OFFICIAL INSPECTIONS 79. 135 



STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE OF THE LAW. 

 A. M. G. Soulf, Chief, Bureau of Inspections. 



The feeding stuffs inspection for parts of two years, 19 15 

 and 1 91 6, has been pursued with the idea of collecting sam- 

 ples and detecting unregistered goods. The work was actively 

 carried on during this season from November, 191 5, until 

 June, 1916, and in the course of inspection most of the stores 

 buying goods from out of the State were visited, and many of 

 the wholesale places in Portland, Bangor and Lewiston visited 

 several times. 



The total number of feeding stuffs registered for 191 5 was 

 five hundred and thirty-eight, while for 19 16 thus far they 

 number five hundred and fourteen. 



About the usual number of hearings has resulted from the 

 finding of unregistered brands, but in most cases when brought 

 to the attention of the manufacturers, they have taken pains to 

 protect the dealers selling their goods in this State without 

 delay, and the year has been marked by the registration of 

 several new brands of feeds not before sold within the State. 



A greater number of samples of cottonseed meal have been 

 found to be deficient than in either of the previous years that 

 the law has been administered by this Department. Some of 

 these cases have been disposed of by new registrations ; some 

 by the recommendation that the carload lot be refused by the 

 dealer, which recommendation has been accepted, and in all 

 instances that have warranted, recommendation for prosecu- 

 tion and citations have been made to the Federal Department 

 by virtue of our commission as Collaborating State Official. 

 The cooperative work with the Federal Department in the en- 

 forcement of the food law, which embraces in its scope food 

 for animals as well as for human consumption has under its 

 provision made it possible, when a sample of feeding stuff 

 has been found deficient, for the deputy to secure documentary 

 evidence proving interstate shipment of the goods and the 

 case is reported to the Federal authorities. This has added 

 greatly to the efficiency of the inspection work and by this 

 means the blame for the deficiency found in the goods is 

 placed where it is due and not upon the innocent dealer living 

 within the State. 



