Adulteration of i\Ianures and, Feeding Stvfs. 
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term to serve as a legal description of cakes and feeding stuffs made 
of inferior materials should be devised, which should distinguish 
these cakes from pure cakes. 
The following are the recommendations made by the Com- 
mittee : — 
I. Rkcommendations as to Manures. 
“ (a) That all home-manufactured artificial manures and ferti- 
lisers, both simple and compound, should be sold with a guaranteed 
analysis in writing stating the percentages of fertilising ingredients. 
“ (b) That all imported artificial manures and fertilisers be sold 
with a copy of the import analysis, and that such import analysis 
be, within reasonable limits, binding on the seller. 
“ (c) That the Board of Agriculture should issue clear and 
simple instructions for taking samples, and that no sample be taken 
for analysis except after due notice to the vendor, that he may be 
present by himself or his agent. 
“ (d) That where there is any deficiency in any of the items 
guaranteed, the vendor shall be held liable upon civil proceedings to 
pay the purchaser, in compensation, the value of the article deficient, 
setting against it, however, the value of any item which may be in 
excess of the guarantee. 
“ (e) That any deficiency due to fraud be made an offence 
punishable upon summary conviction by fine or imprisonment. 
“ (f) That no criminal prosecution be undertaken unless it is 
the opinion of an analyst appointed by the Board of Agriculture, 
or an analyst authorised by them to act for this purpose, that the 
case is one for such proceedings to be taken. 
“ (ff) That the Board of Agriculture, county councils, agri- 
cultural societies, chambers of agi’iculture, farmers’ clubs, co-ope- 
rative societies, and like bodies be empow’ei’ed, if they think fit, to 
institute prosecutions under this clause.” 
II. Recommendations as to Feeding Stuffs. 
“ (a) That all simple feeding cakes composed of one substance or 
the product of one seed, and called after the name of such substance 
or seed, be required to be sold under the distinctive name of such 
substance or seed, and be thereby guaranteed ‘ pure and suitable for 
feeding purposes.’ 
“ (6) That all other cakes be sold as mixed or compound cakes, 
or by some designation fixed by the Board of Agriculture ; but this 
should not exclude the use of any trade description or fancy name 
for such cakes, provided that one of the two words ‘ mixed ’ or 
‘ compound ’ or some other term to be fixed by the Board of Agricul - 
ture be affixed to such trade description or fancy name. 
“ (c) That the presence of deleterious ingredients in any article 
sold for feeding stock be prohibited under a penalty. 
“ (d) That the addition of any woi’thless material undeclared in 
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