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the lower grade by-products. They can be fed profitably 

 if bought at a price adjusted to their feeding value. The 

 law aims only to prevent an inferior feed being offered for 

 sale as a high-grade product. The purchaser must use his 

 own judgment whether or not a feed is suitable for his pur- 

 pose and is offered for sale at a fair price. The consumer 

 will often find it profitable to make temporary changes in 

 rations to take advantage of price fluctuations. 



The dealer who offers for sale a feeding stuff which has 

 not been registered or which is not guaranteed in compliance 

 with the law is probably indifferent to his customer's interests 

 in other respects. He does not merit their confidence or 

 patronage. 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 Commissioner of Agriculture. All inquiries con- 

 cerning the law and all matters relative to the registration 

 of brands should be addressed to his office in Concord. 



CLASSIFICATION 



In classifying the feeding stuffs here reported the class 

 name under which they were offered to the consumer has 

 been used. The classes are arranged alphabetically. Table 

 I shows the number of brands in each class, the average price 

 per 100 pounds, the average per cent of protein, the num- 

 ber of pounds of protein per $1.00, the number deficient 

 by one-half per cent protein, the average per cent of fat, the 

 number of pounds of fat per $1.00, and the number deficient 

 by one-fourth per cent fat. 



