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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. 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. 

 Manufacturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to conform 

 to the regulations of the Association in all matters not spe- 

 cifically mentioned in the law. 



One sentence in the New Hampshire feeding stufifs 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 ingredi- 

 ents, the Association of American Feed Control Officials has 

 adopted 157 official definitions of ingredients used in the com- 

 pounding of feeding stuiTs. These definitions are subject to 

 frec|ucnt addition and revision. At the present time there are 

 also 11 tentative definitions and 15 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 135 definitions which had been adopt- 

 ed as official when the 1937 feeding stuffs bulletin was pub- 

 lished, were included in that bulletin, pp. 7-23, with a view to 

 assisting the manufacturers in listing the ingredients with ac- 

 curacy and uniformity. A few copies of the 1937 bulletin are 

 still available for free distribution. A 42-page booklet contain- 

 ing the 157 definitions which have now been made official, the 

 21 general regulations and other instructive material m.ay be 

 obtained from the Secretary of the Association of American 

 Feed Control Officials. College Park, Maryland, at twenty-five 



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