'0 ABSTRACT OF FEEDIXG-STUFF STATUTE. 



ABSTRACT OF FEEDING-STUFF STATUTE. 



The state Legislature of 1901 passed an act to regulate the sale 

 of concentrated commercial feeding-stuffs. 



The points of the law of most interest to the consuu^r are con- 

 cisely stated below. 



Kinds of Feed coming within the Law. The law applies to all 

 feeding-stuffs except hays and straws, whole seeds and meals of 

 wheat, rye, barley, oats, Indian corn, buckwheat and broom corn, 

 brans and middlings. The principal feeds coming under the pro- 

 visions of the law are linseed meals, cotton-seed meals, pea meals, 

 cocoanut meals, gluten meals, gluten feeds, maize feeds, starch 

 feeds, sugar feeds, dried brewers' grains, malt sprouts, hominy 

 feeds, cerealine feeds, rice meals, oat feeds, corn and oat chops, 

 ground beef or fish scraps, mixed feeds and all other materials 

 of similar nature. 



The Brand. Each package of feeding-stuff included within the 

 law shall have affixed, conspicuously printed, the following state- 

 ments: 



The number of net pounds contained in the package. 



The name or trademark under which it is sold. 



The name of the manufacturer or shipper. 



The place of manufacture. 



The place of business of manufacturer or shipper. 



The percentage of crude protein. 



The percentage of crude fat. 

 These statements may be printed directly on the bag or on a ta§ 

 attached to the package. 



Analysis. The secretary of the Board of Agriculture is re- 

 quired to collect and analyze each year at least one sample of 

 each of the brands of feeding-stuffs coming within the provisions 

 of the act, and publish the results, together with related matter, 

 from time to time. 



