The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-17
ADuLrnRAreD reHD.
Enforcement Of the Commercial Feed
Stuiis Law by the Department OF
Agriculture


The Feeding Stuffs Law of
Pennsylvania provides for the IN
spection of Concentrated Feeding |
Stuffs found In the markets OF |
the State to ascertain whether
they are pure and up to the stand
ard of excellence guaranteed by
the manufacturers, and the Sec
retary of Agriculture is charged
with the enforcement of this law
which is now operating to the
great advantage of consumers.
Periodical visits are made by
an agent of the Department into
the various sections of the State
for the purpose OF collecting sam
pies of goods sold for feeding pur-
poses. These samples are for
warded TO the chemist of the
Feeding Stutfs control, Depart
ment of Agriculture, at Harris.
burg, who carefully analyses each
sample, notices any violations of
the law and reports the results to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
During the past year over 300
samples have been taken and sent
to Harrisburg for examination.
TIE chemical work is now going
on and when completed, the re.
suits of the analyses together
with such additional information
as may be considered necessary
will be published IN a bulletin and
sent free to all interested parties.
Only one serious adulteration
has thus far been repol ted by the
chemist. In October, a firm IN
Westmoreland county was selling
a bran. a mixture of wheat bran
and rice hulls. AS soon as the
/, chemist made his report, inform
alton was made against these
dealers who pleaded guilty and
paid the stipulated fine and the
sale of the goods was stopped.
Between forty and fifty prose-
cutions have been brought within
the last month, in ten different
counties, of which fourteen were
aealnst dealers handling a feed
manufactured by company out
side of the State. This brand OF
feed contained from one to four
per cent. less protein and about
one aud tive-tenths per cent less
fat than was guaranteed by the
manufac cturer. The deficiency il
protein and fat, the two most I'm
portant nutrients in feeding
stutfs, caused a serious loss tC
consumer, varying from five tC
seven dollars per ton. The com
! pany that sold this material to
Pennsylvania dealers has very
wisely agreed to pay the fine o.
$4,000 and analysis fee of So. OF
for each dealer, Withdrew the IN
ferlor article from the market o.
either lower the guarantee or I'm
4 prove the quality of this braud o
feed. This is an important stel
IN the right direction and Wi
prove great benefit to dairymel
and others using the feeds manu-
factured by this firm,
AS a result of these prosecu
tlons about 100000 have bee
and will be collected in fines an,
analysis and covered into tn
Z State Treasury to be used in cal
IS rylng out the provisions of tn
3 2, cdlng Stutis Law. This fact
. however, is of minor importanc
ID when compared with the amour
II of benefit which will accrue
III dalrymen and other dealers with
s. in the State.
y Manufacturers or johbers shiI
Us ping goods into this State shoul
g. properly brand and guarante
their articles as required by th
Pennsylvania Law for the prcte,
" of the dealers of the State WI
: are responsible tor the prope
branding or tagging of feeds the
20 offer for sale. The Departmer
~ of Agriculture is anxious to pr
mote the best interests of all pa
ties. 1t believes in mutual goo
oi will and honest co-operation, al
er will IN no way interfere with leg
10 innate trade.
40 The Department will gladl
~ furnish copies of the Jaw on ;
:" plication.