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3. IxEPORT OF THE FeED AXD DaIKY SeCTIOX. 



(a) The Feeding Stuffs Law {Ads and Eesolves for 1912, 



Chapter 527). 



During the past year Mr. Smith and Mr. Beals have examined 

 92-i samples of feeding stuffs. In accordance with the feeding 

 stuffs law, 1,003 brands of feeding stuffs were registered ; some 

 of those registered, however, were not offered for sale, or, if 

 offered, were sold to such a limited extent that they were not 

 found by the inspector. 



The spirit of co-operation between dealer and those having 

 in charge the enforcement of the feeding stuff's law has been, 

 on the whole, very satisfactory, and only three cases have been 

 brought for prosecution. The officials having the law in charge 

 are always reluctant to bring cases into court except as a last 

 resort or Avhere the interests of the consumer are at stake, pre- 

 ferring to depend upon publicity and persuasion, if possible. 



The importation from foreign countries of feeding stuff's has 

 been increasing for several years. Thus far the amount im- 

 ported has not affected the local market, the imported feeding 

 stuffs having sold at ruling prices, or, in some cases, for prices 

 in excess of those charged for domestic products. Recently 

 cargoes of corn and wheat feeds have been received from the 

 Argentine Republic, a cargo of dried beet pulp has been brought 

 to Boston from Spain, Canadian wheat feeds have been coming 

 in for some time, and Molassine meal and the Bibby feeds, both 

 English products, are quite extensively sold in llassachusetts. 

 It is also to be noted that barley and dried brewers grain are 

 coming from California by way of the Panama Canal. 



The work of this section in connection with the feeding stuffs 

 law for the autumn of 1913 and the winter of 1914 has been 

 published as Bulletin Iso. 1, Control Series. 



(&) The Dairy Law {Acts and Resolves for 1912, Chapter 



218). 

 It is the intent of this act to promote accuracy in the deter- 

 mination of butter fat by the Babcock test. The act applies to 

 creameries, milk depots, departments of milk inspection and 



