19425. Misbranding of butter.    V. S. v. David P. Clow (Moffat County Cream¬
ery Co.).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $5.     (F. & D. No. 25730.    I.  S. Nos. 
11991, 11992.)
Sample packages of butter taken from the shipments herein described having 
been found to contain less than the declared weight, the Secretary of Agricul- 
luie reported the matter to the United States attorney for the District of 
Colorado.
On May 12, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court of the 
United States for the district aforesaid -an information against David P. Clow, 
trading as the Moffat County Creamery Co., Craig, Colo., alleging shipment by 
said defendant, in violation of the food and drugs act as amended," in part on 
or about December 8, 1930, and in part on or about December 10, 1930, from the 
State of Colorado into the State of Wyoming, of a quantity of butter that was 
misbranded. The article was labeled in part: " Yampa Valley Butter * * * 
One Pound Net Moffat County Creamery    *    *    *    Craig, Colorado."
It was alleged in the information that the article was misbranded in that the 
statement " One Pound Net," borne on the packages, was false and misleading 
in that the said statement represented that the packages each contained 1 
pound of butter; and for the further reason that the article was labeled as 
aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief that the 
packages each contained 1 pound of butter; whereas the packages contained less 
than 1 pound of butter. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that 
the article was food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, since the 
statement made was incorrect.
On October 28, 1931, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the informa- 
tion, and the court imposed a fine of $5.
AETHUE M. HTDB, Secretary of Agriculture.