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REGISTRATION AND RESULTS OF INSPECTION. 



The following pages contain the report of the analyses of com- 

 mercial feeding stuffs made since the publication of Official In- 

 spections 79. 



There are reported in all about 700 samples, including all 

 received up to July i, 191 7. About one third of the samples 

 were submitted by dealers and consumers. ' The other samples 

 were drawn by the inspectors of the State Department of Agri- 

 culture. In the course of their work the inspectors covered the 

 entire state with the exception of extreme northern and eastern 

 parts. Practically all stores buying feed directly from out-of- 

 state points were visited at least once, most of them twice, and 

 some of the larger wholesale places, three or more times. 



DESCRIPTION OF TABLES. 



In the left hand column of the tables will be found listed 

 the name of each brand of feeding stuff registered in Maine 

 in 1916 or 1917, the name of the manufacturer, the list of ingre- 

 dients, and the guaranteed analysis as given on the certificate 

 of registration filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 Unregistered brands of which samples have been examined are 

 also included in the list. The feeds are grouped into classes 

 and in those classes the names of the manufacturer are arranged 

 alphabetically. In the right hand column the results of the exam- 

 ination of the samples of each brand are discussed. The number 

 of samples examined, how many were in accord with guaranty, 

 how many were not in accord and in what respects, the number 

 of weed seeds found (if samples were examined for weed seeds), 

 and any other information that has a bearing on the lawful sale 

 of the goods, are given for each brand. In the discussion, when 

 a sample is spoken of as "slightly" below (in the case of fiber, 

 above) guaranty, it means that the deviation from guaranty was 

 so small that another sample from the same lot of goods might 

 be found in accord. The significance of a "slight" deviation 

 depends to a considerable extent upon the findings in regard to 

 the other constituents of the sariie sample and other samples of 

 the same brand. In the weed seed enumeration, a "few" means 

 from two to eight in a half pint sample ; "some" means eight to 

 fifteen; "many" not more than seventy-five; and "very many" 

 means up to two per cent of weed seeds. When practicable, 

 the weed seeds found in the samples are given in detail ; when 

 the varieties are too numerous for a detailed statement, the 

 quantity found is given. 



