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EXHIBIT
To Be Given By Dairy Aud
Food Department
Al The Ohio State Fair The
Coming fsII

The State Dairy and Food Depart.
ment will have very Interesting and
instructive exhibit covering 1900
square feet in the Womans Building
during the Ohio State Fair, August
26th to 31st. The exhibit will be di.
vided into booths representing the
work Of the different divisions of the
department.
Particular attention will be given to
the question Of weights and measures
and a great many Weighing and meas.
uring devices, which have been con.
dcmmed and confiscated by sealers
throughout the state, will compose
this exhibit. Ohicials Of the Weights
and Measures Department will have
charge Of this exhibit and will ex.
plain this feature OF the work of the
department. Last year several tons
Of weighing and measuring devices,
which were incorrect, false or fraudu.
lent, were on exhibit, but the number
of these articles will be largely in
creased this year. No better object
lesson could possibly be given as to
the necessity for just such work in
this State as the Weights and Meas.
ures Department is doing.
| For several months the Dairy and
Food Department has been making an
active campaign to improve the con-
ditions of eggs marketed In this state.
| A new feature of the exhibit this year
will be butter and egg booth which
will be In charge of experts whose du-
ty 1t will be to give the people all
possible information upon this subject.
The department has received advices
that already In many sections of the
State there Is marked Improvement in
the quality Of eggs marketed. The de.
partment hopes by the exhibit at the
Fair to teach the people the import.
ance and profit in marketing none but
good eggs, as we'll as to inform them
how to tell the difference between
good and bad eggs.
Another interesting feature OF the
exhibit will be miniature grocery
stores showing the difference between
the sanitary and insanftary, groceries.
This exhibit at the Far fast syear at.
tracted great attention and there is
reason to believe that because Of this
exhibit there has been marked i'm.
provement in the sanitary condition
Of grocery stores in this state.
The State Drug Inspectors will have
a booth and will pay particular atten.
tion to the mislabeling of drugs. Many
false and incorrect labels will be on
exhibition and part of the work of
the inspectors will be to teach the
people how to read labels and detect
from the printed matter thereon such
drugs as should be avoided. Under
the laws of this State rules for label
| ing drugs as we'll as food products
have been laid down and severe penal.
ties are provided for the violation Of
the law. The understanding OF the
labels is one of the important duties of
the public in assisting the dairy and
food officials in shutting out adulterat-
ed and misbranded products.
During the administration of Com
missioner Strobe special attention has
been given to the inspection of can
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of which Is that the managers of the
factories in this State are now earnest.
ly cooperating with the department in
an effort to make Ohio canned goods
the best in the world. There will be
on display a large quantity of Ohio
canned g. DDS and this exhibit should
be very interesting and instructive
one to visitors at the Fair.
Those who are interested In dairy
ing can receive much instructive In
formation from the dairy inspectors,
who will have on exhibit such articles
as are necessary In the production and
handling of milk to the end that 1t
can be produced under the best posi-
BILE sanitary conditions.
An enormous amount Of work has
been done to make the exhibit of the
Dairy and Food Department one Of the
best and most Instructive to be seen at
the Fair. The department needs the
help and cooperation OF the general
public and hopes by this exhibit to
arouse the interest of all visitors at the
Fair In the work the department is
doing to bring about the sale of pure
and wholesome foods and drugs in the
State of Ohio.