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are, however, tested as promptly as possible, and reported 

 together with whatever information has been asked for by the 

 applicant. Samples received during the fall and winter months 

 can be examined more quickly, and will ordinarily be reported 

 in a few days after they arc received. 



5. Execution of the Feed Law (Acts of 1903, Chapter 

 122). 



Since July 1, Air. P. H. Smith has been charged with 

 carrying out the provisions of this act, and has proved his 

 ability to handle the work to the complete satisfaction of the 

 writer. At the beginning of the year 1907 the inspector made 

 a complete canvass of the State, and collected 477 samples, all 

 of which were examined during the winter and early spring 

 months. It was not possible to publish the results in bulletin 

 form, but the analyses of those falling substantially below the 

 guaranty, or in which any inferior condition was noted, were 

 reported to the manufacturer, with such comments and sug- 

 gestions as the circumstances seemed to warrant. 



The chief result of the inspection was the discovery of 

 numerous lots of inferior cotton-seed meal. Because of heavy 

 rainfalls in the autumn of 1906, large quantities of cotton-seed 

 were considerably damaged, and as a result much of the meal 

 was seriously off grade in color, texture and chemical com- 

 position. Of the 75 samples examined, 65 were guarantied 

 to contain 41 or more per cent, protein ; and of this number 

 75 per cent, fell below the guaranty, some very much more so 

 than others. Those samples put out by Kaiser & Brown, 

 Memphis, Tenn., bore a 41 percent, guaranty and tested 20 

 to 21.50 per cent, of protein, and were unquestionably fraudu- 

 lent. Of the 18 lots of Star Brand put out by the J. Lindsey 

 Wells Company, Memphis, Tenn., only 3 met their guaranties ; 

 8 fell nearly 5 per cent, of protein below the minimum, and 7 

 showed a deficit of 5 to 7 per cent. 



While it was naturally beyond the power of man to control 

 the weather conditions, it is believed that many southern 

 brokers were decidedly lax in their method of dealing, and 

 attached a 41 per cent, protein guaranty to whatever meal 

 they shipped, without any particular regard to its quality. 



