T. T. ACID ARSENOUS.

No. 35438, Q-803. Sample of T. T. Acid Arsenous 1/50 gr. manufactured by the Norwich Pharmacal Co., Norwich, N. Y. Adulterated in that the standard of strength and quality does not conform to the standard of strength or quality under which it was sold. Low in arsenous acid.

NITROGLYCERINE.

No. 35351, Q-816. Sample of Nitro Glycerine 1/100 gr. manufactured by the Toledo Pharmacal Co., Toledo, Ohio, and procured from A. E. A. Mummery, Saline. Does not conform to the strength under which it was sold.

ZINC OXIDE OINTMENT.

No. 35459, Q-824. Sample of zinc oxide ointment U. S. P., manufactured by the Toledo l'harmacal Co., Toledo. Low in zinc Oxide.

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DAIRY DIVISION REPORT

Lansing, Mich., July 1, 1916. Hon. James W. Helme, Dairy and Food Commissioner, Lansing, Michigan:

Dear Sir:-I beg herewith to report on the educational work done in the Dairy Division of the Department for the year ending June 30, 1916.

EDUCATIONAL BUTTER SCORING TESTS.

The monthly series of these tests has been so arranged as to end on January 1st. I am, accordingly, submitting results of these tests for the annual period ending January 1, 1916, and for the semi-annual period ending June 30, 1916. For the semi-annual period only the months of January, February, April, May and June were used in making up the report. The March entries were not included due to the fire in the department office and laboratories which made it impossible to get results for this month, hence the omission.

A total of 503 samples were received for the annual period ending January 1, 1916, and 202 samples for the semi-annual period ending June 30, 1916, exclusive of the 48 entries received for the March test not included in the results.

I am submitting the rules governing the work so that it may be more easily understood as to how the ratings in the several columns or divisions are obtained. Attention is directed to the significance of the fact that the three names receiving the highest average rating over all are creameries that have been licensed by the Department to use the Michigan Brand or Trademark in connection with the manufacture and marketing of their butter. This fact not only indicates the care with which these creameries were selected but has an additional significance which I believe has been largely overlooked in invoicing the numerous advantages that may be obtained by Michigan creameries through the operation of the State Trademark for Michigan butter. The Division's observations clearly establish the fact that butter makers operating creameries which have been licensed by the Department to use the State Trademark are spurred to greater efforts in the details of creamery butter manufacture, which fact alone no doubt is of considerable advantage financially to these creameries. The conclusion is made possible through the comprehensive and efficient rating system in connection with these monthly butter making tests conducted by this Division.

STATE BUTTER BRAND.

The Division is pushing the new State Butter Brand or Trademark with all possible energy, being confident that it offers a concrete foundation on which to build for the improvement of creamery butter conditions in the state. The rules, regulations and specifications governing this work were made effective by the State Brand Butter Commission,

January 1, 1916. Since that time the following creameries have been licensed by this Department to use the Brand in connection with the manufacture and marketing of their butter: Utica Co-Operative Creamery Co., Utica; Alto Co-Operative & Co-Partnership Creamery Association, Ltd., Alto; Parma Butter Co., Parma; Farmers Co-Operative Creamery Co., Nashville; Salem Creamery (Jesse Norgaard, proprietor), Burnips Corners; Caledonia Co-Operative Co-Partnership Creamery Association, Ltd., Caledonia; Farmers Co-Operative Creamery Co., Conklin. Seventeen applications to use the Brand on file in this Division have as yet not been definitely acted upon. Indications are that creameries in the state are generally cognizant of the value the Brand would be to them and numerous other creameries in the state which have as yet not made formal application are making arrangements as fast as possible to qualify for the use of the Brand.

Under the present system of marketing creamery butter, the consumer has no means of differentiating between butter made from good, fresh, sanitary, raw material made in clean factories from that not made under such conditions. Indications are that consumers are going to demand in the near future to know more about the conditions under which the butter is being made and the quality of the raw material going into its manufacture. Thus it would seem that creameries qualify. ing for the use of the State Brand will have a distinct advantage in the marketing of their product. It is apparent that as soon as a sufficient quantity of State Brand butter appears on the market, thus giving the consumer an opportunity to distinguish between State Brand butter and that which does not bear the State's label, the retailer will be obliged to carry in stock butter containing the State's Trademark. From the standpoint of improving the raw material received at the creameries, an opportunity is presented to point out to the producer the money value of the Brand to him providing he is willing to furnish a grade of milk or cream that will be permissible in the manufacture of butter carrying the State label.

The Department's activity in connection with this work may be likened to the present national preparedness policy, in a commercial sense, as it is now quite generally agreed that especially the smaller creameries are totally unprepared to meet any sort of aggression designed to get control of the butter markets. This condition is already apparent but in order to perfect a better marketing system of our Michigan butter under the State Trademark, it is imperative that butter be uniform. In order to have uniformity in butter made at different plants, some connection must be established between these small plants located in a certain unit of territory.

FEDERATING CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES.

For the purpose of demonstrating the practicability of federating cooperative organizations, the Division has fathered the federating of a group of creameries tributary to Grand Rapids. The organization is composed of eighteen co-operative plants which collectively provide a revenue of approximately $4,000.00 annually by a uniform tax of one mill for each pound of butter made at the several creameries belonging to the organization. The object of this federated group of creameries as stated in its articles of association is, to establish a main or general