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The place of business of manufacturer or shipper. 



The percentage of crude protein. 



The percentage of crude fat. 



The Adulteration of Feeding Stuffs. If any foreign sub- 

 stances are added to whole or ground grain or wheat offals, the 

 true mixture must be plainly marked upon the packages. 



'Duties of the Director. The Director shall in person or by 

 deputy analyze at least one sample of each feeding stuff coming 

 within the requirements of the law, and publish the results with 

 such additional information as circumstances advise. He shall 

 report all violations of the law to the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture. 



Penalties. The sale or offering for sale of feeding stuffs not 

 properly branded, or containing a smaller percentage of protein 

 and fat than are guaranteed, or of adulterated feeding stuffs, is 

 punishable by a fine not exceeding 100 dollars for the first, and 

 $200 for each subsequent offense. 



The Results of the Inspection for 1903-4. 

 The last bulletin on feeding stuff inspection was published in 

 May, 1903. Since that time 668 samples have been analyzed by 

 the Station chemists. About 175 of these samples were sent to 

 the Station by correspondents. The others were collected by the 

 inspectors and are from every county in the State. Most of the 

 samples came from the parts of the State where concentrated 

 feeds are most largely used. The samples received from corre- 

 spondents are marked with * against the sample number in the 

 table which follows. This table contains the results of the analy- 

 ses of nearly all of the samples collected. In a few cases the 

 samples received from correspondents are omitted, as nothing 

 was known about them. For reasons explained in the discussion 

 beyond the table, fat was usually determined in only one sample 

 of each brand. The results of the analyses are given in the table 

 which follows, and the results are discussed on page 51 beyond 

 the table. 



