312 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



liULES. 



The following rules were passed by the State Board of Agriculture at 

 a meeting held March 20, 1918, in East Lansing, Michigan: 



Rule No. 1. ''Wheat Bran with Screenings not exceeding Mill Run" 

 is interpreted as meaning bran to which has been added, by a separate 

 process, the whole or a part of the screenings separated from tlie particu- 

 lar lot of wheat producing the bran. The Screenings may or may not 

 be reduced. 



Rule No. 2. ''Wheat Middlings with Screenings not exceeding Mill 

 Run" is interpreted as meaning middlings to which have been added, by 

 a separate process, the whole or a part of the screenings separated from 

 the particular lot of wheat producing the middlings. The screenings 

 may or may not be reduced. 



Rule No. 3. "Wheat J^raii and Wheat Middlhu/s when labelled as 

 containing "Screenings not exceeding Mill Run" are considered to be 

 ''Commercial Feeding Stuffs" wathin the meaning of the law and subject 

 to license. This rule shall take exect April 1st, 1918. 



Rule No. 4. "Statement of Guaranteed Analysts. Section 2 of the 

 Feeding Stuffs law is interpreted to mean that only the minimum guar- 

 antees for Protein and Fat and the maximum guarantee for Crude Fiber 

 may be stated on the labels. The sliding guarantee is prohibited. This 

 rule shall take effect April 1st, 1918." 



THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL RULES WERE PASSED BY THE STATE BOARD OF 



AGRICULTURE ON MAY 21ST, 1919. 



Rule No. 5. Tneit Materials. It is permissible to use grit, oyster 

 shells, charcoal, and similar materials in compounding poultry feeds, 

 providing, that not more than five (5) per cent of sucli inert material 

 is used. The words "grit," "charcoal," etc., must constitute a part of 

 the brand name of all feeds containing these ingredients and must be 

 printed in the same size and face of type as the balance of the name, as 

 PRIME POULTRY FEED WITH GRIT AND CHARCOAL. 



Rule No. 6. Seeds, Field Seeds, Miscellaneous ^eeds. These terms 

 will not be accepted in the list of ingredients to cover a mixture of weed 

 seeds. When such seeds are used in excess of five (5) per cent, the 

 common name of each variety of seed 'niust be given on the registration 

 form and also on the tag or label. AVheu used in amount less than five 

 (5) per cent they may be registered as screenings providing the source 

 of the screenings is given, as "clover screenings," "wheat screenings," 

 etc. 



Rule No. 7. Screcmngs. Screenings if sold as such AviOiout grinding, 

 need not be licensed. If ground, they become a mixed meal and must 

 be registered and labeled. 



Rule No 8. Oat Feed. This term will not be accepted when used 

 to indicate any nialci-ial other than wliole or ground oats. Mixtures of 



