Labeling : The law requires that any commercial feed offered for sale, 

 or sold in this state, shall furnish on each package a clearly printed state- 

 ment certifying: 



the number of net pounds in the package 



the name and principal address of the person 

 guaranteeing the commercial feed 



the name or brand under which the commercial 

 feed is sold 



the guaranteed analysis, stating: 



the minimum percentage of crude protein 

 the minimum percentage of crude fat 

 the maximum percentage of crude fiber 



the name of each ingredient contained in the feed 



In special cases, as in mineral feeds and vitamin supplements, require- 

 ments as listed in the law must be met. In the case of bulk deliveries, a 

 written or printed statement of the above information shall accompany 

 delivery. 



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 of ingredients and standards. The Asso- 

 ciation has approved 20 official regulations which "should be adopted by 

 State Officials insofar as their statutes will permit." There are no conflicts 

 with the New Hampshire law in these regulations. A booklet containing 

 these regulations, together with definitions of ingredients, official and ten- 

 tative, as well as other instructive material, is for sale at the office of the 

 Secretary of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, College 

 Park, Maryland. If the suggestions and definitions presented in this book- 

 let are followed by the manufacturers, a correct and accepted list of in- 

 gredients complying with the law will appear on the tag. Carelessness or 

 indifference in proper labeling of the product offered for sale should create 

 sales resistance on the part of the buyer. An alert purchaser will observe 

 that correct labeling is a mark of a reliable manufacturer. 



THE PURPOSE OF THE FEEDINGSTUFFS LAW 



The chief purpose of the feedingstuffs law is to protect the consumer 

 against the inferior products which doubtless would soon appear 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 that every 

 brand which meets the manufacturer's guarantee is a high-grade feed. The 

 Commercial Feed Law does not prevent the sale of a low-grade feed if it is 

 properly licensed 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 con- 

 sumer in purchasing feed from the dealer, should make the specification 



