elation has approved 20 official regulations which "should be adopted by 

 State officials insofar as their statutes will permit." There are no confficts 

 with the New Hampshire feedingstuffs law in these regulations. Manu- 

 facturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to conform to the regula- 

 tions of the Association in all matters not specifically mentioned in the law. 

 A booklet containing these regulations, together with definitions of in- 

 gredients, official and tentative, as well as other instructive material, may 

 be obtained from the Secretary of the Association of American Feed Con- 

 trol Officials, College Park, Maryland. If the definitions and suggestions 

 presented in this booklet are followed by the manufacturer, a correct and 

 accepted list of ingredients complying with the law will appear on the tag. 

 Carelessness or indifference in listing the ingredients should create sales 

 resistance in the buyer. The purchaser will likely conclude 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 FEEDINGSTUFFS 



The chief purpose of the feedingstuffs 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 that every 

 brand which meets the manufacturer's guarantee is a high-grade feed. The 

 Commercial Feed 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. 



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 Commercial 

 Feed law. If the feed is not registered; if the protein, fat, and crude fiber 

 are not guaranteed; and if the ingredients of which the feed is composed 

 are not plainly stated on the bag, or on a tag attached thereto, tlie pur- 

 chaser is not protected by the law. He has no recourse under the com- 

 mercial feed law if the feed he purchases is of inferior quality. If the buyer 

 fails to assure himself that the legal requirements have been met, he 

 accepts the feedingstuffs at his own risk. 



The cost of a feedingstuffs inspection includes the drawing and 

 analysis of samples, and the publication and distribution of the annual 

 bulletin. The funds from which these costs are paid are accumulated from 

 the license fee which the manufacturer is required to pay annually on each 

 brand registered for sale in the state. A calculation based on the known 

 costs of the inspection and the estimated retail value of the feedingstuffs 

 sold annually shows that the cost of the inspection is only a fraction of a 

 cent per 100-pound bag. 



