Never siuce couceiitrated cattle feeds have been 

 High Prices sold extensively in the East, have prices ruled so 

 and high as at present. The inspector found dealers 



Small Stocks, generally to be carrying only enough goods to 

 supply the curtailed demand and to be waiting 

 for lower prices before buying for the winter trade. While the 

 high prices have led dealers to look about for cheaper feeds, pre- 

 vailing conditions have not succeeded in bringing out and devel- 

 oping the sale of any number of new by-products. There has 

 evidently been slightly more activity in the sale of low grade 

 material, but judging from the stock on hand in the various 

 store houses, the sales of such goods have not increased largely — 

 a fact which speaks well for the intelligence of both retailer and 

 consumer. 



There has been a noticeable improvement in the ob- 



Observance servance of the feed law, it being necessary to serve 



of the fewer notices for infringement than ever before. Prac- 



Feed Law. tically all of the jobbers and manufacturers either 



sliip their goods with guarantee attached to pack- 

 ages, or in the case of bulk shipments, furni.sh tags and state- 

 ments covering the law. At present, the trouble is largely with 

 the retailers who lu^glect to attach tags furnished, or who are 

 ignorant of tlie legal requirements. Both reasons are inexcusable 

 as this statute has been in effect since 1903 — an amply sufficient 

 time for all interested parties to become acquainted with its con- 

 tents. Copies of the law will he furnished upon application to 

 the experiment station. 



A number of notices have been served where deal- 

 Concerning ors have purchased in bulk and put the feed up in 

 Bulk their own sacks. The Station rules "that for sales 



Sales. in bulk the retailer nnist have plainly printed cards 



stating l)rand, name and address of manufacturer 

 and guarantee of protein and fat tacked up in a conspicuous place 

 on or near the bin in whieh feed, is stored. If the retailer bags 

 the feed in his own sacks and so offers the same for sale, tags 

 must be attached as in the case of other feeds." 



( "onsumers can do much to aid in enforcing the 



Consumers \'i'r(\ hnv by refusing to buy unguaranteed feeds 



can be ;iiul by iiotifying tlie Experiment Station of any 



Helpful. suspected case of misbranding or failure to tag feeds 



in accordance with the statute. 



