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, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture. Mr. E. D. Sanborn, State Inspector, collected 

 samples of 466 brands of feeding stuffs which were offered for sale in 

 the State during the year ending June, 1941. The 466 samples represent 

 brands of 113 manufacturers. 



Registration and Labeling of Feeding Stuffs 



Registration: — The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Reg- 

 ulate the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding Stuffs, requires reg- 

 istration with the Commissioner of Agriculture of each brand offered for 

 sale. This is usually done by the manufacturer or jobber whether he is 

 located within or outside the State. Feeding stuffs manufactured in other 

 states frequently pass through several middlemen before they reach the 

 local distributor. Under the provisions of the law if the manufacturer or 

 jobber fails to make registration, the dealer is responsible. Dealers who 

 purchase feed for resale must assure themselves the brands they purchase 

 are properly registered and the license fee paid or assume that responsi- 

 bility. The official charged with the administration of the law is the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. All matters relative to registration and all 

 inquiries concerning the law should be addressed to the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, State House, Concord. 



Labeling: — The law 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 and of fat and the maximum 

 percentage only of crude fiber. This statement of chemical analysis com- 

 plies with the amendment to the feeding stuffs law effective February 26, 



