INSPECTION OP COmiERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS 



Made for the 



STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial feeding stuffs re- 

 ported in this bulletin was made under the direction 

 of Honorable Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, Mr. E. D. Sanborn, State Inspector, col- 

 lected samples of 400 brands of feeding stuffs which 

 were offered for sale in the State during the year 

 ending June, 1937. The 400 samples represent brands 

 of 114 manufacturers. 



THE LAW 



The New Hampshire law, entitled an Act to Regu- 

 late the Sale of Concentrated Commercial Feeding 

 Stuffs, requires every manufacturer or dealer who 

 shall sell or offer for sale any concentrated com- 

 mercial 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 ingred- 

 ients of which the feed is composed, and a chemical 

 analysis stating the minimum percentage only of pro- 

 tein, fat and carbohydrates, and the maximum percent- 

 age only of crude fiber. 



Manufacturers and jobbers who ship concentrated 

 commercial feeding stuffs into the State are re- 

 quired 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 responsible. Feeds 

 manufactured in other states frequently pass through 

 several middlemen before they reach the local dis- 

 tributor. Dealers who purchase feed for resale must 

 assure themselves the brands they purchase are prop- 

 erly registered or assume that responsibility. 



In order to secure greater uniformity in the 

 labelling of feeds and in the statement of ingred- 

 ients, the Association of American Feed Control Offi- 

 cials has adopted definitions and standards. The 

 Association has also approved twenty-one General Re- 

 gulations vjhich "should be adopted by state officials 

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

 conflicts in these regulations with the New Hampshire 



