pear on the market if the trade were not under state control. The 

 law is primarily a correct-labeling act. It must not be assumed by 

 the purchaser of feedingstuflfs that every brand which meets the 

 manufacturer's guarantee is a high-grade feed. The feedingstuff 

 law does not prevent the sale of a low-grade feed if it is properly li- 

 censed and tagged and is offered for sale in compliance with the law. 

 It would not be in the- public interest to legislate against the sale of 

 the lower-grade by-products. They can be fed profitably if bought 

 at a price adjusted to their feeding value. The law does prevent an 

 inferior feed being offered for sale as a high-grade product. 



The dealer, in purchasing feed from the manufacturer, and the 

 consumer, in purchasing feed from the dealer, should make the 

 specification that the feed delivered must comply with the New Hamp- 

 shire feedingstuff law. If the feed is not registered ; if the protein, 

 fat, and crude fiber are not guaranteed; and if the ingredients of 

 which the feed is composed are not plainly stated on the bag, or on 

 a tag attached thereto, the purchaser is not protected by the state 

 feedingstuff law. He then has no recourse under the feedingstuff law 

 if the feed which he purchases is of inferior quality. The dealer who 

 offers for sale a feedingstuff which has not been registered and which 

 is not guaranteed in compliance with the law is probably indifferent 

 to his customer's interests in other respects. He does not merit either 

 the confidence or the patronage of the consumer. The purchaser's 

 cooperation in refusing to buy a feed which does not conform to the 

 law in every respect will not only help in the enforcement of the law 

 but will at the same time secure for himself the protection of the law. 

 If the buyer fails to assure himself that the legal requirements have 

 been met, he accepts the feedingstuflf at his own risk. 



The cost of a feedingstuff inspection includes the drawing and 

 the analysis of the samples, and the publication and mailing of the 

 annual bulletin. The funds from which these costs are paid are 

 accumulated from the license fees which the manufacturer is re- 

 quired to pay annually on each brand of feedingstuff offered for sale 

 within the state. Since manufacturing and distributing costs are 

 finally paid by the consumer, the purchaser of feedingstuff s is inter- 

 ested in the effect of the cost of the inspection on the retail price per 

 ton. A calculation based on the known costs of the inspection and the 

 estimated retail value of the feedingstuffs sold annually shows that 

 the cost of the inspection is only a fraction of a cent per 100-pound 

 bag. 



The terms used in reporting the chemical analysis of a feeding- 

 stuff required by the law are briefly defined as follows : Protein is a 

 collective term for a considerable group of compounds, all of which 

 contain nitrogen. Ingredients high in protein are usually more ex- 

 pensive than the other ingredients, making protein the most important 

 nutrient for consideration in determining the commercial value of a 

 feedingstuff. The nutritional value of the proteins varies widely; 

 therefore, a feedingstuff should contain protein from several sources 

 to insure inclusion of all essential types. 



Fat is separated from the other components of a feedingstuff by 

 extracting the moisture-free sample with anhydrous ether. In such 



