Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-17
AGRICULTURAL.
ONO MlrLE SyGlR

THE LOCAL MEASURES TAKEN To PROTECT
THE PURITY oF THE PRODUCT
While che subject Of Vermont maple
sugar exchange to enhance the value and
protect the quality Of our crop is under
consideration, the following article from
recent issue Of the Cincinnati Grange
Bulletin will I've found Of interest. 1t is a
contribution from she assistant dairy and
food commissioner of jefferson county, Ohio
and is entitled "a Warning to Farmers
and Merchants" The article opens with
quotation of the first two sections of the
state laN, which went into effect Jan lst
1-sG:
Section . That all soaked goods, or
goods put mp from products dried before
canning, shall be plainly marked by an ad-
hcsive label having ON its face the word
Soaked in letters not less in size than
9-hne plea, Of solid and legible type and
all cans jugs or other packages containing
maple strip, or molasses, shall be plainly
marked by an adhesive label having on its
face the name and address Of the person,
firm or corporation who made or prepared
the same, together with the name and quail
ity Of the goods, in letters of the size pro
vided in this section.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corpora
ton who made or prepared the same, to
gcther with the name and quality Of the
goods, in letters Of the size provided in this
section.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall falsely stamp or label such
cans or jars containing preserved fruit or
food Of any kind, or knowingly permit
such false stamping or labelling, and any
person, firm and corporation who shall VIC
late any Of the provisions Of this act, shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
punished with fine not less than $50 in
the case of vendors, and in the case of man
ufacturers, and those falsely or fraudulent
ly stamping or labelling, such cans or jars,
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than
81 ,0OO and it shall he the duty of any
board of health in this state cognizant OF
any violation Of this act. to prosecute any
person, firm or corporation which it has
reason to believe has violated any of the
provisions Of this act, and after deducting
the costs of trial and conviction, to retain
for the use of said board the balance of the
fine or fines recovered.
Following are the assistant food commits
sioner's comments
Farmers, you must obey these laws this
spring or have trouble. Thousands of YOU
did not do so in Ohio last year, but would
persist in peddling off sirup in jugs, bar
rels, cans and pals without being legal
labeled. 1t will cost you $50 every time
you do this next spring. And it will cost
you 5000 if you put glucose in sale sugar,
or anything but pure maple in your strip
prosecuted one manufacturer who had tc
pay II fine of $500 and cost of suit, last
year, for mixing glucose with maple strip
PUT the labels ON it is not legal to sci
the cans or packages of sirup to dealer,
and then give them labels because they
might use your name on other cans flleC
with melted white sugar or glucose anC
maple. The law is q good one and it mus
he strictly obeyed The dealers must do nc
more mixing The fine is $500 every tim,
we catch you. Section 3 is what fits YOU
case, and yoh are the only ones who evel
commit this fraud, and it has been YOU
universal practice to charge up this Grim,
to the farmer. Your boiling apparatus il
the Easements of your stores had bette
not he set in motion to manufacture mapl,
sirup out of white sugar, glucose or any
such material mixed with little maple fu
flavor. Consumers should be careful anC
not buy any maple strip but such as is pu
up in the original cans us furnished hv thu
farmers to the lpalprs "