The Bulletin. 7 



REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE FEED LAW. 



The following ruling and regulations adopted by tlie Board of Agri- 

 culture under authority of Section 9 of the State Feed Law gives the 

 chief points of the law with which every manufacturer must comply 

 before offering feeds for sale in this State, also the rulings and defini- 

 tions which have been adopted for the enforcement of the law. 



First. All manufacturers, agents, or dealers who propose to sell or 

 offer for sale any commercial feed in this State must apply to the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture for blank forms on which they will be 

 required to register the name or brand of the feed which they propose 

 to sell, their own names and addresses, and also the places where their 

 goods are manufactured : Provided, if a person desiring to so register 

 is not the actual manufacturer, he may be permitted to register and 

 guarantee the product, using the words "manufactured for and guaran- 

 teed by." They must also give the guaranteed analysis of their goods, 

 stating the minimum percentage of protein and fat which they contain 

 and the maximum percentage of crude fiber. They must also register 

 the various ingredients of which their feeds are composed. 



Second. All feeds must be offered for sale in sacks or packages of 

 uniform capacity, as prescribed in Section 1 of the Act ; that is, bags or 

 packages must contain 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, or 200 pounds each. 

 Manufacturers or dealers will be required to furnish the analysis tags 

 which must be attached to these sacks or packages. On these tags 

 must be clearly printed all the essential information given in the regis- 

 tration above, as illustrated below. Said tags must measure not less 

 than 4I/2 X 2% inches. Guarantee tags must be printed in plain type 

 with black ink. Rubber stamps will not be recognized on guarantee 

 tags.* 



. Third. Three guarantees are required, viz. : the minimum percent- 

 age of crude protein and crude fat and the maximum percentage of 

 crude fiber. In other words, the crude protein and crude fat in a man- 

 ufacturer's goods must not be less than his guarantee, and the fiber must' 

 not be above his guarantee. The percentage of carbohydrates may be 

 stated, but this is not required. The names of the ingredients of which 

 the feed is composed must be plainly printed on the tag. 



Fourth. Definitions have been adopted for a number of feeds. In 

 such cases where a feed or feed material is covered by a definition the 

 feed must correspond within reasonable limits to the definition which 

 has been adopted for it. With all feeds covered by definitions and all 

 other feeds or mixtures of feeds the manufacturer is required to make 

 his own minimum guarantee of protein and fat and his maximum guar- 

 antee of fiber: Provided, that no mixed feeds will be accepted for reg- 

 istration or allowed to be offered for sale in this State that contain less 

 than 9 per cent crude protein, except mixtures of whole or partially 

 ground grains. 



Fifth. When grain screenings containing weed seeds which have 

 feeding value are used in mixed feeds such screenings and seeds must 

 be ground in such manner as to destroy the viability of the seeds. 



Sixth. It is optional with manufacturers or sellers whether the sack 

 be bianded, although that is ahvays desired; but the required items 



•See page 23 for requirements when poultry feeds are put up in smaller packages than 25 lbs. 



