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one to which this Act applies. Any other construction would obviously open the 

 way to evasions of the statute." 



The same ruling applies to wheat middlings, rye and buckwheat brans 

 and middlings. 



Poultry Foods. The point has been raised that poultry feeds consist- 

 ing wholly or in part of a mixture of whole grains should be exempt 

 from the provisions of the law but inasmuch as all samples of this 

 class of feed coming under our attention have contained one or more 

 "other materials" in the form of weed seeds, screenings, charcoal, grit, 

 etc., it is absolutely impossible to come to any other decision than that 

 they are subject to the provisions of the law. The opinion of the Attor- 

 ney General is given on this subject also: 



"You submit the further inquiry as to whether or not poultry foods that consist 

 of a mixture of grains and other substances are subject to this Act. The answer 

 to this question also depends upon the construction placed on the exempting 

 clauses of Section 2. In accordance with these clauses whole seeds are not to 

 be regarded as "feeding stuffs" within the meaning of the expression as used in 

 the Act. While the intention of the Legislature is not clearly indicated, I am 

 inclined to the opinion that the language used should be construed to mean that 

 a feeding stuff consisting entirely of the whole seeds of one grain, or consisting 

 of the whole seeds of a number of the grains, specifically named in the Statute, 

 should not be regarded as subject to the provisions thereof. On the other hand, 

 a mixture of these grains, or any of them, with other substances that are com- 

 monly placed in poultry foods would clearly seem to be mixed feed and as such 

 within the provisions of the statute." 



Ruling concerning Grit in Poultry Food. 



It is held that a single registration may cover a poultry food either 

 with or without grit provided the brand name and guaranteed analysis 

 are the same in both cases. The presence of grit may be indicated under 

 the list of ingredients, where these are printed on the bag without 

 constituting any change in the brand name, however, the addition of the 

 words ''and grit" to the brand name would necessitate a separate regis- 

 tration. 



Corn and Gat Feeds. When the pure grains of corn and oats are 

 ground together without the admixture of other substances the product 

 is exempt from the provisions of the law but the product resulting from 

 the mixing of corn feed meal with ground oats or oat by-products is 

 subject to the provisions of the law and should be licensed before being 

 placed on sale in the State. 



License Fee. The license fee as fixed by law is |20.00 for each brand of 

 commercial feeding stuff as defined in the statute and should be paid to 

 the Secretary, State Board of Agriculture, East Lansing, Michigan, on 

 or before April 1st of each year or before the feed is placed on sale. 



When the manufacturer pays the fee the dealer is not required to pay 

 an additional fee but in case the manufacturer fails to pay the fee, the 

 dealer then becomes responsible. Tlierefore, when purchasing feeds from 

 parties outside the State for resale the dealer should make sure that 

 they have been properly registered and that the license fees have been 

 paid. A list of manufacturers and the feeds licensed by each, for the 

 year ending April 1st, 1917, will be found on pages 61-72. 



Sampling. Any duly authorized agent of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture is empowered to select samples, for the purpose of analysis, 



