DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CHEMISTRY. 



J. B. LiNDSEY, Chemist. 



INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEED STUFFS 



By P. H. Smith, Chemist in Charge, 

 Assisted by 

 G. R. Pierce and R. W. Ruprecht. 



INTRODUCTION. 



During the year (September, 1911 to September, 1912,) 902 

 samples of commercial feeding stuffs have been collected by James 

 T. Howard, official inspector. These samples have been examined 

 and the anal^-tical results together with additional information 

 are given in this bulletin. 



The year has been uneventful in that the law has been well 

 complied with, and few new feeding stuffs have been found. 

 Prices have niled high and our inspector reports that the stock 

 on hand has been, during parts of the year, very low. This was 

 due to the difficulty of getting shipments promptly and to the 

 fact that, owing to the uncertainty of the market, dealers did not 

 care to stock heavily. 



The most important event of the year was the enactment of a 

 new feeding stuffs law which took effect September 1, 1912. The 

 text of the law follows: 



An Act to regulate the sale and analysis of food stuff 



USED FOR feeding LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY. 



• (Acts and Resolves for 1912, Chapter 527.) 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. In this act, unless the 



Definitions context otherwise requires: — The 



of Terms term "commercial feeding stuff" shall 



include all feeding stuff used for 



feeding live stock and poultry and containing not more than 



