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the brands they purchase are properly registered or assume 

 that responsibility. 



In order to secure greater uniformity in the labeling of 

 feeds and in the statement of ingredients, the Association of 

 American Feed Control Officials has adopted definitions and 

 standards. The Association has also approved twenty-one 

 general regulations which "should be adopted by state officials 

 as far as the statutes will permit." There are no conflicts in 

 these regulations with the New Hampshire Feeding Stuffs 

 Law. All manufacturers and dealers are therefore e>:pe"'^d 

 to conform to the regulations of the Association in all matter.-) 

 not specifically mentioned in the law. 



THE INGREDIENTS 



One sentence in the New Hampshire Feeding StufTs Law 

 reads as follows : "And shall state in bold type upon the con- 

 tainer or a tag attached thereto, if a compounded feed, the 

 names of the several ingredients therein contained." To avoid 

 the misinterpretation or deception which may result from the 

 manufacturer's using indefinite terms in listing the ingredients, 

 the Association of American Feed Control Officials has adopted 

 135 official definitions of ingredients used in the compounding 

 of feeding stuffs. These definitions are subject to frequent 

 revision. At the present time there are also about 30 tentative 

 definitions and a score of definitions that have been suggested 

 for future discussion. Tentative definitions are those which 

 have received favorable consideration, but have not yet been 

 made official. The manufacturers are given an opportunity 

 to express themselves freely on the accuracy of a definition 

 before its adoption as official. At the twenty-ninth annual 

 convention of the Association held in Washington, December 

 3 and 4. 1937, there were present 45 control officials from the 

 various States and the Dominion of Canada, 17 representatives 

 of the Federal Government and ji representatives of feeding 



