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fullest information possible be available to the purchaser 

 both as to the chemical composition of the feed and the ma- 

 terials of which it is composed. 



TO CONSUMERS 



The cooperation of the consumer aids materially in en- 

 forcing the law. Do not buy a feed that is not properly 

 labeled and guaranteed in compliance with the law. Dur- 

 ing the past year a number of feeding-stuffs were found 

 upon the market without a label showing the guaranteed 

 analysis or a statement of the ingredients of which the 

 feed is composed. This practice is unlawful. The con- 

 sumer's cooperation in refusing to buy such feeds will stop 

 it. What argument can the consumer have for buying a 

 feed on which the manufacturer is unwilling to place a 

 guarantee when there are high grade feeds on the market 

 which comply with the law in every respect? In connec- 

 tion with the guarantee the consumer should study the list 

 of ingredients and buy the feeds best suited to his partic- 

 ular needs. 



TO DEALERS 



Write to the Commissioner of Agriculture for a copy 

 of the state law and familiarize yourself with its provis- 

 ions. Study these annual reports and buy feeds from the 

 manufacturers who regularly meet their guarantees. Pro- 

 tect yourself by specifying that all shipments of feeding- 

 stuffs consigned to you must comply with the state law- Do 

 not accept from the manufacturer or jobber any shipment 

 of feed which does not have a guaranteed analysis as well 

 as a statement of the ingredients of which the feed is com- 

 posed plaintly printed upon each bag. The dealer is di- 

 rectly responsible for any feed in his possession that fails 

 to comply with the law. The same penalty applies to ex- 

 posing or offering for sale as for actually selling. A very 

 large per cent, of the dealers in the state now comply with 



