INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINGSTUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



This bulletin reports the analysis of the official samples of FeedingstufFs 

 submitted by the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Certain require- 

 ments of the Feedingstuff Law are pointed out or briefly described. The New 

 Hampshire Commercial Feedingstuffs Law is administered by the Commissioner 

 of Agriculture. All inquiries concerning the law and the registration of feeding- 

 stuffs should be addressed to the attention of the Feed Control Supervisor, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, State House, Concord, New Hampshire. A booklet, 

 "New Hampshire Commercial Feed Law and Rules and Regulations," is avail- 

 able at the above address. A copy should be obtained by each individual or firm 

 expecting to sell feed products in New Hampshire. 



In carrying out the provisions of the law during the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1958, 703 official samples were collected under the direction of Honorable 

 Perley L Fitts, Commissioner of Agriculture. The samples were collected by the 

 Control Supervisor, Mr. George H. Laramie and Mr. Daniel Graham. All in- 

 quiries relating to methods of analysis shoidd be directed to this laboratory. 



EXCERPTS FROM THE LAW 



and 



COMMENTS RELATING TO IT 



The New Hampshire Commercial Feed Law, Chapter 226 of the Laws of 

 the State of New Hampshire, conforms closely to the Uniform Feed Bill pro- 

 posed by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. All persons con- 

 cerned with the manufacture or use of feedingstuffs should become familiar 

 with the requirements of the law. 



Registration: Each brand of commercial feed offered for sale in the state 

 must be registered with the Feed Control Supervisor. Forms are provided for that 

 purpose by his office in Concord, New Hampshire. 



The term "commercial feed" refers to "all materials which are distributed 

 for use as feed for animals, other than man, and for wild birds kept in captivity, 

 except (1) unmixed whole seeds, and meals made directly from the entire seeds, 

 (2) unground hay, and (3) whole or ground straw, stover, silage, cobs and hulls 

 when not mixed with other materials." 



The feedingstuff is usually registered by the manufacturer or jobber, 

 whether he is located within or outside the state. Feedingstuffs manufactured in 

 other states are frequently handled by several middle-men 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 should assure themselves that the brands they purchase are prop- 

 erly registered and the license fee paid, otherwise, they must assume that re- 

 sponsibility. 



