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summer. For financial reasons, it was not possible to pub- 

 lish the results in bulletin form. Those that were considered 

 at all suspicious were examined by both the chemist and the 

 microscopist, and the attention of retail dealers, jobbers 

 and manufacturers called to any irregularities. Brief notes 

 regarding this collection were published in Bulletin No. lOG. 

 The inspector canvassed the entire State in September and 

 October, and the 3(35 samples collected are noAV being exam- 

 ined, and the results will be ready for publication in Decem- 

 ber. 



The large majority of manufacturers, jobbers and retailers 

 willingly conform to the re<iuirements of the law. Consid- 

 erable difficulty is frequently experienced in ol)taining a 

 statement in full, many omitting the weight of the package, 

 and a few stating the protein and lat guarantees together. 

 Some manufacturers and jobbers have been lax in attaching 

 any guarantee whatever, and retailers have frequently offered 

 unguaranteed goods for sale. The station has endeavored to 

 be very patient with offenders, giving them full opportunity 

 to conform to the statute requirements. The writer recog- 

 nizes the diversity of conditions governing the purchase and 

 sale of the great variety of concentrated feeds, and has been 

 willing to condone many technical violations of the law, 

 when it appeared that no intentional offence was intended. 

 Some parties seem inclined to take advantage of this seem- 

 ing leniency, and such it may be necessary to call to a sharp 

 account. 



The value of an intelligent and tactful inspector cannot be 

 too strongly emphasized. lie is in position to impart nuich 

 valuable information to the dealer, and to smooth out many 

 difficulties that may arise. The station finds it difficult to 

 retain the services of a satisfactory })erson for any length of 

 time, because of the small salary paid. 



The great bulk of feed now offered is free from intentional 

 adulteration, and is as represented. Buyers, as a rule, have 

 only themselves to blame if they are defrauded. Much 

 cotton-seed meal is being guaranteed several per cent, lower 

 in protein than formerly, manufacturers claiming that it 

 does not pay them to completely remove the hulls. It is 



