INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The New Hampshire Feedingstuffs Law is administered by the Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture. All inquiries concerning the law and the regis- 

 tration of feedingstuffs should be addressed to the Feed Control Supervisor, 

 State House, Concord. 



Under the direction of Honorable Perley I. Fitts, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, Mr. George H. Laramie, Feed Control Supervisor, and Mr. 

 Harold Ayer, Inspector, collected 704 samples of feedingstuffs offered for 

 sale in the state during the year ending June 1952. These samples of feed- 

 ingstuffs represent brands of 125 manufacturers. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Registration — The New Hampshire feedingstuffs law, Chapter 226, 

 Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 64, Laws of 1949, requires the regis- 

 tration 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 feedingstuff' or 'feedingstuff' as used in this 

 chapter shall include all commercial 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 he is located within or outside the state. Feedingstuffs manu- 

 factured in other states are frequently handled by 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 re- 

 sponsible. 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 reponsibility. The Feed Control 

 Supervisor provides forms to be filled in his office for the registration of 

 feeds. A copy is shown on page 3. 



