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feeds and in the statement of ingredients, the Association of 

 American Feed Control Officials has adopted definitions and 

 standards. The Association has also approved twenty-one 

 General Regulations which "should be adopted by state 

 officials as far as the statutes will permit." There are no 

 conflicts in these regulations with the New Hampshire Feed- 

 ing Stuffs Law. All manufacturers and dealers are there- 

 fore expected to conform to the regulations of the Association 

 in all matters not specifically mentioned in the law. Copies 

 of these regulations and also the definitions and standards 

 may be obtained from the Secretary, Association of xA.merican 

 Feed Control Officials, Colle^ Park, Maryland. 



The chief purpose of the administration of the Feeding 

 Stuffs Law is to protect the consumer against the inferior 

 products which would doubtless soon appear on the market 

 if the trade were not under state control.. 



It must not be assumed by the purchaser of feeding stuffs 

 that every brand which meets the manufacturer's guarantee 

 is a high-grade feed. The Feeding Stuffs Law does not 

 prevent the sale of a low-grade feed if it is properly licensed 

 and tagged and is offered for sale in compliance with the 

 law. It would not be in the public interest to legislate against 

 the sale of the lower-grade by-products. They can be fed 

 profitably if bought at a price adjusted to their feeding 

 value. The law does prevent an inferior feed being offered 

 for sale as a high-grade product. 



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 inter- 

 ests in other respects. He does not merit either the confi- 

 dence or patronage of the consumer. 



■ The purchaser's co-operation in refusing to buy a 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 concerning 

 the law and all matters relative to the registration of brands 

 should be addressed to his office in Concord. 



