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increasing each year, practically all of which are the by- 

 products from different manufacturing industries. The bet- 

 ter class of feed stuffs, as put out by firms of established 

 reputation, are not adulterated ; irresponsible firms, however, 

 are making systematic attempts to put out inferior goods. 

 This is noticed especially in the persistent attempt to sell 

 cotton-seed meal mixed with fine-ground hulls for genuine 

 meal ; in the substitution of fine-ground corn cobs for mid- 

 dlings in mixed feeds ; in the offering of fine-ground rice 

 hulls to dealers for the purpose of adulterating standard 

 grains ; and in the use of oat offal rather than ground oats 

 in the mixing of the so-called provender (cracked corn and 

 ground oats). 



The following is the text of the present feed stuff law : — 



[Chapter 117, Acts and Resolves of 1897.] 



Section 1. The duector of the Hatch Experiment Station of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College is hereby authorized and 

 directed, in person or by deputy, to take samples not exceeding 

 two pounds in weight from any lot or package of concentrated 

 commercial feed stuff, used for feeding any kind of farm live 

 stock, which may be in the possession of any manufacturer, 

 importer, agent or dealer, cause the same to be analyzed for the 

 amount of crude protein and crude fat contained therein, as well 

 as for other ingredients if thought advisable, and cause the results 

 of the analyses to be published from time to time in especially 

 prepared bulletins, with such additional information as circum- 

 stances advise : provided, however, that in publishing tbe results 

 of the analyses, the name of the jobbers or local dealers selling 

 the said feed stuffs shall not be used, but the commodity analyzed 

 shall be identified and described by the name of the manufacturer, 

 or the commercial name or designation by which it is known in the 

 trade. 



Section 2. Whenever requested, said samples shall be taken 

 in the presence of the party or parties in interest or their repre- 

 sentative, and shall in all cases be taken from a parcel or number 

 of packages which shall not be less than five per cent, of the 

 whole lot inspected, shall be thoroughly mixed and then divided 

 into two equal samples and put in glass vessels and carefully 

 sealed, and a label placed on each vessel stating the name or 

 brand of the feed stuff or material sampled, the name of the 

 manufacturer when possible, the name of the party from whose 



