Inspector's Tag Nos. 848 to 850, 852 to 867.- 19 veals. Pending. Inspector's Tag Nos. 943, 944 and 945.- Pending. Inspector's Tag Nos. 828 to 834, 940 to 942.-10 veals. Pending. Inspector's Tag Nos. 823 to 827, 895 to 897, 902, 946 to 949, 1006.-Pending. VINEGAR CASES. Label No. 3211.- In Supreme Court. Pending. Label No. 3202.- Injunction obtained in Supreme Court. Pending. Label No. 3205.— In Supreme Court. Pending. The following are vinegar cases made prior to September 30, 1902, in which attorneys have not yet been designated: Labels Nos. 3151, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3251, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3266, 3267, 3271, 3272, 3273. Very respectfully yours, CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Assistant Commissioner. Report of Verlett C. Beebe Hon. CHARLES A. WIETING, Commissioner of Agriculture: Dear Sir.- Herewith is respectfully submitted to you a general statement and report of the work in the Seventh Division of the Department of Agriculture for the year ending September 30, 1902. The division of which it is my privilege to have charge of the work in this Department is largely an agricultural one. Dairying is one of its foremost industries and it has lately shown a healthy growth. There is no single industry of the division in which so many of the people are directly interested. The prevalence of fair prices for milk and its products during the last few years has naturally aroused and created interest in and attention to this. The years of supervision and guidance on the part of the State has certainly borne good results in the same direction. Methods have been improved. Declining interest has been aroused and attention attracted. It is safe to say the last year saw an increase in the number of cows. More milk was produced and shipments have been more, and a gain is shown in the production of butter and cheese. The many people engaged in this line have, as a rule, reason to feel well pleased at results obtained and to have good hope of continued benefit. Necessarily our work has been mainly in connection with the dairy and its products. Year after year we have given much attention to the conditions of the stables and their surroundings, and the manner and method of caring for milk for immediate sale and shipment. Each year has shown that the intelligent farmer has been ready and eager to adopt suggestions for his good. More and more we note, in general, more care in keeping stables in a cleanly and sanitary condition and greater caution in caring for the milk. Likewise those in charge of factories, creameries and condenseries have profited by experience and direction until now little fault is to be found. During the year all of the factories, creameries, condenseries and milk stations of the division, with very few exceptions, were visited and their condition carefully investigated. A large number of stables throughout the entire division were also examined. While we make no claim that these conditions have reached perfection, we feel that we have reason to commend for results obtained. To the customer conditions surrounding the production and care of the milk are of prime importance and to the consideration of these much effort is rightly directed. As will be seen from the subjoined summaries, we have made about the same number of inspections of milk that were made the preceding year, and about the same number of violations have been found. No particular locality in the division has shown any unusual number of such. A number of cases of tuberculosis in cattle was found. These were chiefly in Chemung county. In each case the State veterinarian was called, tests were made and the cattle slaughtered. Post-mortem examination in each case showed the disease to be tuberculosis. We had a number of cases of rabies, but there was only one which reached any considerable proportion. This was in the case of David R. James, of Arcade, Wyoming county, New York. James' dog was bitten, and in turn this dog bit Mr. James and a number of his cattle. Mr. James went to New York and took the Pasteur treatment and avoided any serious results. Fourteen of his cows were afflicted and killed. These cases were watched with great care by a State veterinarian. All cattle showing signs of the disease were separated from the remainder of the herd. In two cases of rabies in Genesee county two cows were killed by the owners. Much time and attention was given in this division to vinegar investigation. Many cases within the inhibition of the statute were found, but in no case was the vinegar made within the division. We have constantly been on the look-out for violations of the oleomargarine law, but none were discovered. I am of the firm opinion that no oleomargarine is sold here. The sellers of the so-called renovated or process butter are handling but little of this, and they are selling within the law. Veal shippers are handling a good quality of calves and give little cause for alarm. We have made but a single seizure during the year. The year shows a large increase in the shipments of milk to New York and Buffalo. The trunk line of the Erie and Lehigh daily carry large quantities from the counties of Steuben, Che mung and Schuyler to New York city. During the year I have had the aid of but two agents aside from the bob veal agent. The latter, of course, had particularly to do with matters under the bob veal law, so-called, but at times has given aid in other work. During a portion of the preceding year I had the assistance of three agents. PROSECUTIONS Case No. 11258.- Sample taken August 29, 1901. of $50. Case No. 11257.- Sample taken August 29, 1901. of $50. MILK. Case settled on payment by defendant Case settled on payment by defendant Cases Nos. 11260, 11262.- Sample taken August 29, 1901. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50. Case No. 12707.- Sample taken June 9, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $100. Cases Nos. 9243, 9244, 9245, 9247.- Sample taken April 18, 1901. ment by defendant of $25. Case settled on pay Cases Nos. 12673, 12675, 12676, 12677, 12678, 12679.- Samples taken July 10, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $100. Cases Nos. 12708, 12709, 12710, 12711.- Samples taken July 9, 1902. ment by defendant of $100. Case No. 12685.- Sample taken August 1, 1902. of $100. Case settled on pay Case settled on payment by defendant Case No. 12697.- Sample taken August 14, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $100. Cases Nos. 12690 and 12691.- Samples taken August 7, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $100. Case No. 12717.- Sample taken September 3, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50. Cases Nos. 11297 and 11298.- Samples taken January 11, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $25 costs. Case No. 9965.- Sample taken September 26, 1900. ant of $25 penalty and $10 cost. Case No. 9208.- Sample taken August 15, 1900. $50 penalty and $25 cost. Case No. 9766.- Sample taken October 23, 1900. $192.84. Judgment unpaid, defendant reported arranging settlement. Case settled on payment by defend Case settled on payment by defendant of Judgment taken September 21, 1902, for insolvent, but attorney reports prospects of Case No. 8051.- Sample taken July 11, 1899. Judgment taken April 21, 1902, for $233.24. Judgment unpaid. Defendant out of the State. Case No. 10794.- Sample taken January 24, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 and cost. Case No. 12666.- Sample taken April 16, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $20 cost. Case No. 11270.- Sample taken September 25, 1901. Case settled on payment by defendant of $35. Case No. 12658.-— Sample taken February 26, 1902. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $25 cost. Case No. 9230.- Sample taken December 6, 1900. Case settled on payment by defendant of $25 penalty and $25 cost. Case No. 9983.- Sample taken July 2, 1901. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $25 cost. Cases Nos. 9163, 9980, 9981, 9982.- Case settled on payment by defendant of $75 penalty and $50 cost. Case No. 9939.- Sample taken July 10, 1900. Judgment taken May 6, 1902 for $151.70. Judgment unpaid. Case No. 9775.- Sample taken December 28, 1900. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $27 cost. Cases Nos. 7281, 7282.- Sample taken May 16, 1899. Case discontinued owing to the death of Agent C. J. Morgenstern; proof of plaintiff's case could not be made. Case No. 9218.- Sample taken August 22, 1900. Case discontinued by recommendation of Attorney-General. Cases Nos. 7190 and 7191.- Samples taken March 22, 1899. Case discontinued owing to the death of Agent C. J. Morgenstern; proof of plaintiff's case could not be made. Case No. 9975.- Samples taken November 23, 1900. Case discontinued owing to the death of Agent C. J. Morgenstern; proof of plaintiff's case could not be made. Case No. 9315.- Sample taken April 12, 1900. Case settled for $25 penalty and $25 cost. Case No. 9169.- Sample taken January 23, 1900. Judgment taken in favor of plaintiffs for $35. Cases Nos. 9327, 9331, 9333 and 9334.- Samples taken May 14, 1900. Case discontinued owing to the death of Agent C. J. Morgenstern, an important witness. Cases Nos. 11271, 11272, 11273 and 9992.- Samples taken October 16, 1901. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50. Cases Nos. 9161 and 9162.- Samples taken May 27, 1901. Judgment taken for plaintiff for $290.96 penalty and cost. Judgment unpaid. Case No. 10778.- Sample taken August 27, 1902. of $50. Case No. 12714.- Sample taken August 14, 1902. of $50. Case settled on payment by defendant Case settled on payment by defendant Action begun in the Supreme Court the Case No. 9972.- Sample taken December 19, 1901. day of trial. Defendant did not appear. Judgment was taken for the people for the sum of $50 penalty and $80.84 cost. Case No. 9191.- Sample taken June 28, 1900. Case discontinued, owing to the death of Agent C. J. Morgenstern; proof of plaintiff's case could not be made. Case No. 11282.- Sample taken September 6, 1901. Case settled on payment by defendant of $50 penalty and $20 cost. MILK PROSECUTIONS PENDING. Case No. 11259.- Sample taken August 29, 1901. Case No. 11269.- Sample taken September 12, 1901. Case No. 12706.- Sample taken May 15, 1901. Case No. 12671.- Sample taken May 13, 1902. Case No. 8073.- Sample taken July 26, 1899. Case No. 10000.- Sample taken July 16, 1901. Cases Nos. 11265-11267.- Samples taken September 5, 1901. Case No. 9175.- Sample taken April 25, 1900. |