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, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture. Mr. Harry West and Mr. Walter Mauricette, State 

 Inspectors, collected samples of 405 brands of feedingstuffs which were of- 

 fered for sale in the State during the year ending June, 1943. The 405 

 samples represent brands of 78 manufacturers. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OP 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 job- 

 ber fails to make registration the dealer is responsible. Dealers who pur- 

 chase feed for resale must assure themselves that the brands they purchase 

 are properly registered and the license fee is paid or they must assume 

 that responsibility. The official charged with the administration of the 

 law is the Commissioner of Agriculture. All matters relative to registra- 

 tion and all inquiries concerning the law should be addressed to the Com- 

 missioner 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 per- 

 centage only of crude fiber. In order to secure greater uniformity in the 

 labeling of feeds and in the statement of ingredients, the Association of 

 American Feed Control Officials has adopted definitions and standards. 

 The Association has also approved twenty-one general regulations which 

 "should be adopted by state officials as far as the statutes will permit." 

 There are no conflicts with the New Hampshire feedingstuffs law in these 

 regulations. Manufacturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to con- 

 form to the regulations of the association in all matters not specifically 

 mentioned in the law. 



