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be clearly printed all the essential information given in the registration 

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

 4^ 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 guai'- 

 antee of fiber: Provided, that no mixed feeds will be accej^ted for reg- 

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

 than 10 per cent crude protein, except mixtures of whole or partialis 

 ground grains. 



Firth. When grain screenings containing weed seeds which have feed- 

 ing 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 branded, although that is always desired; but the required items 

 must always be printed on the tag in black-colored ink, but not printed 

 with a rubber stamp. The tax stamp must be affixed to the tag, prefer- 

 ably alongside tlie printed matter, but in case of necessity may be 

 attached to the back of the tag. 



Seventh. Feeds may be shipped in bulk from one manufacturer direct 

 to another manufacturer who expects to subsequently sack and tag the 

 same; but in this case the shipper, in consideration of this permission, 

 must notify this Department at the time of the shipment of the name 

 and consignee and the tonnage shipped ; otherwise, the whole shipment 

 will be subject to seizure as being untagged and unstamped. 



Eighth. The principal adulterants employed in the feed trade are oat 

 hulls, barley hulls, rice hulls, corncobs, peanut shells, screenings, corn 

 bran, and cotton-seed Imlls. Some of the above may be found legiti- 

 mately in a feed consequent to the grinding of the whole seed, but when 

 used out of proper proportion or in excess of the amount obtained in 

 grinding the whole seed, or when foreign to the product, or if injurious 

 to the health of domestic animals, will be considered an aduteration. 



Ninth. If any substance, such as chaff, screenings, damaged, faulty, 

 or unlike seeds or grains or foreign materials be mixed with or added 

 to feeds as an adulterant and not plainly marked on the package con- 

 taining it or in Avhicli it is offered for sale, showing the true composi- 

 tion of the mixture, it will be considered a violation of the law; e. g., if 

 oats be mixed with screenings and shrunken seeds or barley, the proper 

 method of branding would be "Oats and Screenings," "Oats and Bar- 

 ley." 



