30 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1920. 



FEEDING STUFFS INSPECTION 



Statement by A. M. G. Soule, Chief Bureau of Inspections 

 Department of Agriculture, Augusta 



Feeding Stuffs received attention during 1919 with the ex- 

 ception of a short period during the summer. Bearing in mind 

 the many complications arising in the manufacture and trans- 

 portation of feeding stuffs by strikes and riots, we have at all 

 times endeavored to be as tolerant as we could, actuated by the 

 desire to impress upon the feed manufacturers and dealers loca- 

 ted within and beyond the borders of Maine, the fact of our 

 willingness to cooperate with them in facilitating business when- 

 ever consistent with the feeding stuffs laws of the State. It is 

 our belief that the brands which we found upon analysis to be 

 below standard were, with but few exceptions, unintentionally 

 so on the part of the manufacturers. Prosecution of one con- 

 cern within the State seemed to be warranted, as a flagrant vio- 

 lation was detected, and a fifty dollar fine was paid. A few 

 local concerns also paid fines for misbranding. With the prices 

 of feeds as high as they are, we have endeavored in every pos- 

 sible way to see that the users of them have received the full 

 benefit of the law. If difficulties arose with products entering 

 into interstate shipment, and the situation warranted such action, 

 the cases were referred to the Federal Department. Our rec- 

 commendations to the United States Bureau of Chemistry, made 

 upon the strength of our collaborating official's commission, were 

 always met in a direct courteous manner, which encouraged us 

 in our cooperative work. The following table briefly outlines 

 the scope of our work with relation to feeding stuffs : 



Number of brands registered 630 



Number of samples drawn 470 



Number of hearings 98 



Number of carloads seized 3 



