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 number of net pounds in the package, 



the name or trademark under which the article is sold, 



the name of the manufacturer, shipper, or for whom the 



product is manufactured, 

 the plac3 of business, 

 and a chemical analysis stating: 



the minimum percentage only of crude protein, 

 the minimum percentage only of crude fat, 

 the maximum percentage only of crude fiber, 



and the name of each ingredient contained in the feed. In order to 

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

 ment of ingredients, the Association of American Feed Control Of- 

 ficials 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 feedingstuff s law in these regulations. 

 Manufacturers and dealers are, therefore expected to conform to the 

 regulations of the Association in all matters not specifically mentined 

 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 

 Control Officials has adopted 233 official definitions of ingredients used 

 in the compounding of feedingstuffs. These definitions are subject to 

 frequent addition and revision. At the present time there are also 

 45 tentative definitions and 14 that have been proposed for future dis- 

 cussion. Tentative definitions are those which have received favorable 

 consideration but have not yet been made official. A 154-page booklet 

 containing the above three classes of defimitions, 22 general regula- 

 tions, four tentative regulations, 23 resolutions adopted, and other 

 instructive material may be obtained from the Secretary of the Asso- 

 ciation of American Feed Control Officials, College Park, Maryland. 

 The manufacturer should secure a copy of this booklet and list the 

 ingredients accurately. Carelessness or indifference in listing the 

 ingredients should create sales resistance in the buyer. The purchaser 

 is warranted in concluding that the manufacturer" who is inaccurate 

 in specifying the ingredients printed on the tag may be careless in 

 selecting the ingredients he puts into the bag. 



THE PURPOSE OF THE FEEDINGSTUFF LAW 



The chief purpose of the feedingstuff law is to protect the con- 

 sumer against the inferior products which doubtless would soon ap- 



