STATE liUAllJ) OF AGKICULTURE. 



KULES. 



The follow! 11^^ rules were passed l»y tlie State Board of Agriculture at 

 a nieetiu^^ held 3Iarch 20, 1918, in East Lansing, Michigan: 



Rule No. 1. ''Wheat Bran with Screenings not exceeding ]\Iill Run" 

 is inter] »re1ed as meaning l)ran to which has heen added, by a separates 

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

 ular lol of wheat producing the hran. The screenings may or may 

 not be reduced. 



Rule No. 2. "Wheat Middlhujs with Screenings not exceeding Mill 

 Run'' is interpreted as meaning middlings to which has bc^cn added, by 

 a separate process, the whole or a ])art of the screenings s(^])a rated from 

 the particular lot of wheat producing the middlings. The screenings 

 may or may not be reduced. 



Rule No. o. "Wheat Bran and Wheat Middl}nf/.<>'' when labelled as 

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

 "Commercial Feeding Stuffs" within the meaning of the law and subject 

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



Rule No. 4. "Statement of Guaranteed, Analysis. 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 fibre 

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

 rule shall take effect April 1st, 1918." 



rOTNTS OF INTEREST TO DEALERS 



Hrprcsciif only ReliahU: Firms and before purchasing feed for resale 

 in Michigan, find out if the particular feed has been properly licensed 

 by the manufacturer, broker, or party responsible for its shipment into 

 the State. The State law has no jurisdiction over parties residing out- 

 side of the State and the only way they can 1»e reached is through the 

 TJ. S. Department of Agriculture for a violation of the Federal Food 

 and Drugs Act. Failure to license a feed in ^lichigan would not be a 

 violation of the Federal law and if properly tagged, shipment into the 

 State cannot be prevented. The ^Michigan law becomes operative only 

 when such feed is offered for sale williin the State. Ignorance of tht; 

 ])rovisions of the law is not sufficient grounds for defense. When the 

 insnectors find an unlicensed feed being offered for sale the dealer is given 

 written notice and reriuested to discontinue the sale until the person or 

 concern r('S])onsible for shi|)ping the product into the State has com- 

 l»lied with the recniirements of the la.w. Dealers who continue to sell 

 unlicensed feeds after due notice has been given will be ^leld responsible 

 and evidence of the violation of the feeding sluffs law will be su1»mitted 

 to Ihc Proscculing Attoi-ney in the countv wheicin the violation occurs. 



Frecjuenth' it occurs that carload shii)nien1s reach their destination 

 untagged. In such cases the dealer should telei)hone or telegraph the 

 manufacturer or jobber immediately for projKu- 'tags and insist upon 

 getting them at (uice as the sale of untagged feeds is not permissible 

 under any circumstances. Tags sent forward by mail or placed in a car- 

 load of feed but not attached to the bags should l)e put on as the car 



