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 misinterpretation 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 228 official 

 definitions of ingredients used in the compounding of feedingstuffs. These 

 definitions are subject to frequent addition and revision. At the present 

 time there are also 30 tentative definitions and three that have been pro- 

 posed for future discussion. Tentative definitions are those which have 

 received favorable consideration but have not yet been made official. An 

 146-page booklet containing the above three classes of definitions, 20 official 

 regulations, 12 tentative regulations, 25 resolutions adopted, and other 

 instructive material may be obtained from the Secretary of the Associa- 

 tion of American Feed Control Officials, College Park, Maryland. The 

 manufacturer should secure a copy of this booklet and list the ingredients 

 accurately. Carelessness or indifference in listing the ingredients should 

 create sales resistance in the buyer. The purchaser is warranted in con- 

 cluding that the manufacturer who is inaccurate in specifying the ingredi- 

 ents printed on the tag may be careless in selecting the ingredients he puts 

 into the bag. 



THE PURPOSE OF THE FEEDINGSTUFFS LAW 



The chief purpose of the feedingstuff law is to protect the consumer 

 against the inferior products which doubtless would soon appear on the 

 market if the trade were not under state control. The law is primarily a 

 correct-labeling act. It must not be assumed by the purchaser of feeding- 

 stuffs that every brand which meets the manufacturer's guarantee is a 

 high-grade feed. The feedingstuffs law does not prevent the sale of a low 

 grade feed if it is properly licensed and tagged and is offered for sale in 

 compliance with the law. It would not be in the public interest to legislate 

 against the sale of the lower-grade by-products. They can be fed profitably 

 if bought at a price adjusted to their feeding value. The law does prevent 

 an inferior feed being offered for sale as a high-grade product. Bulk de- 

 livery of feed direct to the farm is a practice that is being developed. The 

 handling of feed in this manner brings special problems to the consumer 

 as well as the manufacturer. Experience has shown that by the use of 

 properly designed equipment bulk delivery is satisfactory. The consumer 

 should carefully plan his storage bins and his method of feed distribution 

 before accepting bulk delivery of feed. Feed delivered in bulk is subject to 

 the same requirements so far as the law is concerned as feed sold in bags. 

 The use of medicated feeds for special purposes continues to increase in 

 volume. Special directions for feeding are printed on the tags attached to 

 such feeds. The use of drugs in feeds for the control of certain diseases 

 must be carefully investigated and meet the approval of the Food and Drug 

 Administration before it is put on the market. 



The dealer, in purchasing feed from the manufacturer, and the con- 

 sumer, in purchasing feed from the dealer, should make the specification 

 that the feed delivered must comply with the New Hampshire feeding- 



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