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Report on Inspection Work of the 



COMMENTS ON RESULTS OF INSPECTION 1912-13. 



E. L. BAKER. 



This bulletin contains the results of analyses and microscopical 

 examinations of 737 samples of concentrated commercial feeding 

 stuffs, representing 479 brands which have been collected by the 

 agents of the Commissioner of Agriculture during the season of 

 1912-13. 



Only 9.8 per ct. of these brands are appreciably below guarantee 

 so far as protein, fat and fibre are concerned, which is a very satis- 

 factory showing and a marked improvement over other years; on 

 the other hand, in nearly 25 per ct. of the brands examined, the 

 ingredients vary sufficiently from those guaranteed to constitute 

 misbranding. 



Some discrepancies are plainly cases of adulteration, while others 

 appear to be due to ignorance on the part of the manufacturers con- 

 cerning the proper names to use for certain feeding materials. 



A list of feed definitions, adopted by the Association of Feed 

 Control Officials was published in the last feeding stuffs bulletin,* 

 clearly describing the terms to be used, and circulars containing 



Table I. — Number and Kinds of Feeding Stuffs Analysed, 1912-13. 



*N. Y. Agri. Exp. Station, Bui. No. 351. 



