July, 1938) INSPECTION OF FEEDING STUFFS 



INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feeding stuffs reported in 

 this bulletin was made under the direction of Honorable 

 Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. E D. 

 Sanborn, State Inspector, collected samples of 471 brands of 

 feeding stuiifs which were offered for sale in the State during 

 the year ending June, 1938. This is the largest number of 

 samples analyzed during any inspection year to date. The 

 471 samples represent brands of 137 manufacturers. 



THE LAW 



The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Regulate the 

 Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding Stuffs, requires 

 every manufacturer or dealer who shall sell or offer for sale 

 any concentrated commercial feeding stuff to furnish with 

 each package a clearly printed statement certifying the net 

 weight of the feed contained in the package, the brand name 

 or trademark under which the feed is sold, the name and 

 address of the manufacturer, the ingredients of which the feed 

 is composed, and a chemical analysis stating the minimum 

 percentage only of protein, fat and carbohydrates, and the 

 maximum percentage only of crude fiber. 



Manufacturers and jobbers who ship concentrated com- 

 mercial feeding stuffs into the State are required to register 

 each brand and to pay a license fee. Under the provisions of 

 the law if the shipper fails to register, the dealer is responsible. 

 Feeds manufactured in other states frequently pass through 

 several middlemen before they reach the local distributor. 

 Dealers who purchase feed for resale must assure themselves 



