INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINGSTUFFS 



MADE FOR THE 



STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feedingstuffs reported in this bulle- 

 tin was made under the direction of Honorable Andrew L. Felker, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. C. A. Lyon and Mr. F. H. Smart, 

 State Inspectors, collected samples of 280 brands of feedmgstuffs which 

 were offered for sale in the State during the year ending June, 1945. 

 The 280 samples represent brands of 54 manufacturers. 



REGISTRATION AND LABELING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



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

 late the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feedingstuffs, requires regis- 

 tration 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. Feedingstuffs manufactured m 

 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 respon- 

 sible. Dealers who purchase feed for resale must assure themselves 

 that the brands they purchase are properly registered and the license 

 fee is paid or they must assume that responsibility. 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 feedingstuff 

 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. In order to se- 

 cure greater uniformity in the labeling of feeds and in the statement of 

 ingredients, the Association of American Feed Control Officials has ad- 

 op^ted definitions and standards. The Association has also approved 

 twenty-two general regulations which "should be adopted by state offi- 

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

 New Hampshire feedingstuffs law in these regulations. Manufacturers 

 and dealers are, therefore, expected to conform to the regulations of the 

 Association in all matters not specifically mentioned in the law. 



