4 N. H. EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 277 



NUMBER OF SAMPLES FAILING TO COMPLY 



WITH THE LAW 



While only 223 of the 386 brands analyzed complied with 

 the law in every respect, only three brands were deficient 

 more than one per cent in the most valuable constituent, 

 protein. The 163 brands which did not fully comply with 

 the law violated it on 194 counts. Nineteen brands or 4.9 

 per cent were deficient in protein; 14 of these were deficient 

 one-half per cent or more. Sixty-seven brands or 17.3 per 

 cent were deficient in fat; 38 of these were deficient one- 

 fourth per cent or more. Fourteen brands contained an 

 excessive amount of crude fiber. Seventy brands were defi- 

 cient in carbohydrates. Twenty-three brands were offered 

 for sale without a carbohydrate guarantee. In the tabula- 

 tion of the analytical data deficiencies of one-half per cent 

 or more of protein and of one-fourth per cent or more of 

 fat are shown in bold-faced type. 



SPECIAL FORMULA 



There is an increasing tendency for the consumer to have 

 his own formula manufactured especially for his individual 

 use. In some instances this practice may be warranted. 

 However, it offers the manufacturer the opportunity to clear 

 his warehouse of inferior products which he may happen to 

 have on hand. The manufacturer frequently quotes a lower 

 price on these small lots than on his regular brands. Is 

 it not probable the lower price is made possible by the use 

 of lower grade ingredients? One state aims to protect the 

 consumer by the following regulation. 



"Batch-mixing will be allowed without registering and 

 tagging of the final product, only when the purchaser or his 

 agent actually comes to the mixing plant, makes a bona fide 

 purchase of properly tagged ingredients, sees them before 

 the mixing is done, and also assures himself that they are 

 mixed according to the formula furnished. The feed so 

 mixed must be delivered at once to the purchaser and not 

 stored in the plant in an untagged condition for delivery at 

 some future time. Unless the above conditions are fulfilled, 

 all feed mixed according to formulas submitted must be 

 registered for sale and properly tagged." 



