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containers be labeled with their net weight and the other usual guaran- 

 ties; and, Provided, further, that these smaller packages be enclosed in 

 a larger bag or container of standard net weight of 25, 50, 75, etc., 

 pounds; the said larger container to bear the requisite tax stamp and 

 guaranties. 



The law makes provision for selling in bulk also. 



Each bag. or package of concentrated commercial feeding stuff must 

 bear a tax stamp at the rate of twenty cents per ton. These stamps are 

 issued in denominations of ^4, 1/2, %, 1 cent, etc., to correspond to the 

 weight of the bag or package, and are to be had by applying to the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or dealer who shall violate 

 any of the provisions of the Feeding Stuffs Act, upon conviction thereof, 

 shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars for the first offense nor more 

 than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. 



Copies of the law and of the rulings, regulations, definitions and 

 standards which have been adopted by the Board of Agriculture are to 

 be had upon application. 



(2) The Cotton Seed Meal Law, 



All cotton seed meal sold for use as a fertilizer or feed is subject to 

 an inspection tax of twenty cents per ton. 



All cotton seed meal offered for sale, unless sold to manufacturers 

 for use in the manufacture of fertilizers, must have the following in- 

 formation branded on the bag containing it or on a tag attached thereto : 

 (1) cotton seed meal with brand; (2) weight of package; (3) ammonia 

 or nitrogen; (4) name and address of manufacturer. 



Cotton seed meal containing a minimum of seven and one-half per 

 cent of ammonia (equivalent to 38.6 per cent protein) is standard meal 

 and may be so branded. Meal containing eight (8) per cent of am- 

 monia is high-grade meal and may be so branded. 



Tax tags are to be had on application to the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture. 



Penalties for selling meal without tags, reusing tags, removing meal 

 and for other violations of the law are provided. 



Copies of the law are to be had by applying to the Commissioner of 



Agriculture. 



Cotton Seed Feed. 



All mixtures of cotton seed meal and hulls containing less than 38.6 

 per cent of protein shall be branded Cotton Seed Feed, or a name may 

 be given which does not contain the word "meal" or any other word 

 that might be misleading. Cotton seed feed— also cotton seed meal 

 when sold as feed — is subject to all the provisions of the concentrated 

 commercial feeding stuff law. 



