Alma record., 1913-10-16
NEW BEET SUGAR LAW
Dairy and Food Dept. viii See That
Sellers and Buyers Get their Due
COMPANIES TO FOOT BILLS
Cards Conveying Full Information Are Now
Tackled Up In Sugar Co.'s Beet Sheds

In his weekly bulletin issued Oct
ober 9th, State Dairy and Food Com
missioner Hclme said;
The last legislature passed a law
placing the inspection and testing of
sugar beets with the dairy and food
department. Under the provisions o
this law the chemist OF the agricul-
tural college, the chemist of the dairy
and food department and the chemist
OF the agricultural experiment station
were made a commission TO formu-
late rules and regulations for the uni
form weighing, taring and testing Of
all sugar beets in Michigan. Copies
of these rules and regulations have
been printed and are required by law
to be posted in all beet sugar factor
les and at all weigh stations.
The dairy and food commissioner
is authorized by this law to appoint
two inspectors whose duty during
the coming season will be to visit
various sugar factories and personal
ly see that these regulations are car
ried out. Both of these inspectors
are TO be competent beet sugar chem
lists who have had several years Of
experience in sugar beet factories.
Under the provisions of this law
any farmer who is furnishing sugar
beets to any factory, if he is dissatis-
fed with the weighing and taring of
his beets or with the analysis of the
sugar content can file a complaint
with the dairy and food commissions
er at Lansing and this complaint
will be promptly investigated by one
of the inspectors and the justice there
of determined.
1t is intended to have the Inspector
of weights and measures test as many
scales as possible, and if any sugar
beet grower is dissatisfied with the
weights received he should make a
complaint to this department and the
scales of that particular weigh sta
tion will be promptly investigated and
corrected if found necessary.
1t is hoped by this law to do away
with much dissatisfaction that has
existed in former years relative to
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as this year all factories in Michigan
will pay for beets according to the
content of sugar
The law further provides that the
salaries and expenses of sugar beet
inspectors in enforcing this law shall
be paid by the companies, and to
provide fund for this purpose every
sugar beet factory at the close of the
campaign is required to make a sworn
statement of the number Of tons of
sugar beets sliced and they are also
required to pay into the state treas
ury an annaul tax of ! cent per ton
on all beets manufactured into sugar,
which fund is used to defray the ex-
penses of this inspection All weigh
men, taremen and sugar beet chem
lists are required to take an oath that
they will weigh and test sugar beets
according to the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the state COM
mission Copies Of these oaths and
regulations prescribed will be furnish
ed by the dairy and food department
upon application. 1t is the intention
of the department to enforce this law
vigorously in order that both the
factories and the producers shall have
square deal and that all complaints
on either side shall be satisfactorily
/ adjusted.