22 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



corn and oat chops, ground beef or fish scraps, mixed feeds, 

 and all other materials of similar nature. 



Inspection Tax and Tag. To meet the expenses of inspection, 

 a tax of ten cents per ton must be paid to the Director of the 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. On receipt of the 

 inspection tax, the Director of the Station is required to furnish 

 a tag stating that all charges have been paid. This tag must 

 be affixed to the package before it is ofifered for sale. 



The Brand. Each package of feeding stufif included within 

 the law shall have affixed the inspection tax tag and shall also 

 bear, conspicuously printed, the following statements : 



The number of net pounds contained in the package. 



The name or trade mark under which it is sold. 



The name of the manufacturer or shipper. 



The place of manufacture. 



The place of business of manufacturer or shipper. 



The percentage of crude protein. 



The percentage of crude fat. 



These statements may be printed directly on the bag, on a 

 tag attached to the package, or on the back of the inspection 

 tax tag furnished by the Director of the Station. 



A copy of the statement of brand must be filed with the 

 Director of the Station. The goods must carry the inspection 

 tax tag and the brand before they can be legally offered for sale 

 in the State. It will not answer to affix tags at the time the 

 goods are sold. 



FREE ANALYSIS OF FEEDING STUFFS. 



The Station officers take pains to obtain for analysis samples 

 of all feeding stuffs coming under the law, but the co-operation 

 of consumers is essential for the full and timely protection of 

 their interests. Whenever any one believes that the law is 

 being evaded in any way, he is requested to notify the Direc- 

 tor of the Station. 



The Station will promptly analyze, free of charge, samples of 

 feeding stuffs taken in accordance with directions furnished by 

 the Station, and report the results to the interested parties. 

 Blanks containing full directions for drawing and forwarding 

 samples will be sent on application. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director. 



