432 Report oF INSPECTION WoRK OF THB 
COMMENTS. 
In commenting on the result of the inspection so far conducted, 
the first fact to attract attention is the presence of some goods in 
the market, at the time the samples were taken, in apparant Vio- 
lation of the law. These cases are explained in a variety of ways, 
such as the shipping of the goods into the market before the law 
went into effect, a change in the name of the brand, the refusal 
of the manufacturer or jobber doing business in another state to 
pay the license fee, thus throwing the responsibility on the 
dealers, ignorance of the law and other reasons less valid. These 
cases are receiving attention and the inevitable result will be 
either finally to bring the offending parties into line with legal 
requirements or drive their goods out of the markets of this 
state. In the meantime dealers are warned not to handle the 
goods herein marked as illegally sold, no matter how high their 
quality, until clear proof is furnished that the provisions of the 
law have been fully met. There are so many brands of feeding 
stuffs of high quality which may be dealt in legally that it is not 
necessary to assume any risks in order to meet the demands of 
all consumers. 
It is very noticeable that a considerable proportion of the sam- 
ples fall short of the guarantee in protein and not a few in fat. 
The percentage deficient in protein is 50 and in fat 30. In most 
of these cases, however, the actual composition falls below the 
guarantee no more than might be expected from the natural vari- 
ations in composition. Additional samples must be taken in 
order to determine the general composition of the several brands. 
A notable instance of fraudulent marking of an unlicensed 
feeding stuff is the Mayflower Brand Oil Meal, guaranteed to con- 
tain 32 per ct. of protein, and actually containing about half 
that proportion. - 
One company reports the analyses of its goods on the basis of 
what they would contain if water-free. Ags feeding stuffs are 
never found in the market in a water-free condition, but seldom 
hold less than 8 or 10 per ct. of water, such figures are deceptive 
