12869. Misbranding of butter. U. S. v. Sugar Creek Creamery Co., a Cor- 
poration. Plea of guilty. Fine, $50. (F. & D. No. 18087. I. S. Nos. 
6844-v, 6845-v.)
On June 6, 1924, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Kentucky, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
the   Sugar  Creek  Creamery  Co.,  a   corporation,   trading  at  Louisville,   Ky.,
alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the food and drugs act 
as amended, on or about June 5, 1923, from the State of Kentucky into the 
State of Louisiana, of a quantity of butter which was misbranded. The article 
was labeled in part: " One Pound Net Velvet Brand Elgin Creamery Butter."
Analyses by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department of two samples 
consisting of 64 packages and B6 packages, respectively, taken from the con- 
signment, showed that the average net weight of the said samples was 15.59 
ounces and 15.61 ounces, respectively.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that the statement, to wit, " One Pound Net," borne on the packages containing 
the article, was false and misleading, in that the said statement represented 
that each of the packages contained 1 pound net of butter, and for the further 
reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser into the belief that each of said packages contained 1 pound net of 
butter, whereas, in truth and in fact, each of said packages did not contain 1 
pound net of butter but did contain a less amount. Misbranding was alleged 
for the further reason that the article was food in package form and the 
quantity of 'the contents was riot plainly and conspicuously marked on the out- 
side of the package.
On September 25, 1924, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf of the defendant company, and. the court imposed a fine of $50.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.