7574. Misbranding   of   potatoes.      II.   S,   " *      *      *      v.   George   Wager   and
Archie Foster (George Wager ?&: Co.). Plea of gnilty by the de- 
fendant George Wager. Fine, $50. Nolle pros as to the defendant 
Archie Foster.     (F. & D. No. 11608.    I. S. No.  13810-r.)
On December 16, 1919, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Michigan, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
George Wager and Archie Foster, trading as George Wager & Co., Edmore, 
Mich., alleging shipment by said defendants, in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act, as amended, on or about April 30, 3919, from the State" of Michigan into 
the State of New York, of a quantity of potatoes which were misbranded.
Examination of samples of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that the sacks were not marked with the net weight of 
the contents.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it was food in package form, and the quantity of the contents was not 
plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof in terms of weight, 
measure, or numerical count.
On December 19, 1919, thte defendant George Wager, entered a plea of guilty 
to the information, and the court imposed a fine of $50. A nolle pros was 
entered as to the defendant, Archie Foster.
B. D. BAXL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.