New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-11-12
SEIZURE OF FEED.


Chief Inspector Charles ". O'Rourl
| OF the Louisiana State Board of Agf
culture and Immigration has Just r
| turned from Tnngipahoa parish. whp
! he went TO investigate certain shil
ments of feedstufis and fertilizer
made to points in that parish. As
result of these Investigations n numb,
o. cottonseed meal shipments made h
the Magnolia oil Mill and Mauufn,
turing Company of Magnolia. Miss.
and n shipment of fertilizer consistiu
OF ground bone made by the Armou
Packing Company of Chicago Ill
have been illegal and in contraventio,
of the state laws applicable to thi,
class OF trade and in consequence q
these conditions two consignments ot
cottou-seed meal and one of bone meal
have been seized at Ponchatoula: one
shipment has been seized Mt Hammond
and another consignment has been
seized Mt Independence by the naro
chial authorities of Tang gipahon.
Act 1913 of 1904. regulating the sale
and purity of commercial feeding
stutis in Louisiana. applies not only
to all cotton seed meal marketed as
feed in Louisiana but includes within
its provisions linseed meals. maize
feeds. starch feeds sugar and molasses
feeds, dried brewer grains. malt,
sprouts, hominy feeds ceraline feeds
oat feeds, corn and oat chops. corn and
ont feeds, ground beef or fish scraps,
mixed feeds, middling. mixed feeds
made wholly or in part from whent.
rye. buckwheat or rice, mixed brnns |
and brans made from any cereal or
grain containing more than 10 per
'ent of hulls, chatf or other foreign
natter But the law does not apply
o hays and straws, the whole seeds,
n the unmixed meals and chops made
lirectly from the seed of wheat. rye.
'ar'ey. oats. Indian corn. buckvheat.
,room. corn or rice.
The law requires that manufacturers
to do business in the State
must register the different brands they
purpose marketing in Louisiana. with
j. G. Lee. Baton
'ouge, La, and that oil shipments Of
egistered brands shall he tagged and
randed according to law. Copies of
he law, with rules and regulations
Dr the proper guidance of manufae.
lrers will be sent free of cost upou !
,ceipt of request by either Commits 4
oner j. G.. Lee. Baton Rouge. La. !
+ Chief Inspector Charles H. I
Rourke, ia Union street. New Or
,ans Mr.. O'Rourke declined to
AXE verbal statement in regard TO 1
le seizures otherwise than TO affirm s
ie facts ms stated. but desired to CON t
" the assurance that the State De 4
'rtment intended to perform its duty n
the fullest extent. md cited the II
incidents as an unfortun. L
g but necessary evidence. h
There are n number of rice mills |,
Il other manufacturing industries n
in this, rs well as neigh "
ring States, that are more or less le
terested in the State feedstufis law. Is
d that no doubt will view with pi
ne interest the recent developments III
at have occurred. He said. "In sc
, establishment of the new law that b,
Of so much vital interest to so great W
of people. involving, as it hs
ss. n question, and most important -
:. to every person interested in the r
,blem of live stock feed aud its use Il
in the case of establishing almost i
'ry new law involving the routine Il
tom of affairs. but mostly so In Il
& case, there Is certain amount Of 4
olution Of custom that results aud /
Q the organization of any large i'm Il
ution aud the perfection of given Il
. of work involving great number i
letails. the task of formulating pre- i
inary arrangements has been very II
uous. But the work has been very Il
/ done nDd we have the initial stage Il
he establishment of law well in
IL Inc most d1sagreeahle stage
he law 8 requirments has passed n
can the working off of the surplus
L on hand in the thousand and one
'es where feedstuffs are found sar
,ughout Louisiana In every m plei
ice where such cases were found r.,
dealers were required to comply to
b the law, but ns nearly month ,rg
elapsed since the law became eff. few
i've. ] feel qnite sure TINT most of
class Of goods has been disposed :"
State inspectors throughout Lou
m are constantly ON the alert for
shipments over which our laws
! jurisdiction. aud we have estab.
I'd here in Louisiana one of the Ill
complete systems for the inspec.
and analysis Of commercial fer