Labeling — The law requires every manufacturer or dealer who 

 shall sell or offer for sale any concentrated commercial feedingstuff 

 to furnish with each package a clearly printed statement certifying: 



the number of net pounds in the package, 

 the name or trademark under which the article is sold, 

 the name of the manufacturer, shipper, or for whom the product 

 is manufactured, 



the place of business, 

 and a chemical analysis stating: 



the minimum percentage only of crude protein, 



the minimum percentage only of crude fat, 



the maximum percentage only of crude fiber, 

 and the name of each ingredient contained in the feed. 



In order to secure greater uniformity in the labeling of feeds and 

 in the statement of ingredients, the Association of American Feed 

 Control Officials has adopted definitions and standards. The Asso- 

 ciation has also approved 22 general regulations which "should be 

 adopted by State officials as far as the statutes will permit." There 

 are no conflicts with the New Hampshire feedingstuffs law in these 

 regulations. Manufacturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to 

 conform to the regulations of the Association in all matters not 

 specifically mentioned in the law. 



One sentence in the New Hampshire feedingstuff law reads as 



follows: " and shall state in bold type upon the container 



or tag attached thereto, if a compounded feed, the names of the 

 several ingredients therein contained." To avoid the misinterpreta- 

 tion or deception that may result from the manufacturer's use of 

 indefinite terms in listing the ingredients, the Association of American 

 Feed Control Officials has adopted 237 official definitions of ingredients 

 used in the compounding of feedingstuffs. These definitions are sub- 

 ject to frequent addition and revision. At the present time there 

 are also 30 tentative definitions and 13 that have been proposed for 

 future discussion. Tentative definitions are those which have received 

 favorable consideration but have not yet been made official. A 152- 

 page booklet containing the above three classes of definitions, 22 

 general regulations, three tentative regulations, 23 resolutions 

 adopted, and other instructive material may be obtained from the 

 Secretary of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, Col- 

 lege Park, Maryland. The manufacturer should secure a copy of 

 this booklet and list the ingredients accurately. Carelessness or in- 

 difference in listing the ingredients should create sales resistance in 

 the buyer. The purchaser is warranted in concluding that the manu- 

 facturer who is inaccurate in specifying the ingredients printed on 

 the tag may be careless in selecting the ingredients he puts into the 

 bag. 



THE PURPOSE OF THE FEEDINGSTUFF LAW 



The chief purpose of the feedingstuff law is to protect the con- 

 sumer against the inferior products which doubtless would soon ap- 



