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 Perley L Fitts, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. George H. Laramie, Feed Control 

 Supervisor, and Mr. Vincent P. Peterson, Inspector, collected samples 

 of 604 brands of feedingstuff which were offered for sale in the state 

 during the year ending June, 1948. The 604 samples represent brands 

 of 101 manufacturers. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Registration — The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Regu- 

 late the Sale of Commercial Feedingstuffs, requires registration of 

 each brand offered for sale. This is usually done by the manufacturer 

 or jobber whether or not 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 that the brands they purchase are 

 properly registered and the license fee is paid ; otherwise, they must 

 assume that responsibility. All matters relative to registration and 

 all inquiries concerning the law should be addressed to the Feed Con- 

 trol Supervisor, 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 ingredients 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. In order 

 to secure greater uniformity in the labeling of feeds and in the state- 

 ment of ingredients, the Association of American Feed Control 

 Officials has adopted definitions and standards. The Association has 

 also approved 22 general regulations which "should be adopted by 

 State officials as far as the statutes will permit." There are no con- 

 flicts with the New Hampshire feedingstuffs law in these regulations. 

 Manufacturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to conform to 

 the regulations of the Association in all matters not specifically 

 mentioned in the law. 



One sentence in the New Hampshire feedingstuff law reads as 

 follows: "... and shall state in bold type upon the container or tag 

 attached thereto, if a compounded feed, the names of the several 

 ingredients therein contained." To avoid the misinterpretation or 

 deception that may result from the manufacturer's use of indefinite 

 terms in listing the ingredients, the Association of American Feed 



