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summer. For financial reasons, it was not i)()ssible to pub- 

 lish the results in bulletin form. Those that were considered 

 at all suspicious were examined by both the chemist and the 

 microseopist, and the attention of retail dealers, jobbers 

 and manufacturers called to any irregularities. Brief notes 

 regarding this collection were published in Bulletin No. lOG. 

 The inspector canvassed the entire State in September and 

 October, and the o()5 samples collected are now being exam- 

 ined, and the results will be ready for publication in Decem- 

 ber. . 



The large majority of manufacturers, jobbers and retailers 

 willingly conform to the recjuirements of the law. Consid- 

 erable difliculty is frequently experienced in obtaining a 

 statement in full, man}' omitting the weight of the package, 

 and a few stating the protein and fat guarantees together. 

 Some manufacturers and jobbers have been lax in attaching 

 any guamntee whatever, and retailers have frequently oftered 

 uno'uaranteed ofoods for sale. The station has endeavored to 

 be ver}' patient >vith offenders, giving them full opportunity 

 to conform to the statute requirements. The writer recog- 

 nizes the diversity of conditions governing the purchase and 

 sale of the great variety of concentrated feeds, and has been 

 willing to condone many technical violations of the law, 

 when it appeared that no intentional oflence was intended. 

 Some parties seem inclined to take advantage of this seem- 

 ing leniency, and such it may be necessary to call to a sharp 

 account. 



The value of an intelligent and tactful inspector cannot be 

 too strongly emphasized. lie is in position to impart nuich 

 valuable information to the dealer, and to smooth out many 

 ditticulties that may arise. The station finds it difficult to 

 retain the services of a satisfactory person for any length of 

 time, because of the small salary paid. 



The great Imlk of feed now oftered is free from intentional 

 adulteration, and is as represented. Buyers, as a rule, have 

 only themselves to l)lame if they are defrauded. Much 

 cotton-seed meal is being guaranteed several per cent, lower 

 in protein than formerly, manufacturers claiming that it 

 does not pay them to completely remove the hulls. It is 



