INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL 

 FEEDING-STUFFS 



ANALYSES OF COMMERCIAL FEEDING-STUFFS 



COLLECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF 



AGRICULTURE, 1924 



INTRODUCTION 



The feed bill is by far the largest single item of expense 

 that the New Hampshire farmer must meet. The annual ex- 

 penditure for commercial feeding-stuffs is ten times the amount 

 spent for commercial fertilizers and greatly exceeds the amount 

 spent for labor. The preceding facts show the importance of 

 protecting the consumer of feeding- stuffs so that he may know 

 what he is buying. P'or the purpose of securing such protection 

 the state law controlling the sale of commercial feeding-stuffs 

 has been enacted. This law provides that before feeds may be 

 offered or exposed for sale in the state they must be rgistered 

 with the Commissioner of Agriculture. The feeds must be 

 labeled showing the minimum percentage only of protein, fat and 

 carbohydrates and the maximum percentage of crude fiber. In 

 order to enforce the law the Commissioner of Agriculture di- 

 rects the State Inspector to visit the various feed warehouses 

 throughout the state, collect samples and submit them to the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station for analysis. 



This report deals with the inspection of commercial feeding- 

 stuffs for the year 1924, made under the direction of the Honor- 

 able Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. E. 

 D. Sanborn, State Inspector, visited most of the feed warehouses 

 in the state and collected 362 samples of feeds. 



PURPOSES OF THE LAW 



The purpose of the state law is primarily to protect the 

 consumer but it also protects honest dealers as well. By requir- 

 ing the guaranteed analysis to be plainly stated on each bag of 



