UNH LIBRARY 



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bispcctio7i 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 Honorable 

 Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. E, 

 D. Sanborn, State Inspector, (follected samples of 354 brands 

 of feeding stuffs which were offered for sale in the State 

 during the year ending June, 1935. The 354 samples rep- 

 resent brands of 102 manufacturers. 



THE LAW 



The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Regulate 

 the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding Stuffs, re- 

 quires every manufacturer or dealer who shall sell or offer 

 for sale any concentrated commercial feeding stuff to furnish 

 with each package a clearly printed statement certifying the 

 net weight of the feed contained in the package, the brand 

 name or trademark 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 percentage only of protein, fat and carbohydrates, 

 and the maximum percentage only of crude fiber. 



Manufacturers and jobbers who ship concentrated com- 

 mercial feeding stuffs into the State are required to register 

 each brand and to pay a license fee. Under the provisions 

 of the law if the shipper fails to register, the dealer is re- 

 sponsible. Feeds manufactured in other states frequently 

 pass through several middlemen before they reach the local 

 distributor. Dealers who purchase feed for resale must as- 

 sure themselves the brands they purchase are properly regis- 

 tered or assume that responsibility. 



In order to secure greater uniformity in the labelling of 



