railroad, to see that none of these goods are handled. Mr, N. Van Horne_, North Bay, N. Y., agent and expert, reports as follows: I was appointed July 15, 1895, and below find statement of work. Number of milk inspections 859 Number of doubtful samples taken 9 None of the doubtful samples taken by me have as yet been tried, so I have not been obliged to attend court. 256 Third Annual Report of the ' Mr. M. T. Morgan, cheese expert, West Winfleld, N. Y., reports as follows: During the months of October and November, 1894, I was in- specting factories and making a few inspections with the Bab- cock test, but moist of my time was spent in giving instruction in cheese making and the different tests used by us. During Decem- ber, 1894, and January, February and March, 1895, I attended factory meetings and made milk inspections at creameries, milk stations and private dairies. The cheese season opens here in March, and since then my time has been fully taken up by giving instruction to cheese makers as to the best methods of manufac- turing, to meet the demands of the trade. I found cheese makers having trouble in developing lactic acid in their curd, and the same rule as heretofore used could not be followed this season; we could not pack as solidly as formerly because the cheese would ripen too soon, giving a meshy texture; this was overcome by giving the opposite curds more air and a longer time to develop. The prime reaso'n for this special difficulty is, that the milk when delivered^ lacked proper care at the farm; all milk should be aerated in pure air thereby ridding it of the putrefactive element so fatal to the manufacture of a fine article. Another difficulty was in the use of a poor starter; in many instances T found them using a starter taken from the milk in the vat; this is a dangerous method and should not be followed; cheese makers should always remember, that unless the acid in their milk is in excess of the putrefactive element they will find trouble in getting a solid, fine flavored cheese. Greater care by the producer and manufacturer will overcome this difficulty. In closing I desire to give the experts, agents, chemists and counsel in this division their full share of credit for the favorable conditions I am able to report, for they have at all times been ready to respond promptly to the calls made, thereby making it possible to so fully carry out the provisions of our law. Respectfully yours, J. H. BROWN, Assistant Commissioner. Report of C. D. Moore. Hon. Fred. C Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: Agreeable to your request, I submit herewith my fourth anuual report as assistant commissioner of the fifth dis- trict, comprising the counties of Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin and Clinton. Having, as you are aware, only two instructors and two inspectors under my charge during the past year, I have not been able to render assistance to all calls for help, but have endeavored to take up the most urgent cases from time to time as opportunity offered ; and very much good work has been done by each and every em- ploye in this division. The produce and commission men inform me that the make of both butter and cheese is decidedly better each year, and that they can see a very marked improvement from year to year, which must be very gratifying to you. One large dealer in Chicago informed me that very many of our factorjTnen known in his city by the number of the Staite brand, which con- vinces me that it should be used universally throughout the State. He stated that buyers looking after good cheese would inquire if he had such and such a number of the State brand in stock, and when informed that he had would purchase without looking at the cheese in very many instances. I have had quite a number of cases of adulterated milk reported to me with chem- ist's certificate of analysis, which I forwarded to the Department, as directed, when, as I understand it, they are reported to the Attorney-General, who designates counsel to prosecute, when deemed advisable. I have grave doubts if this method of pro- cedure is as satisfactory as that formerly in vogue, when we could proceed immediately, when all the facts were fresh and the witnesses were accessible. 17 258 Third Annual Report of the PROSECUTIONS. Milk. The following cases have been forwarded, as requested, to the Department at Albany. The People v. Albert Golby, No. 3336. Attorney-General designated Anson Horder, of Redwood, as prosecuting attorney. The People v. William Patchen, No. 3335. Sent to Department at Albany. The People v. Gracien Patchen, No. 2202. Attorney-General designated John C. Keeler, of Canton, attorney. The People v. Michael Farden, No. 2203. Attorney-General designated John C. Keeler, of Canton, attorney. The People v. Joseph Conkby, No. 2204. Attorney-General designated John C. Keeler, of Canton, attorney. The People v. Charles Kitts, No. 4010. Given to Commissioner Schraub. The People v. Mrs. M. Forburg, No. 4011. Attorney-General designated S. L. Wheeler, of Plattsburgh, attorney. The People v. Robert McHugh, No. 2205. Attorney-General designated John C. Keeler, of Canton, attorney. The People v. James Morly, No. 2210. Attorney-General designated John C. Keeler, of Canton, attorney. Commissioner op Agriculture. 259 All these cases have been referred, as above stated, and the attorney notified who the inspector was that procured the sam- ples, and who could furnish the witnesses when wanted ; chemist in each case being Dr. J. C. Wilson, of Canton, New York. Cheese Instructor H. A. Rees has been engaged in making a monthly test of all milk delivered at the Baumert factory at Ant- werp, N. Y., which I will incorporate in this report. Trusting that it may be of interest, as showing the variations that exist through an entire season, with different dairies of cows. All of which is respectfully submitted. C. D. MOORE, Assistant Commissioner. REPORT OF H. A. REES. C D. MooRB, Assistant Commissioner: Dear Sir. — In December, 1894, I made arrangements with F. X. Baumert & Co. to make a test of each patron's milk, with the Babcock tester, for the per cent, of fat each month through the year 1895, to ascertain the average per cent, of fat of all the milk delivered ait the factory for twelve months, which I herewith sub- mit to you. 260 Third Annual Report of the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Sanford's Corners, N. Y. patron. Jan. Feb. Mch. 1 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.9 5.8 4.5 3.6 5.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.2 5.0 4.0 3.5 3 6 2 4 3 3 3 6 4 3 7 5 3 6 6 3 8 7 3 7 8 3 4 9 3 9 10 4 11 3 6 12 3 4 13 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.5 3.7 4.0 4.2 5.4 4 4 14 4 5 15 3 6 16 , 3 7 17 3 7 18 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.1 3.8 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.S 4.0 4.3 4 19 4 20 ■ 4 3 6 22 3 8 4 1 24 3 7 4.2 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.5 4.3 4.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.1 3 8 26 3 7 3 8 28 3 9 3 7 30 4 3 8 32 3 8 4 1 34 3 9 3 8 36 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.7 3.8 38 3 8 3 5 40 3 9 3 6 42 3.6 4.5 3.8 3.2 3 8 4 44 3 6 46 3.7 4 48 3 9 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 3 4 50 3 6 3 7 52 3 5 3 6 54 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.4 4.3 3.9 4.2 3 6 3 4 56 4 3 7 68 3 6 4 1 60 3 8 3 7 62 3 8 4 64 3 9 4 1 66 3 4 3 8 68 4.0 4.1 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.6 3 7 70 3 9 71 3 6 72 : 3 8 3 7 74 3.6 Commissioner of Agriculture. 261 Test of Milk Made at Baumkut Factory, Sanford's Corners, N. Y. — (Continued). patron. Jan. Feb. Mch. 76 B.2 3.7 4.1 4.0 77 4.1 78 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.0 79 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 80 3.8 81 3.8 82 83 4.0 4.1 84 4.4 3.6 4.0 85 3.8 86 87 88 4.1 3.7 3.7 89 4.0 90 3.8 4.2 91 4.6 3.7 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y date. No. of inspec- tion. No. of patron. Pounds milk. Per cent of butler fat. Pounds of butter fat. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April !). April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3., April 3., April 3. April 3.. April 3. April 3.. April 3., April 3., 1896. 1 1 27 2 28 3 6 4 45 5 90 6 15 7 88 8 22 9 40 10 78 11 56 12 91 13 65 14 81 15 71 16 74 17 67 18 68 19 25 20 77 21 79 22 60 23 54 24 37 25 55 26 75 27 43 28 1 29 2 30 3 1 31 5 1 32 7 33 8 34 9 35 11 36 59 37 48 38 80 39 73 40 42 41 51 42 63 43 10 44 33 257 3.8 342 3.6 383 4 586 3.7 156 4 259 3.7 828 3.5 472 3.7 487 3.7 200 4 1,099 3.6 382 3.8 270 3.7 177 4 228 3.6 626 3.7 408 3.7 417 3.9 422 3.7 345 3.9 531 3.9 272 3.8 1 612 3.7 197 3.8 712 3.4 448 3.4 347 4 347 3.6 242 3.7 320 3.5 538 3.5 240 3.6 542 3.5 500 3.7 1 410 3.6 226 4 161 4.1 392 3.6 770 3.7 301 3.6 554 3.5 597 3.5 245 4 269 1 3.8 9.766 12.312 15.32 21.682 6.241 9.583 28.945 17.514 18.019 8 39.564 14.516 9.99 7.08 8.268 23.162 15.096 16.263 15.61 13.455 20.709 10.336 22.643 7.486 24.268 15.232 13.88 12.492 8.954 11.2 18.83 8.856 18.97 18.5 18.86 9.04 0.601 14.112 28.49 10.836 19.39 20.895 9.8 10.222 262 Third Annual Report of the Test of Milk. Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, IST. Y. — (Continued). date. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3, April 3. April 3. April 3. April 3, April 3. April 3, April 3, April 3. No. of inspec- tion. No. of patron. Pounds milic Per cent of butter fat. 45 61 483 3.6 46 30 225 4 47 3 320 3.8 48 16 981 3.8 49 68 230 3.5 50 39 279 3.8 51 66 160 3.8 52 43 347 3.9 53 72 365 4 54 84 267 3.8 55 46 164 3.8 56 12 385 3.8 57 70 320 4 58 69 360 4.2 59 32 255 3.8 60 31 592 3.6 61 13 265 3.9 62 36 128 3.9 63 57 548 3.6 64 34 300 4.1 65 35 237 4.1 66 52 324 3.5 67 49 268 3.5 68 29 203 4.1 69 4 116 3.7 70 38 628 3.4 71 17 592 3.6 72 18 846 3.9 73 19 259 3.8 74 20 488 3.9 75 21 817 3.7 76 23 574 4.1 77 24 276 3.4 78 26 878 3.9 79 80 41 44 393 482 3.8 3.5 81 47 763 4 82 83 50 53 291 697 3.6 3.6 84 85 86 87 88 1 89 62 64 82 83 85 86 260 240 112 39 282 270 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 P'^unds of butter fat. 17.388 9 12.16 37.278 8.05 10.602 6.08 13.533 14.6 10.146 6.232 14.63 12.8 15.12 9.69 21 312 10.335 4.992 19.768 12.3 9.717 11.34 9.38 8.326 4.292 21.352 21.312 32.994 9.842 19.032 30.229 23.534 9.384 34.242 14.934 16.87 30.52 10.476 25.092 10.14 9.12 4.032 1.521 10.71$ 9.72 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., May 2, 1895. patron. . Bottle. Fat, 65 ■- 8 6 23 9 4 2 1 3 5 21 3.8 67 3.8 71 3.5 74 3.8 75 3.6 76 4.1 77 3.7 78 4.0 79 3.9 «1 3.9 Commissioner of Agriculture. 263 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., May 2, 1 895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 88 20 22 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 7 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 18 19 25 15 ]7 11 12 16 13 10 3.7 89 4.2 91 3.9 41 3.8 7 3.6 53 3.7 45 3.5 83 4.1 86 3.4 82 3.5 72 3.7 87 3.6 17 3.7 42 4.0 29 3.4 49 3.4 52 3.5 4 3.6 43 3.7 3.3 9 3.8 3.5 13 3.5 4.2 59 4.1 4.1 5 3.6 3.6 69 3.6 3.6 64 3.5 3.6 20 3.7 4.0 62 3.4 3.8 22 3.5 3.6 85 3.9 3.6 31 3.8 3.4 38 3.6 4.0 24 3.5 3.7 30 3.4 3.7 90 3.8 3.6 21 3.7 3.4 46 3 6 3.5 2 3.8 3.5 80 ; 3.6 3.4 34 3.6 3.9 18 3.7 3.8 19 4.0 4.1 68 3.8 4.0 66 3.6 3.6 11 4.0 3.7 26 3.2 3.6 47 3.4 3.6 55 3.4 3.6 60 3.8 264 Third Annual Report op the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. May 3, 1895 — (Continued). PATRON . Bottle. Fat 42 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1 2 3 4 5 3.8 66 3.8 47 3.7 24 3.4 1 3.4 53 3.7 85 4.0 41 3.3 7 3.8 32 3.8 43 3.7 5 3.5 50 3.4 76 3.5 64 4.0 31 3.7 58 3.7 44 3.4 17 3.7 3.6 8 3.5 3.5 80 3.6 3.6 9 4.1 3.7 74 3.9 4.0 67 4.0 4.0 35 4.0 3.9 77 3.8 3.7 25 3.8 3.5 60 4.0 3.3 49 i. 3.6 3.6 30 3.7 3.6 75 3.5 3.4 45 3.9 3.7 59 3.9 26 3.8 16 3.7 63 ; 3.9 46 3.6 84 3.5 13 3.8 51 3.8 62 3.7 3.8 3 3.5 4.4 12 3.9 3.5 18 3.5 19 3.6 40 3.6 56 3.6 65 3.6 3.7 81 3.7 3.4 91 3.5 Commissioner op Agriculture. 265 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., June 4, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 83 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3.4 1 3.7 53 3.5 41 3.2 64 3.3 7 3.3 47 3.4 86 3.8 82 3.4 36 3.6 72 3.7 16 3.7 45 3.6 44 3.8 57 4.0 34 3.8 35 7fi 3.6 3.7 50 3 4 48 3.5 43 4 58 3.5 80 3 5 51 3.6 2 3.6 5 .... 4 42 3.9 30 3 9 12 4.1 24 3 3 56 3 8 59 3 4 69 4 70 3 4 87 4 1 17 3.5 33 3 6 26 3 4 85 4 2 31 3 6 32 3 8 40 3 7 19 3 3 18 3 3 13 4 22 3 5 73 ;■;■■ 3 1 62 3 5 38 ;; 3 2 55 3 6 9 3 6 8 3 4 10 3 8 15 3 7 90 4 61 3 1 63 '..".'.'.". 3 3 54 3 1 65 3.7 3 3 71 11 4 68 3.3 3 1 39 ; 66 3 7 21 ;; 3 2 23 3 5 20 4 88 3 5 67 3 5 74 4 3 ■ ■■ 3.5 3 5 78 79 3 3 60 3 9 77 3.2 266 Third Annual Report of the Test op Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., June -i, 1895 — (Continued). patron. 1 Bottle. Fat. 25 . .; 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 — ! 3.4 29 . 3.6 49 4.0 62 . 3.5 4 '.' 3.4 37 , 3.7 75 3.S 46 . 4.0 84 8.7 89 3.« 14 3.8 81 S.« 91 .■■.'.■ 3.6 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., July 2, 1895. patron. Bottle. Fat. 69 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 10 9 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 3.8 70 3.8 2 . . 3.7 39 3.8 68 3.5 66 . . 3.8 30 3.7 61 . . . 3.6 37 4.0 67 3.6 34 3.6 85 3.9 36 3.8 78 . . 3.4 65 3.6 71 3.6 48 3.4 18 3.6 40 3.8 19 3.6 62 3.8 33 3.8 13 4.0 12 3.9 90 3.9 15 3.8 84 4.0 96 . . . . . 3.6 85 3.7 11 4.0 79 3.6 77 3.6 60 3.6 25 3.7 63 3.8 66 3.6 3 3.5 73 3.4 50 3.5 87 3.4 17 3.7 5 •. 3.6 68 3.6 31 3.6 32 3.9 75 3.6 26 3.6 67 3.5 3.6 Commissioner of Agriculture. 267 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., July 2, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 44 52 53 64 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 19 3.4 16 3.4 42 3.S 45 3.6 43 3.5 64 3.6 72 3.7 80 3.6 59 3.8 51 3.6 47 4.0 41 4.0 22 3.6 7 3.6 1 3.6 91 3.9 83 3.7 82 3.7 86 3.6 81 3.8 14 3.7 3.4 49 >. 3.5 3.4 29 3 7 8.7 20 3.4 3.6 8 3.4 3 4 36 8.7 3 4 74 3.8 24 , 3.5 76 3 6 8.8 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., August 2, 1895. patron. Bottle. Fat. 64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4.0 C. H. Brown 4.1 41 4.4 44 4 42 4.2 78 4.0 72 4.4 63 4.1 1 •. 3 9 86 4.1 32 4.2 31 4.1 77 4.0 82 4.1 47 4.8 87 3.8 17 4.2 53 4.0 59 4.0 36 4.1 16 4.6 30 .. . 4.3 74 4 3 57 4.1 35 4.3 34 4.0 268 Third Annual Report of the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N, Y., Angust 2, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 51 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4.6 76 4.0 24 3.4 2 4.0 80 3.7 54 3.9 13 4.3 68 3.9 39 4.0 66 3.8 61 4.0 43 3.8 10 4.0 58 3.9 49 3.9 52 3.5 29 4.5 4 3.7 69 4.1 70 4.0 4 2 38 4.2 3.8 3 4.0 4.4 15 4 4 4.2 67 4.3 3.4 5 3 8 4.0 8 3 1 4.0 11 4 3.9 19 3 9 20 4.1 21 . . 4 6 4 2 40 4 4.0 33 '. 3 8 4 26 4 3 8 22 4.0 3 8 46 4.2 4 56 3 8 3 8 79 4.0 4 73 .. .. 4.0 3.6 65 3.8 3 8 81 3.5 83 3 6 84 4 3 7 91 3 8 85 4.1 Commissioner of Agriculture. 269 Test op Milk ^Iade at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. September, 1895. patron. 48 64 . 83 . 53 . 41 . 86 . 82 . 72 . 59 . 36 . 42 . 73 . 47 . 16 . 80 , 43 . 22 , 58 . 31 51 , 32 44 , 24 33 , 93 63 7 76 54 10 87 17 12 55 30 13 88 71 56 62 78 65 74 91 81 18 15 90 14 75 29 52 49 45 38 25 77 €0 79 19 9 11 20 21 26 34 35 37 39 Bottle. Fat. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.4 3.7 4.1 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.5 4.2 4.4 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.2 3.T 270 Thied Annual Report of the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., September, 1S95 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 40 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4.0 46 4.0 50 3.9 57 3.8 61 3.9 66 3.7 67 4.1 68 3.6 69 4.1 70 3.9 84 3.6 85 4.0 92 4.3 74 3.7 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., October 4, 1895. patron. Bottle. Fat. 86 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 4.6 119 4.1 114 4 2 146 3.7 127 3 7 116 4.0 115 3 9 157 4.3 10 3 8 123 , 3.6 55 4.0 85 4 1 158 • 3.9 135 3 7 1 3 6 100 4.0 4 4 1 5 3 8 7 4 3 11 6 12 . . 4 13 4 4 16 4 6 17 4 5 18 3 9 22 4 24 .. 3 7 26 4 4 29 4 30 4 3 31 4 3 32 4 3 33 4 2 34 4 3 35 4 36 3 9 40 4 3 41 4 5 42 4 1 43 4 4 44 _, 4 45 *: :::::::::::: 4 46 4 4 47 4 7 48 t.6 Commissioner of Agriculture. 271 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., October 4, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 49 50 51 62 53 54 5S 57 59 63 64 65 67 70 71 72 73 75 76 15 27 28 39 66 68 74 80 82 83 84 87 88 90 92 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 103 120 115 113 112 Ill Ill 110 109 107 106 105 104 151 144 and 160. 131 122 139 148 124 140 153 145 152 108 147 113 163 134 141 133 183 46 4.4 47 4.2 48 4.2 49 3.9 50 4.0 51 3.8 52 4.2 53 4.3 54 4.0 56 4.2 57 4.6 58 4.3 59 4.5 60 4.4 61 4.5 62 4.2 63 4.3 64 4.4 65 4.6 1 4.0 2 4.1 3 4.3 4 4.1 5 4.9 6 4.0 7 4.2 8 3.8 9 3.9 10 3.6 11 3.7 12 4.1 13 4.3 14 3.8 15 4.2 16 4.4 17 4.1 18 4.3 19 4.6 20 4.0 21 3.8 22 4.0 23 3.7 24 4.0 25 3.8 1 4.1 2 4.3 3 4.3 4 4.3 5 3.8 7 3.9 8 4.5 9 4.1 10 3.9 11 3.5 12 3.9 13 4.3 14 3.6 15 4.0 16 4.0 17 3.8 18 4.0 19 4.5 20 4.2 21 4.4 22 4.2 23 4.5 24 4.6 25 3.9 1 4.4 2 4.0 3 3.9 4 4.2 5 3.9 26 3.7 7 4.0 272 Third Annual Report of the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N, October 4, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 149 . 161 , 156 . 138 125 . 129 132 , 128 121 140 126 142 136 154 155 150 130 60 77 67 2 38 20 79 157 78 21 19 81 14 143 62 91 58 9 37 61 117 25 159 (McNeil) . . 159 (Wright) .. 159 (Ford) 159 (Rudes) ... 159 (Fults) ... 159 (Spalding) 93 8 1 4.4 9 5.0 10 3.7 11 3.5 12 4.0 13 3.8 14 4.1 15 4.2 16 3.5 17 4.2 18 4.3 19 4.3 20 3.7 21 3.8 22 4.6 23 4.0 24 4.2 25 4.3 1 4.4 2 4.3 3 4.9 4 4.7 5 4.6 26 4.4 7 4.1 8 4.1 9 4.3 10 3.6 11 3.8 12 4.6 13 3.8 14 3.8 15 4.0 16 4.3 17 3.8 18 4.3 19 5.2 20 4.4 21 4.3 22 3.9 23 3.9 24 4.5 25 3.8 4 4.5 2 4.5 3 4.2 1 4.8 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y,, November, 1895. patro^\ Bottle. Fat. 156 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 2 121 4 138 4 139 4 "i 118 4 9 60 3.8 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 117 161 ■. 149 81 '...'.'."."" 123 79 18 25 ; Commissioner of Agriculture. 273 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., November, 1885 — (Continued). PATRON. 37 . 127 . 19 . 77 . 82 . 40 . 27 . 91 . 120 . 100 . 118 . 164 . 146 . 35 . 102 . 11 . 101 . 15 . 88 . 150 . 57 . 137 . 155 . 34 . 157 . 90 . 158 . 148 . 6 . 76 . 14 . 74 . 145 . 105 . 107 . 131 . 124 . 153 . 140 . 113 . 160 . 144 . 67 . 78 . 50 . 8 . 9 . 38 , 61 84 , 95 49 52 3 71 46 54 48 13 44 166 12 42 63 10 72 165 47 26 30 1 93 119 Bottle. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Fat. 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.4 3.8 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.3- 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.0 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.0 3.6 5.0 3.9 4.1 4.5 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 274 Third Annual Report of the Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N, Y., November, 1895 — (Continued). patron; Bottle. Fat. 96 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 54 22 23 24 25 26 2 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 18 19 20 21 4.5 24 3.7 38 4.6 5 3.8 45 4.7 53 . . 4.2 7 4.4 129 8.8 98 3.8 65 4.6 94 4.7 41 4.6 64 4.3 110 4.2 99 3.6 136 3.7 16 4.7 132 4.0 76 4.5 62 4.0 3 9 2 4 4 4.S 17 4 6 4 4 116 4 1 3 9 56 4 6 4 7 154 4 4 43 5 4 59 4 4 21 4 4 3 7 80 3 8 4 35 4 4 4 ^ 125 4 I 4 2 Ill 4 2 33 ;; 4 9 29 4 4 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.2 4 65 23 39 55 66 4 1 69 4 2 70 4 S 75 5 4 4 R 81 4 4 82 5 91 4 6 4 8 106 4 6 4.2 103 4 6 152 " . 4 7 147 4 141 ".'.' 4 2 133 3 5 4 2 151 4 4 4 1 Join«r 4.S Commissioner op Agriculture. 275 Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., December, 1895. PATRON. Bottle. Fat. 24 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4.2 22 4.4 7 4.9 73 4.6 41 4.5 51 4.0 48 4.2 47 4.0 53 3.8 95 4.8 114 3.6 83 5.6 3 4.2 119 4.2 63 4.3 85 4.6 129 4.2 96 4.6 11 4.2 80 3.7 5.2 10 4.4 13 4.3 62 4.5 4.3 31 3.9 32 3.9 21 4 4.6 72 4 3.9 6 4 1 12 4 8 36 4 1 3 9 17 4 4 3 5 98 4 1 132 4 7 87 4 4 1 142 4 7 8 4 2 44 3 7 38 3.7 20 4 1 1 4 1 59 4 2 155 4 2 55 4 3 75 5 4 2« 4 4 58 4 158 4 6 5 34 4 6 115 4 4 160 4 2 137 4 1 56 5 100 3 7 35 4.3 4 2 33 37 5 4 4 69 4.6 4 6 70 71 1 4 4 74 4 3 78 4 8 81 4 5 88 4.5 5.3 4.3 6.3 91 ;■■ 99 118 276 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Test of Milk Made at Baumert Factory, Antwerp, N. Y., December, 1895 — (Continued). patron. Bottle. Fat. 141 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 20 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 32 34 35 37 36 39 4.3 147 4.6 136 4.2 156 4.4 151 4.5 124 4.7 121 4.0 154 4.2 52 4.6 89 4.0 29 4.2 110 4.8 167 4.3 101 4.6 39 4.0 64 4.0 125 4.2 66 4.4 102 4.5 166 3.7 4.7 67 4.4 4.8 42 3.8 4.8 76 5.4 4 8 18 4 23 4 5 19 46 4 7 84 4 1 4 3 117 4 2 4 104 4 2 4 3 No mark 4 1 6 4 1 120 4 6 4 3 60 4 4 6 77 4 6 15 4 2 68 4 152 4 5 103 4 5 4 7 79 4 6 !\ n 131 4.5 4.6 4.6 3.8 4.7 4 3 Ill 27 113 28 43 R 2 93 4.6 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.4 4 49 116 ;.'.;■'" Respectfully yours, H. A. REES, Cheese Instructor. Report of Peter H. Parker. Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: Dear Sir. — As Asisistant Commissioner of Agriculture, I have the honor of submitting to you my annual report of the sixth division of the New York State Agricultural Department. This division comprises the counties of Cortland, Onondaga, Madison, Chenango, Tompkins, Tioga and Broome. It is one of the most important in the State, not only on account of the large amount of butter and cheese manufactured, but also on account of its large shipping interests. It is peculiarly adapted to this branch of dairying, because of its great railroad facilities. The Ontario and Western, the Delaware and Lackawanna, the Erie, the Delaware and Hudson, the Lehigh Valley, and the Elmira and Cortland, with their several branches, pass through nearly GOO miles of its territory. On the lines of these roads are situated 150 shipping stations. MILK. The amount of milk shipped over these roads averages 8,000 cans per day, or 2,920,000 cans per year. About 7,900 cans are shipped to New York; the remainder, over the Lehigh Valley road, to the city of Philadelphia. The inland cities of Binghamton and Syracuse consume 3,000 cans per day, and the smaller villages, scattered all through the division, 4,000. This makes an average of 15,000 cans per day, or 5,475,000 cans per year. Besides this large amount of milk for daily consumption, there was manufac- tured 14,000,000 pounds of cheese and 0,000,000 pounds of butter in this division. From the above, we may learn the importance of the sixth division as a producer of dairy products. The labor of controlling the quality of this large amiount of milk for shipping and manufacturing purposes has been performed to 278 Third Annual Report of the the best of my ability with the small force of inspectors at my command. But still, with the means furnished, great and good results are apparent, and I may be pardoned for saying that to the gentlemanly deportment, the energy and fidelity of the experts of my diyision, Messrs. Harp, Nash, Boice and McS weeny, may, in a great measure, be attributed the successful prosecution of the work. It was the work of this Department that made possible the sud- den crusade against the vendors of adulterated milk in New York city. This Department led the way and, by teaching that adulter- ated milk could be controlled in the country, it prepared the way for the same good work in the city, and the first fruits of this intelligent and organized warfare against adulterations was the establishment of an organization called " The Wholesale Dealers' Protective Association," the members of which pledge themselves to furnish and ship only pure milk, and to sustain the department in its work, and to maintain a watchful supervision over all those who are inclined to furnish adulterated milk for the market. The president of this organization is T. A. Mills, Esq., one of the heaviest milk shippers of the division. This co-operation of the dealers and shippers will aid and strengthen the work of the department, if it can be sustained and encouraged by the people as well as by the Department. There is no reason why our dairymen should not realize one cent more per quart, at least, for their milk, than the present quoted price. This would mean hundreds of thousands of dolla»n? every year to their credit. Drive out adulteration and fill its place with pure milk, that the people can rely upon as being pure, and there is no doubt but that the consumption would be largely in- creased. CHEESE AND BUTTER. The adulteration of cheese and butter, which forms so large a portion of the product of the sixth division, and also of other por- tions of the State, is not so easily controlled. No one will deny that there is great need of legislation by the general government against the sale, if not the manufacture, of spurious dairy prod- Commissioner of Agriculture. 279 ucts, such as " filled cheese " and " imitation butter." If this disreputable business continues unchecked, the day is not far dis- tant when the great dairy interests of our nation will be ruined. To illustrate: In the year 1894 there was exported over 80,000,000 pounds of oleomargarine and only 15,000,000 pounds of butter. The lesson is plain. Our export trade has been stolen by the fraudulent butter makers. In the same manner our home market and export demand in cheese has been greatly injured by the manufacture of a fraud- ulent product called " filled cheese." Now, it seems that justice demands that the large and influential class of our citizens, rep- resented by our dairymen, should be protected against all fraud- ulent dairy products, and this can only be done by wise statutes framed by the general government. During the past year there has been four oleomargarine cases made in our division, and at the present time, after a careful in- vestigation, I am convinced that there is little, if any, being sold in this division. TUBERCULOSIS. A portion of five herds have been slaughtered during the 'last year in this division by the Tuberculosis Commission; all of them on complaint of the owners of the herds; about 60 cows were killed; all of them were affected in a greater or less degree. There is no doubt but that the disease exists in different portions of the State, but that it is prevalent or diffused through all the dairies of the State, I hardly thing. I would say that if any of the cattle of ourdairymen should be troubled with a short, hacking cough and emaciation, the case should at once be reported to the proper authorities for inspection. ANTHRAX. It has been claimed that this dangerous and fatal disease has appeared in different parts of this division during the past sum- mer. There have been a number of strange and sudden deaths among the dairy cattle. Veterinarians have pronounced the dis- ease anthrax, but have generally conceded that it was caused by 280 Third Annual Report of the bad water, feed, etc. If the diagnosis was correct, and the dis- ease was anthrax, it is so contagious that we may look for its appearance in the coming year, and it may, perhaps, be necessary to direct the attention of our dairymen to several of the symptoms of the disease. There are a number of different forms of the dis- ease. It is known as " bloody murrian," " splenic apoplexy," " splenic fever," " oarbuncular fever," " black quarters," etc. The disease is caused by the introduction of a germ into the system, usually in the food. The sources of contagion are innu- merable. The pastures may be infested by bur^^ing the dead in them. Animals grazing over anthrax graves become affected. The germ is brought to the surface by the earth worm. It has been traced back for seventeen years, where a dead animal was buried, and the animals feeding over it contracted the disease and died. This grave was isolated — ^anthrax disappeared. The above will teach our dairymen, who have lost cattle with these peculiar symptoms, the necessity of great care in the coming sea- son. If an animal sickens with any of these symptoms report at once to the State Board of Health, for if this disease is in our midst only great care and absolute promptness in reporting cases will eradicate it. VINEGAR. After a careful ivestigation, we are able to assert that there is little, if any, adulterated vinegar sold in this division. DETAILED REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED. Report cf P. C. Harp. Number of days in court 14 Number of days inspecting milk, butter, cheese and vinegar 170 Number of days obtaining evidence 8 Number of days on special duty 20 Total number of days 232 Commissioner of Agriculture. 281 Number of creameries inspected as to condition 20 Number of condenseries inspected as to condition 18 Number of cheese factories inspected as to condition. ... 67 Number of milli peddlers inspected 362 Number of stores inspected for milk, vinegar and butter, 53 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected on deliver}' at boat and railroad dejjot 27 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 382 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at but- ter creameries 478 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 1,812 Number of cans creamerymen's milk inspected on deliv- ery at boat and railroad depots 6,270 Number of cans of dairj^men's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 2,348 Number of dairj^men's milk inspected on delivery at but- ter creameries 1,100 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected at cheese factories 4,600 Number of cans of peddlers' milk inspected 2,021 Number of cans of milk inspected at stores 300 Total number of cans of milk inspected 16,639 Total number of samples delivered to chemist 8 Total number of complaints made 7 Total number of appearances in cases 7 Estimated number of miles traveled 8,200 -'>*■ Report of Charles F. Nash. , Number of days in court 27 Number of days inspecting milk 140 Number of days inspecting herds 20 Number of days obtaining evidence 8 Number of days on special duty 50 Total number of davs 245 282 Third Annual Report of the Number of creameries inspected as to condition 100 Number of condenseries inspected as to condition 2 Number of butter creameries inspected as to condition . . 20 Number of cheese factories inspected as to condition. . , . 150 Number of milk peddlers inspected 150 Number of stores inspected as to condition 15 Number of stables inspected as to condition 25 Number of cows inspected as to condition 1,000 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at boat and railroad depots 50 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 400 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at but- ter creameries 300 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 1,000 Number of cans creamerymen's milk inspected on deliv- ery at boat and railroad depots. 4^000 Number of cans dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 8,000 Number of cans of milk inspected on delivery at butter creameries 1,000 Number of cans of milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 6,000 Number of cans of peddlers' milk inspected 1,000 Number of cans of milk inspected at stores 100 Total number of cans of milk inspected 20,100 Total number of samples delivered to chemist 25 Total number of complaints made 15 Total numbei appearances in cases 15 Estijuated number of miles traveled 7,000 Commissioner of Agriculture. 283 Report of James Boice. Number of days in court 24 Number of days inspecting milk 165 Number of days inspecting herds 2 Number of days obtaining evidence 10 Number of days on special duty 20 Total number of days 221 Number of creameries inspected as to condition 55 Number of condenseries inspected as to condition 1 Number of butter creameries inspected as to condition. . 32 Number of cheese factories inspected as to condition. ... 25 Number of milk peddlers inspected 382 Number of stores inspected for milk, vinegar and oleo- margarine 60 Number of stables inspected 2 Number of cows inspected 45 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at boat and railroad depots 38 Number of dairymen's milk inspected at creameries and railroad depots 501 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at butter creameries 1,164 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 267 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at boat and railroad depots 4,158 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 1,493 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected at but- ter creameries 2,141 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 958 Number of cans of peddlers' milk inspected 1,688 Number of cans inspected at stores T5 Total number of cans of,milk inspected 10,513 284 Third Annual Report of the Total number of samples delivered to chemist 26 Total number of complaints made 16 Total number of appearances in cases 16 Estimated number of miles traveled 10,140 Report of A. J. McSweeney. Number of days in court 36 Number of days inspecting milk 161 Number of days inspecting- herds 6 Number of days obtaining evidence 3 Number of days on census 22 Number of days inspecting vinegar 3 Number of days inspecting butter 9 Total number of days 240 Number of creameries inspected as to condition 76 Number of butter creameries inspected as to condition. . 45 Number of cheese factories inspected as to condition. ... 15 Number of milk peddlers inspected 207 Number of stables inspected 6 Number of cows inspected 115 Number of creamerymen's milk inspected on delivery at railroad depots 188 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 936 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at butter creameries 1,485 Number of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at cheese factories 292 Number of cans of creamerymen's milk inspected on de- livery at boat and railroad depots 10,701 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected on delivery at creameries and railroad depots 2,570 Number of cans of milk inspected on delivery at butter creameries % 3,281 Commissioner of Agriculture. 285 Number of cans of dairymen's milk inspected at cheese factories 1,107 Number of cans peddlers' milk inspected 918 Total number of cans of milk inspected 18,577 Total number of samples delivered to chemist 19 Total number of complaints made 16 Total number of appearances in cases 16 Estimated number of miles traveled 7,(585 Number of stores inspected for vinegar and butter 89 Number of hotels inspected as to the butter used 31 Number of boarding houses inspected as to butter used . . 58 Number of restaurants inspected as to butter used 32 PROSECUTIONS. Milk. BOTTLE No. 4044. The People v. John Harmon. Court of Special Sessions, James Welch, Justice. Warrant was issued July 30, 1895; was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: C. F. Nash, J. F. McGregory, chemist. BOTTLE No. 219. The People v. I. D. Lamb. The complaint was made November 14, 1893, and this case is still in court. Counsel: A.D.Wales. BOTTLE No. 831. The People v. Andrew Humphrey. Court of Special Sessions, James Stevenson, Justice. Warrant was issued November 19, 1894, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: C. F. Nash, Wm. M. Smith, chemist. 386 Third Annual Report of the • ' BOTTLE No. 3258. ". j The People v. E. A. Sage. Court of Special Sessions, G. H. Butterfield, Justice. ' Warrant was issued September 27, 1895, and was answered the same daj; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty -five dollars. ] Witnesses: P. C. Harp, C. F. Nasli, Wm. M. Smith, chemist. 1 BOTTLE No. 849. I The People v. George Darrow. Court of Special Sessions, James Welch, Justice. Warrant was issued November 28, 1894; was answered the , same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. | Witnesses: C. F. Nash, Wm. M. Smithy, ohemist. 1 BOTTLE No. 860. The People v. Mrs. S. Holt. Court of Special Sessions, James Welch, Justice. Warrant was issued November 23, 1894, and answered the same day; pleaded guilty and sentence was suspended. BOTTLE No. 957. The People v. Eugene Barrett. Court of Special Sessions, George C. Catlin, Justice. Warrant was issued February 5, 1895, and answered February sixth; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: James Boice, Wm. M. Smith, chemist. COMMISSIOXEU OF Aguiculturb. 287 BOTTLE No. 958. The People v. H. C. Black. Police Court, N. M. White, Justice. Warrant was issued November 22, 1894, and answered Decem- ber fourth; adjourned to December twenty-fifth; again to Decem- ber twenty-eighth; again to January 8, 1895; again to January twenty-fourth; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars or twenty-five days in jail. Witnesses: P. C. Harp, F. E. Englehardt, chemisit. BOTTLE No. 868. The People v. O. G. Sawdy. Court of Special Sessions^ George Bergam, Justice. Warrant was issued December 3, 1894, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses : C. F. Nash, J. F. McGregory, chemist. BOTTLE No. 997. The People v. David Smith. Court of Special Sessions, Dorr C. Smith, Justice. Warrant was issued December 3, 1894, and was answered the flame day; pleaded guilty and was fined $100. Witnesses: A. J. McS weeny, G. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE Nio. 993. The People v. W. L. Mitchell. Police Court, E. C. Yan Kirk, Justice. Warrant was issued January 2G, 1894, and answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: James Boice, A. J. McSweeny, Geo. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. 288 Third Annual REroRT op the BOTTLE No. 1405. The People v. T. A. Mills. Court of Special Sessions, T. L. Cone, Justice. Warrant was issued March 26, 1805, and was answered the same daj; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: James Boice, A. J. McSweeny, Geo. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 1401. The People v. R. H. Lamont. Coiirt of Special Sessions, Fred E. Clark, Justice. Warrant was issued May 11, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: A. J. McSweeny, G-eo. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 1402. The People v. Deforest Hawley, Court of Special Sessioiis, B. D. Wilson, Justice. Warrant was issued April 26, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: A. J. McSweeny, Geo. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 956. The People v. Myron Anderson. Court of Special Sessions, J. C. Parmlee, Justice. Warrant was issued March 28, 1895, and answered the samt day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: James Boice, G. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. Commissioner of Agriculture. 289 BOTTLE No. 1413. The People v. C. Hauk. Court of Special Sessions, Sylvanus Moore, Justice. Warrant was issued June 4, 1895, and was answered the same daj; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: James Boice, G. W. 'Oavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 1410. The People v. Martin Schoelling. Court of Special Sessions, Dorr C. Smith, Justice. Warrant was issued May 28, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollaps. Witnesses: P. C. Harp, James Boice, G. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 964. The People v. Samuel Levy. Court of Special Sessions, Dorr C. Smith, Justice. Warrant was issued May 28, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: P. C. Harp, James Boice, G. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 250. j The People v. Krooss & Fayen. \ Court of Special Sessions, Wm. H. Sullivan, Justice. ! Warrant was issued September 19, 1895, and was answered the | same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. ' Witnesses: P. 0. Harp, E. R. Whitney, chemist. ^ 19 ' 290 Third Annual Report op the BOTTLE No. 1404. The People v. Henry Arnstein. Court of Special Sessions, Dorr C. Smith, Justice. Warrant was issued April 25, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars. Witnesses: A. J. MeSweeny, G. W. Cavanaugh, chemist. BOTTLE No. 1415. The People v. George A. Willer. Police Court, N. M. White, Justice. Warrant tvas issued August 28, 1895, and was answered the same day; pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars. Witnesses: Peter H. Parker_, A. J. McSweeney, Wm. M. Smith, chemist. BOTTLE No. 1426. The People v. Frank Hallock. Police Court, N. M. White, Justice. Warrant was issued August 28, 1895, and was answered the twenty-ninth; pleaded not guilty; was tried and acquitted. Counsel : J. T. Delaney. Witnesses: Peter H. Parker, A. J. McSweeney, Wm. M. Smith, To the remaining half of the distillate is added about one cubic centimeter of a solution of fuchsin, which has been decolor- ized with sulphurous acid, the tube carefully stopped and set aside for two hours,, at the end of which time the solution will have taken on a pink tint, if formic aldehyde is present. In order to ascertain whether a pure milk would yield a distil- late having a reducing action on the silver or fuchsin solution, and also whether the addition of some of the common preserva- tives, as boric acid, or sodium carbonate, might not give such a dis- tillate, the following experiments were performed : The milk used in these experiments was obtained direct from the animal, so that there can be no question as regards its purity. First. A sample of pure milk was distilled and the distillate divided into two portions. To one portion was added six drops of the silver solution and to the other some fuchsin solution. The portion to which the silver nitrate solution had been added, took on a brownish tint, but gave no precipitate, while the fuchsin solution remained unchanged. This experiment was repeated with several different samples of milk with the same results. Second. To a sample of pure milk was added salicylic acid, so that it was contained in the milk in the proportion of Gl grains to the gallon. After this sample had stood for 36 hours it was distilled and tested as mentioned. The results were negative even after they had stood several days. Third. To another portion of the milk boric acid was added in the proportion of 12 grains per gallon. After standing 24 hours this sample was distilled and the distillate tested as already mentioned. At the end of 12 hours the silver nitrate solution showed a slight brownish-black precipitate; the other solution showed no reaction. Fourth. To another portion of the milk sodium carbonate was added in the proportion of 18J grains per gallon. That portion of the distillate to which the silver nitrate solution had been added, gave a slight brownish precipitate in 12 hours. Fifth. Milk, to which formal had been added in different pro- portions was next examined. A sample of milk containing Commissioner op Agriculture. 317 2 28-100 grains per gallon was allowed to stand 12 hours and then subjected to distillation. The distillate was treated with silver nitrate solution; at the end of 12 hours a beautiful mirror had formed on the surface of the test tube. This sample was not tested with fuchsin solution. Another portion of milk, to which formic aldehyde was added in the proportion of 1 14-100 grains per gallon, gave a distillate which, upon treatment with silver nitrate solution, took on a brownish-black color in a few hours, but gave no precipitate. With the fuchsin solution a pink tint was developed within two hours. Another portion of milk, to which formic aldehyde had been added in the proportion of one-half grain to the gallon, gave no reactions upon treatment of its distillate. In order to ascertain whether the formic aldehyde could be detected in a sample after it had become sour^ the milk containing 2 28-100 grains of formic aldehyde to the gallon was allowed to sour, and then subjected to distillation. The distillate^ divided into two portions and treated with silver nitrate and fuchsin solution, in neither case did any reaction take place. What is the Relative Value of this Formalin as a Preserva- tive as Compared With Other Preservatives? R. T. Thomson (Ghem. News, 1895) says that 8f grains per gallon of formic aldehyde is as effective as 35 grains of salicylic acid, or 35 grains of boric acid, half as free acid, half as borax, and that it surpassed 35 grains of free boric acid, or 17^ grains of benzoic acid. My own experiments show that 2 28-100 grains of formic alde- hyde per gallon were as effective as 61 grains of salicylic acid, and more effective than 12 grains of boric acid. The physiological effect produced by the continued use of formic aldehyde upon the animal economy is as yet unknown and, there- fore, nothing can be said upon that point. It is not at all improbable that the use of formalin, not alone for the preservation of milk, but of other food stufifs as well, will 318 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture. soon become a wide one, and it therefore seems to me to be a wise and prudent plan to undertake a careful and thorough inves- tigation of the physiological effects of formic aldehyde upon the animal economy. Very respectfully, JOHN A. MILLER, Ph. D. (Berlin). • Department Chemist. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I desire to express to you my sincere thanks for the courtesy and ever-ready assistance extended by you to me in the performance of my duties; also, to John A. Miller, the analyti- cal chemist, who has been prompt in fulfilling the duties required of him by this office in analyzing samples and furnishing proof on trials, I wish to express my appreciation of him as a man and a scholar and a valuable servant of the State. The past year has made exacting demands on the time and labor of this Department, but the results have justified the efforts made and verified the predictions of one year ago, and I believe no year will more greatly show the value of the Department and the wisdom of the dairy laws. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE J. ZILLIG, Assistant Commissioner. Report of J. P. Clark. Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: I herewith respectfully submit my first report for the tenth di- vision of the Department of Agriculture, comprising the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua, for the year of 1895, from the date of my appointment, February 15th. The early part of the season was devoted to an examination of the vinegar being sold in the larger towns of this division. Very little was found that did not fulfill the requirements of the law, and the lack in those cases was due to ignorance of the standard or the quality of the article being sold. Subsequent examination at the place where quality was deficient has shown much im- provement. A few requests for inspection of milk at factories were received and attended to early in the season, but active work in this branch of the service was not commenced until grass was well started and pasturage at its best. Mr. C. B. Wakefield, of Kennedy, was oppointed expert and agent in this division on the first day of July, and has since that time been actively engaged giving instructions at cheese factories and inspecting milk, with good results. Anthrax has been more prevalent in this division than usual the present season, probably due to a number of causes, principally, the extreme and long protracted drought, the cold nights followed by hot days, and the low physical condition of stock generally, brought about by the shortness of pasture and reluctance of farm- ers to feed any forage crops, on account of the scant supply of hay for winter use and the low price of dairy products. Attention was first called to the existence of this disease, July 30th, by the sudden death of six young horses and the serious condition of two 320 Third Annual Report of the others in a lot of nine on the premises of Mr. Sears at Fentonville, N. Y. Some doubt was entertained as to the correctness of the diagnosis in these cases, and the premises were visited in company with Dr. Thomas Meredith, of Jamestown, who pronounced the disease, without doubt, malignant anthrax. The Department at Albany was immediately informed of the circumstances in the case. August 3d word was received of the sudden death of several cows in the town of Stockton on the premises of Mr. Chambers. These premises were also visited, in company with Dr. R. Bender, of Jamestown. Mr. M. Quigley, in charge of the veterinary work of the State, visited both these premises with me on the 5th of August, pronounced the cases anthrax in both instances, and gave directions for the proper suppression of the disease. Later two horses died in fields adjoining the first. About 20 visits have been made by myself on account of this disease since the first, and the directions advised by Mr. Quigley have been given with the effect of suppressing the disease in every case where closely adhered to. The loss of fully 150 animals can be attributed to this cause alone, during the season, in this division. Unless extra precau- tions are taken next season, by the owners, to keep stock from grazing on the graves of animals having died from this disease, and on marsh ground which has become dry, and the stock gener- ally kept in a thriving condition, there will be liability to greater ravages from the disease than during the present season. The method of declaring dividends on the per cent, of butter fat found in milk by the Babcock test, is being used at a greater number of butter and cheese factories and with increased favor, stimulating dairymen to a desire for better results from their herds, and inducing the exercise of more care and intelligence in selection, breeding and feeding. The Farmers' Institutes held in this division have been attended with increased interest and attention. The information imparted is being put into more general use each year, thereby leading to improved methods in all branches of agriculture. Your attendance at the large gathering of farmers assembled at Chautauqua, Grange Day, August 14th, gave much pleasure to Commissioner of Agriculture. 321 all, and resulted in a better understanding of the Department of Agriculture and the ends it seeks to accomplish. The utility of the Department is being more generally appre- ciated each succeeding year, with greater desire on the part of those for whom it is maintained to avail themselves of the benefits that may be derived. DETAILED REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED. The following is a record of the work done by each of the em- ployes in this division during the year: W. J. Corbett: Creameries visited 33 Cheese factories visited 20 Samples inspected 1462 P. H. Kelley: Creameries visited 5 Cheese factories visited 68 Samples inspected 939 Samples taken to chemist 11 Samples below standard 7 C.B.Wakefield: Factories and creameries visited 71 Samples inspected 1405 Samples taken to chemist 14 Samples below the standard > 11 Instructions in cheese making 5 Dr. W. E. McDuffie: Samples analyzed 34 Dr. John A. Miller, Buffalo: Samples analyzed from this division 4 21 322 Third Annual Report of the J. P. Clark: Cheese factories visited 24 Creameries visited 34 Samples inspected 12 Samples below standard 10 SAMPLES. The following is a list of the samples taken in this division dur- ing the year, which have proven below the standard: NAME. Howard Andrews. W. Krendiisky Jaciib Galletts Fred. H. Fuller ... Fred. H. Fuller... Alanson Ostrauder. Rino V. D. Kooi... William Smith William E wing Horace Pliillips... Verland Helms Eliza .1. Dickson... John Johnson Henry Galbraith... John VVindland W. H. Schwartz... William Chaffin... D. C. Mathewson. . M. Mathewson Samuel A. Haskell. Fred. C. Small J. B. Torrence Fred. Nelson Chas. Detman Fullett & Quant... Ralph S. Hall Henry Bupp Harry Collins Address. Redhouse, N. Y Alle>;anY, N. Y Allegany, N. Y Jamestown, N. Y Jamestown, N. Y Gerrv, N. Y Clymer, N. Y Hullis Mills, Pa Hullis Mills, Pa East Randolph, N. Y.. East Rando]i)h, N. Y.. East Randolph, N. Y.. East Randolph, N. Y.. East Raiididpii, N. Y.. Springville, N. Y Spiiujiville, N. Y Hamlet, N. Y East Ashfonl, N. Y.... East Ashford, N. Y.... Cherry Creek, N. Y. .. Cattaraugus, N. Y Randolph, N. Y Mayville, N. Y Laid law, N. Y Machias, N. Y Palmeisville, N. Y Palmersville, N. Y Conewango, N. Y Label number. 1,099 2,027 1,032 1,566 1,563 1,.569 1,568 2,030 2,029 2,065 2,062 2,063 2,080 2,079 2,031 2,028 2,082 2,085 2,087 2,065 2,071 ■2,081 2,416 2,083 2,415 2,054 2,068 2,414 No oleomargarine or other imitation dairy products are sold or offered for sale in this division. PROSECUTION. CASE No. 2095. People v. Lyman Traphagbn. This case was put on at the May term of Supreme Court held at Mawille, N. Y., but o^'ing to the sickness of the chemist, Dr, Commissioner of Agriculture. 323 Jolin A. Miller, of Buffalo, and the fact that the judge would not admit the certificate of analysis as evidence without the testimony of tbe chemist in connection therewith, the case was put over until t he September term, the trial fee and cost imposed on the plaintiff. The case was again brought on at the September term at May ville, the jury failed to agree and the case set down for another trial at the January term. In conclusion allow me to thank you personally for the many courtesies extended to me, and to express my gratitude to Assist- ant Commissioner, George L. Flanders, and the department at Albany for valuable instruction given me previous to my begin- ning the work and kindness shown me throughout the season, and to experts Corbett, Kelley and Wakefield and Dr. W. E. McDufiSe for helpful suggestions aiding me materially in conducting the work, and their active interest shown in bringing about the best results. Kespectfully yours, J. P. CLARK, Assistant Commissioner. Report of Geo. A. Smith. Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: Dear Sir. — I have the honor to submit the following report of the number of farmers' institutes held and the cost of the same for the year ending October 1, 1S95. As you will see from the list I have held more meet- ings than I did the previous year. I was enabled to do this by carefully planning the routes in such a way as to make as little expense in getting from one meeting to another as possible. The meetings, as a rule, have been well attended and a good interest manifested. Quite a good many of these meetings were held in places back from the main thoroughfares and the reports that come from them were almost universally the same thing: "We had no idea that the meetings were like this; did not suppose you would make it so practical. Now, we want more of the same kind since we see what the plan is." I have made an extra effort to meet this demand, but in doing so I have met the difficulty of getting speakers that are competent to do the work and are acceptable to the farmers. The professors at Cornell University and at Geneva station can only give a limited amount of time to this work, as they have their own duties to perform. When it comes to the farmers, there are many successful ones in the State, but many of them can not leave their business for any length of time, and very few have had any training as pub- lic speakers and have not sufficient confidence in their own ability to get up before an audience and tell what they do know. This is one of the difficulties in extending the work, as the meetings must be largely held during the winter months. This is one of the problems that must be met and solved in the near future, as the success of the farmers' institute, if I may be allowed A.NmjAL Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 325 to express an opinion, must come, I believe, from keeping in close sympathy with the farmer and gradually educating him up to a higher plane, not antagonizing him by too radical an attack on his present system, which arouses his prejudices so that he will not listen in a receptive frame of mind, and thus destroy any good that otherwise might be accomplished. Following is a detailed report of meetings held and money expended: Forty-five thousand leaflets on feeding fertilizers and spraying |118 57 Express on annual reports sent to institutes 207 23 Postage 70 00 Stationery 57 34 Total number of days on which meetings were held, 381; average cost per day, $39.33 14,987 18 $15,440 32 320 Third Annual Report of the LIST OF INSTITUTES. Date. 1894. October << November (I << Deceitiber i< <( (> <( (( << <( (< i( (( (< <( ■< (< (( t< (< (( (( ti « (< ; . . Diydeii Balavia Berkshire East Bloomfiehl Nichols Avon Union Dansvillo Deoosil Cohocton Owe<;o Naples O.xfnrd Alfred Centre. . McDonongh. ... Cinciniiatus. .. . Greene Smitliampton . . Angelica Maialhon Mattituek Lock port Croton Afton Sourliold Strykersville... Breakabeen. ... County. Lewis . Onondaga Oneida. Lewis. Oswego. Onondaga. Oswego. Madison. Oswego. Cortland. Tompkins. Oswego. Cayuga. Wayne. .Seneca . Wayne. Orleans. Ontario. Seneca. Ya tes . Seneca. Onondaga. Monroe. Schnyler. Orleans. Tioga. Seneca. Rensselaer. Monroe. Tompkins. Genesee. Tioga. Ontario. Tioga. Livingston. Broome. Livingston. Broome. Sullivan. Tioga. Ontario. Ciienango. Allegany. Chenango. Cortland. Chf^nango. Suff(dk. Allegany. Cortland. Suffolk. Ni a gara . Delaware. Chenango. Suft'.dk. Columbia. Schoharie. 338 Third Annual Report of the List of Institutes — {Continued). Date. 1895 February << (( (( << tt (< (( (( <( (< (( <( ti n t( (< « << (( << (( << (( (( << t< << (< (I « It (< March << February March ii 4-5 4-5 6 6-7 6-7 7-8 8-9 8-9 11 11-12 11-12 12 13 13-14 13-14 14 14 15 14-15 15-16 14-15 15-16 18 18-19 18-19 19-20 19-20 20 21 21--22 22 22-23 23 23 25-26 25-26 25-26 27-28 27-28 27-28 1-2 1-2 1-2 2 4 4-5 5-6 5-6 6-7 8-9 23 2 7 7 7 8 8-9 9 11-12 PLACE. County. Huntington Jamestown Fort Jefferson. .. Kaudolpb Delanson Mineola Kast Greenbu.sh. Alden Suffern Pike Watervliet Newburg Voorbecsville Suspension Bridge. Brewster Stockport Indian Fields Jordan Skaneateles White Plains Mr. Kisco Riiinebeek Trenton Poughkeepsie Lowville Fisbkill Boou\'ille Kemsen .^ Unadilla Forks Yorktown Richfield Springs.. Pawling Cedarville Syracuse Hornellsville Newport Riverbead Jamaca Wellsburgh Fultonville Horseheads Spring Valley Mavfield Medina Hagainans Monroe Washington ville .. Minaville Unionville Blooniingburgh ... Pekin Medina Burnt Hills I haca Parma Ontario Clitton Park Aui)urn West Sand Lake ... Suff(dk. Ciiautauqua. Suffolk. Cattaraugus. Schenectady. Queens. Jiensselaer. Erie. Rockland. Wyoming. Albany. Orange. Albany. Niagara. Putnaai. Columbia. Albany. Onondaga. Westchester. a Dutchess. Oneida. Dutchess. Lewis. Dutchess. Oneida. Oneida. Otsego. Westchester. Otsego. Dutchess. Herkimer. Oixindago. Steuben. Herkimer. Suffolk. Queens. Chemung. Montgomery. Chemniig. Rockland. Fulton. Orleans. Montgomery. Orange. Orange. Montgomery. Orange. Sullivan. Niagara. Orleans. Saiatoga. 'l"om|tkin8. Monroe^ AVayne. Saratoga Cayuga Rensselaer Commissioner of Agriculture. 329 List of Institutes — (Continued). Date. It 1895. March 11-12 13 " 13-14 " 15 " 15 " 15-16 " 16 18-19 18-19 " 20 " 23 " 26-27 " 27 " 28 " 29 April 2 3 " :5 3 5 6 " 6 " 6 9 9 •' 12 " 12 " 16 " 17 " 18 " 18 " 19 " 24 " 24 " 25 " 25 " 26 26 " 27 " 27 u 27 «' 29 30 " 30 24 May 4 9 " 10 " 10 " 11 " 13 " 14 " 15 " 21-22 " 25 June 1 " 8 8 " 11 PLACE. Monticello .. Valley Falls. New Paltz .. Easton Medina Walden Betblchem .. Camden Stamford . . . Syracuse Skaneateles . Baniror Clinton Two Bridges Slaterville Columbia North Win field Hornellsville Kome Little Falls Syracuse Medina Auburn Rossie Woods Corners Ogdeusburg \\ aterville Mannsville Canastota Little Bow , Countrynian Boonville Denisons Corners. Springville Starkweather Canton Cassville Winfield H.irtland Cold Spring North Gouvernenr, Crandalls Station . Fort Covington . .. Woodstock Yorkfowu Ridgeway BMriington Flats .. Plain field Center .. Goodwill Woods Corners Bnrstows Corners . Gulph Grains Comers Coustableville Dickersonville Millville Clarence Centre... IVfargaretville Delhi , County. Sullivan. Rensselaer. Ulster. Washington. Orleans. Orange. Albany. Oneida. Delaware. Onondaga. Ononrtaga. Franklin. Oneida. Orleans. Tompkins. Herkimer. Herkimer. Steuben. Oneida. Herkimer. Onondaga. Orh-ans. Cayuga. St. Lawrence. HerLimer. St. Lawrence. Oneida. Jefferson. Madison. St. Lawrence. Herkimer. Oneida. Herkimer. Erie. Otsego. Oneida. Herkimer. (I Niagara. Putnam. St. Lawrence. Herkimer. Franklin. Madison. Westchester. Orleans. Otsego. t< Orleans. Herkimer. « Lewis. Niagara. Orleans. Erie. Dele ware 380 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture. J List of Institutes — {Concluded). Date. 1895. June July (I (< u (< (< <( (( ^1 August (( (< (( ( n (1 (( n it ii n << For premiums on horses |5,726 94 I For premiums on cattle 4,713 86 For premiums on sheep 1,929 70 For premiums on swine 2,013 45 For premiums on poultry 1,355 28 | 336 Annual Rbpoet of the Commissioner op Agricultubb, For premiums on farm pro- duce $936 20 For premiums on dairy pro- ducts 891 66 For premiums on domestic 551 23 For premiums on flowers 792 00 For premiums on fruits 1,696 70 For premiums on miscellaneous. 365 40 Total premiums $20,972 42 Total disbursements $79,361 82 Balance (credit) $2,405 13 I. P. Roberts President. Austin C. Chase Treasurer. COUNTY. ALBANY— ALTAMONT DRIVING PARK AND FAIR ASSOCIATION. RECEIPTS. From gate receipts $2,874 90 From rent of grounds 45 00 From rent of privileges 575 50 From annual members (entrance fees from exhibitors) 173 00 From life members (stock sold) 568 00 From entries for races 537 50 From State 1,664 19 From cash on hand at last report, not reported 54 67 From sale of feed during fair 89 00 From note given bj directors for tempo- rary loan 100 00 From donation 25 00 Receipts for 1895 $6,706 76 Total receipts $6,706 76 DISBURSEMENTS. Due from last year $1,378 08 For permanent improvements 424 16 For labor 350 86 For material 511 09 For salaries 520 44 For printing and advertising 304 47 For taxes and postage 144 75 22 338 Third Annual Report op the For payment on indebtedness (interest, etc.) : $255 54 For race purses 1,850 95 For premiums on horses $158 00 For premiums on cattle 339 00 For premiums on sheep 75 00 For premiums on swine 58 00 For premiums on poultry 138 75 For premiums on farm produce. 132 25 For premiums on dairy pro- ducts 2 50 For premiums on domestic 169 75 For premiums on flowers 1 00 For premiums on fruits 59 25 For premiums on miscellaneous. 32 00 Total premiums 1,165 50 Total disbursements $6,405 84 Balance (credit) $300 92 Isaac H, Reamer President. M. A. Sand Treasurer. ALLEGANY. RECEIPTS. From gate receipts $628 89 From sale of hay 20 00 From rent of privileges 117 17 From annual members 94 00 From life members 12 00 From entries for races 105 00 From State 1,295 45 Geo. A. Sanford, borrowed money 100 00 Receipts for 1895 $2,372 51 Total receipts |2,372 51 Commissioner of Agriculture. 339 DISBUKSEMENTS. Due from last year $200 57 For permanent improvements 329 74 For labor and expense advertising 204 16 For material 90 51 For salaries (secretary, treasurer and assistant secretary) 85 00 For damages for personal injury 67 00 For printing and bond 135 59 For balloon ascension, railroad train and stabling 115 30 For payment on indebtedness 520 55 For race purses 346 25 For premiums on horses |105 00 For premiums on cattle 129 00 For premiums on sheep 32 00 For premiums on swine 26 00' For premiums on poultry 4 00 For premiums on farm produce. 24 25 For premiums on dairy products. 5 25 For premiums on domestic 71 45 For premiums on implements and machines 4 00 For premiums on flowers 13 25 For premiums on fruits 5 00 For premiums on miscellaneous. 7 95 Total premiums 427 15 Total disbursements $2,557 82 Balance (debit) |185 31 S. H. Whitcomb President. F. H. Jackson Treasurer. 340 Third Annual Report of the BROOME. RECEIPTS. From gate receipts $2,617 95 From rent of privileges 520 25 From stock sold 86 62 From entries for races 275 00 From State 1,870 98 Receipts for 1895 $5,370 80 Total receipts $5,370 80 DISBURSEMENTS. Due from last year $1,219 34 For permanent improvements 438 90 For labor 693 45 For material 347 72 For salaries 200 00 For priuang and advertising 300 75- For attractions, horse races and balloons, 282 75 For race purses 700 00 For premiums on horses $190 00 For premiums on cattle 39100 For premiums on sheep 64 00 For premiums on swine 54 00 For premiums on poultry 44 50 For premiums on farm pro- duce 49 25 For premiums on dairy pro- \ ducts 21 25 ; For premiums on domestic. . . 126 75 For premiums on implements , and machines 53 50 . i For premiums on flowers. ... 20 00 For premiums on fruits 46 75 " i Commissioner of Agriculture. 341 For premiums on miscellaneous . |187 25 Total premiums |1,254 25 Total disbursements |5,437 16 Balance (debit) $G6 36 H. J. Walters President. P. H. Landers Treasurer. CATTARAUGUS. RECEIPTS. Balance as per last report |48 44 From gate receipts |1,144 40 From rent of privileges 204 25 From annual members 354 00 From entries for races 497 50 From State 46179 From pool fund, 1894 868 65 Receipts for 1895 3,530 59 Total receipts $3,579 03 DISBURSEMENTS. Due from last year $1 50 For permanent improvements 450 13 For labor 226 80 For material and supplies 131 38 For salaries 80 00 For printing 138 10 For National Trotting Association 15 00 For payment on indebtedness 617 00 For race purses 1 ,100 00 Fo r premiums on horses $102 00 For premiums on cattle 129 50 4 ( ( 342 Third Annual Keport of thb For premiums on sheep $36 00 For premiums on swine 19 00 For premiums on poultry. ... 30 00 For premiums on farm pro- duce 51 65 i For premiums on dairy pro- j ducts 11 00 ' For premiums on domestic. . . 180 55 : For premiums on flowers. ... 11 50 [ For premiums on fruits 11 00 For premiums on miscel- laneous 9 95 Total premiums |592 15 .; Total disbursements |3,358 06 Balance (credit)