INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feedingstuffs reported in this 

 bulletin was made under the direction of the Honorable Perley L Fitts, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. George H. Laramie, Feed Control 

 Supervisor, and Mr. Vincent P. Peterson, Inspector, collected 522 

 samples of feedingstuffs which were offered for sale in the state dur- 

 ing the year ending June, 1950. The 522 samples represent 513 

 brands of 85 manufacturers. All inquiries concerning the law and 

 the registration of feedingstuffs should be addressed to the Feed Con- 

 trol Supervisor, State House, Concord. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Registration — The New Hampshire feedingstuffs law. Chapter 

 226, Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 64, Laws of 1949, re- 

 quires the registration of each brand of feedingstuff offered for sale 

 with the Commissioner of Agriculture. Feedingstuffs are defined in 

 the law as follows: "The terms 'concentrated commercial feeding- 

 stuff' or 'feedingstuff' as used in this chapter shall include all com- 

 mercial feedingstuffs used for feeding wild animals and birds kept in 

 captivity, domestic animals and poultry, except hay, straw, whole seed, 

 unmixed meals made directly from the entire grains of wheat, rye, 

 barley, oats, Indian corn, broom corn, buckwheat, and mixed grains 

 the ingredients of which may be readily determined." 



The feedingstuff is usually registered by the manufacturer or 

 jobber whether or not he is located within or outside the state. Feed- 

 ingstuffs manufactured in other states frequently pass through 

 several middlemen before they reach the local distributor. Under 

 the provisions of the law, if the manufacturer or jobber fails to make 

 registration, the dealer is responsible. Dealers who purchase feed 

 for resale must assure themselves that the brands they purchase are 

 properly registered and the license fee is paid; otherwise, they must 

 assume that responsibility. The Feed Control Supervisor provides 

 forms to be filed in his office for the registration of feeds. A copy 

 is shown on pages 4 and 5. 



