INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL 

 FEEDING-STUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feeding-stuffs reported 

 in this bulletin was made under the direction of the Hon- 

 orable Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 Mr. E. D. Sanborn, State Inspector, collected 330 samples of 

 feeding-stuffs which were offered for sale in the state be- 

 tween December 1924 and June 1925. 



THE FEEDING-STUFFS LAW 



The Feeding-stuffs law entitled "An Act to Regulate 

 the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding-Stuffs" was 

 passed in 1901 and amended in 1911 and in 1915. Under 

 the provisions of this law every manufacturer or dealer 

 who shall sell or offer for sale any concentrated commercial 

 feeding-stuff shall furnish with each package a clearly 

 printed statement certifying the number of net pounds in 

 the package, the brand name under which the feed is sold, 

 the name and address of the manufacturer and a chemical 

 analysis stating the minimum percentages only of protein, 

 fat and carbohydrates and the maximum percentage only 

 of crude fiber. He shall also plainly state the several in- 

 gredients of w^hich the feed is composed. 



PURPOSES OF THE LAW 



The purposes of the law are primarily to protect the 

 consumer against the unscrupulous manufacturer or dealer 

 and to enable him to buy most economically the feeds best 

 suited to his needs- It aims to prevent misbranding, adul- 

 teration and other fradulent practices. It requires that the 



