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Since January 1, L909, there have been collected for analysis, 

 in the manner prescribed by statute, 322 samples of concentrated 

 commercial feeding stuffs. Each of these samples has been for- 

 warded to the director of the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at Geneva, for analysis. John S. Hosmer and Charles A. 

 Roberts have been employed in the collection of such samples, 

 from January 1 to March 11, 1909, and from September 1 to 

 December 31, 1909. There have been referred to the Attorney- 

 General, for his consideration and for such action as the facts war- 

 rant, 33 cases which were believed to be violations of the provisions 

 of this statute. 



The extremely high prices of all kinds of feeding stuffs for live 

 stock, which have prevailed for the past few years, have had a 

 tendency to encourage adulteration of such commodities to a 

 much greater extent than heretofore. The statute enacted by the 

 Legislature of 1901 was deemed in some respects inadequate to 

 enable the Commissioner of Agriculture to exercise proper con- 

 trol over the sale of such commodities. In view of this condition 

 and upon the recommendations contained in my annual report of 

 last year, the Legislature of 1909 very materially amended the 

 statute relating to the sale and analysis of concentrated commer- 

 cial feeding stuffs, such amended statute not being effective until 

 January 1, 1910. This amended statute makes a few minor 

 changes in the definition of the term concentrated commercial 

 feeding stuffs. It provides that additional information giving 

 the maximum percentum of fibre, provided it exceeds 5 per 

 centum, the name of each ingredient contained in a compounded 

 feed, and, if the commodity is artificially colored, the name of the 

 material used for such purpose, appear on each package. 



As soon as this statute became a law, we addressed a communi- 

 cation to each supervisor in the state outside of Greater New 

 York and each alderman in Greater New York, enclosing a 

 stamped addressed envelope and a blank form. These communi- 

 cations requested the supervisor and alderman to furnish this 

 office with the name and address of every person or firm in his 

 town or ward who was engaged in the manufacture or sale of 

 feeding stuffs for live stock. A copy of the amended statute was 

 mailed to every person or firm whose name and address was so 

 furnished. 



