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Show oo- THE STATE CHEMIST The governor In his message to the legislature says Twenty-one hundred various food products have been analyzed by the Btate chemist during the past two years and detailed reports filed with the dairy and food department One hundred sanitary water and Ice analy se8 were made by him for the state board of health In addition to this the chemist has made toxlcologkal Investigations for the depart ment ot live stock and special analyses and investigations have been mado for state Institutions It is greatly to the credit of the chemist that his analyses analy-ses and reporu have been so accurate and uniformly dependable that the state's legal case- have never been subjected to fa I or criticism so far as his fine' are concerned Much of the cl st s time is occupied occu-pied in serving a state as an expert ex-pert witness in prosecutions arising for the violation of our food laws As a member of the dairy and food bureau the chemist has rendered valuable val-uable expert assistance in improving the character of the food supply of the state Aside from furnishing a synops of the analytical findings, conclusions and results, the report of the chemist contains articles dealing more In general gen-eral on the particular subject in QUes I Hon These essays are given as a matter of education and treat on such subjects as milk, cream and oleomargarine, oleomar-garine, baking powder, bread, flour, candy, canned food products. Boft drinks, flavoring extracts and many others of interest to the people of tho , slate. The articles, read in conncc tion with the reports of scientific In- vest igatlon. constitute an Interesting and valuable contribution on tho extremely ex-tremely important food question The appropriations required for the state chemist during the ensuing hi-ennium hi-ennium are: Salary of chemist ,$4000 Contingent expenses 2400 Total $6400 The money for tho office of state chemist is well spent. No state officer offi-cer has performed a better terries than State Chemi9t Harms, and the appropriation called for should be voted. no |