1941. 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. Man- 

 ufacturers and dealers are, therefore, expected to conform to the regula- 

 tions of the association in all matters not specifically mentioned in the 

 law. 



One sentence in the New Hampshire feeding stufl's law reads as 

 follows: "And shall state in bold type upon the container or a tag at- 

 tached 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 160 official definitions of ingredients used in the compounding 

 of feeding stuffs. These definitions are subject to frequent addition and 

 revision. At the present time there are also 11 tentative definitions and 

 13 definitions that have been proposed for future discussion. Tentative 

 definitions are those which have received favorable consideration, but 

 have not yet been made official. A 50-page booklet containing the 160 

 definitions which have now been made official, the 21 general regulations 

 and other instructive material may be obtained from the Secretary of the 

 Association of American Feed Control Officials, College Park, Maryland, 

 at fifty cents per copy. The manufacturer should secure a copy of this 

 booklet and list the ingredients accurately. Carelessness or indifference 

 in listing the ingredients should create sales resistance in the buyer. The 

 purchaser is warranted in concluding that the manufacturer who is inaccu- 

 rate in naming the ingredients printed on the tag will be equally in- 

 accurate in selecting the ingredients he puts into the bag. 



Purpose of the Feeding- Stuffs Law 



The chief purpose of the feeding stuffs law is to protect the consumer 

 against the inferior products which would doubtless soon appear on the 

 market if the trade were not under state control. The law is primarily a 

 correct-labeling act. It must not be assumed by the purchaser of feeding 

 stuffs that every brand which meets the manufacturer's guarantee is a 

 high-grade feed. The feeding stuffs law does not prevent the sale of a 

 low-grade feed if it is properly licensed and tagged and is offered for 



