INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINGSTUFFS 



MADE FOR THE 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feedingstuffs reported in this bulletin was 

 made under the direction of Honorable Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture. Mr. Harry West, State Inspector, collected samples of 461 

 brands of feedingstuffs which were offered for sale in the State during the 

 year ending June, 1942. The 461 samples represent brands of 96 manufac- 

 turers. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Registration: — The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Regulate 

 the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feedingstuffs, requires registration 

 with the Commissioner of Agriculture of each brand offered for sale. This is 

 usually done by the manufacturer or jobber whether he is located within or 

 outside the State. Feedingstuffs manufactured in other states frequently 

 pass through several middlemen before they reach the local distributor. 

 Under the provisions of the law if the manufacturer or jobber fails to make 

 registration, the dealer is responsible. Dealers who purchase feed for resale 

 must assure themselves the brands they purchase are properly registered and 

 the license fee paid or assume that responsibility. The official charged with 

 the administration of the law is the Commissioner of Agriculture. All mat- 

 ters relative to registration and all inquiries concerning the law should be 

 addressed to the Commissioner of Agriculture, State House, Concord. 



Labeling: — The law requires every- manufacturer or dealer who shall 

 sell or offer for sale any concentrated commercial feedingstuff to furnish 

 with each package a clearly printed statement certifying the net weight of 

 the feed contained in the package, the brand name or trademark under 

 which the feed is sold, the name and address of the manufacturer, the in- 

 gredients of which the feed is composed, and a chemical analysis stating the 

 minimum percentage only of protein and of fat and the maximum percentage 

 only of crude fiber. This statement of chemical analysis complies with the 

 amendment to the feedingstuffs law effective February 26, 1941. In order to 

 secure greater uniformity in the labeling of feeds and in the statement of 



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