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content were compared with the guarantees contained in the 

 manufacturer's certificate and the label on the package in order 

 to find out whether or not the dealers or consumers were re- 

 ceiving the goods as guaranteed to them; however, even with 

 this thorough method of inspection, without the close coopera- 

 tion of the feeding stuffs dealers we could not hope to obtain 

 a satisfactory index of the goods offered for sale in the state; 

 we have, therefore, invited and urged the dealers to draw 

 samples of feeding stuffs — especially cottonseed meals — as 

 soon as shipments were received and forward to the Station 

 for analysis. The dealers have been furnished with forms for 

 describing feeding stuffs samples and directions for the col- 

 lection of same, and a supply of the forms may be secured at 

 any time upon application to this Bureau. 



At this time I wish to state that it became quite apparent 

 during the early part of the year that the offer of free analysis 

 was being taken advantage of in a way to commercialize the 

 laboratory, claims for settlement between dealers in the state 

 and manufacturers beyond its borders being based upon the 

 results of the examinations ; for this reason it was decided not 

 to report the numerical results when a sample was found to be 

 up to or above the guaranty, but when a sample has fallen 

 below the guaranty the numerical results have been reported 

 and such action taken as provided by statute. This plan has 

 apparently been quite strongly opposed by the feed dealers who 

 have been affected, but it seemed best to adhere to the above 

 method and thus, if possible, bring about the abolition by feed 

 manufacturers of the sliding scale guaranty. It is understood, 

 of course, that consumers are anxious to know the amount of 

 protein they are getting in a feed, especially when compounding 

 a ration for their dairy herds, and when samples were sub- 

 mitted by such persons the numerical results were in all in- 

 stances reported. 



The cooperative work with the federal department in the 

 enforcement of the food law, which embraces in its scope 

 products intended for food for animals as well as for human 

 consumiption, has under these provisions made it possible when 

 a sample of feeding stuff has been found deficient for the depu- 

 ty who drew the sample to secure documentary evidence prov- 

 ing interstate shipment of the goods in question ; the case has 



