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 Honorable Andrew 

 L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. E. D. Sanborn, 

 State Inspector, collected samples of 360 brands of feeding- 

 stuffs which were offered for sale in the State between December 

 1926 and April 1927. 



THE LAW. 



The New Hampshire law entitled an Act to Regulate the 

 Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding-Stuffs requires every 

 manufacturer or dealer who shall sell or offer for sale any concen- 

 trated commercial feeding-stuff to furnish with each package a 

 clearly printed statement certifying the number of net pounds in 

 the package, the ])rand name 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 

 percentages only of protein, fat and carbohydrates, and the maxi- 

 mum percentage only of crude fiber. The purposes of the law 

 are primarily to protect the consumer against the dishonest or 

 careless manufacturer and to enable him to buy more economically 

 the feeds best suited to his needs. The law aims to prevent mis- 

 branding, aduleration and other fraudulent practices. It requires 

 that full information be available to the purchaser both as to the 

 guaranteed analysis of the feed and the materials of which it is 

 composed. The consumer's co-operation in refusing to buy any 

 feed which does not conform to the law in every respect will 

 not only help in the enforcement of the law but will at the same 

 time afford himself its protection. The state official charged 

 with the enforcement of the feeding-stuffs law is the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture. 



