The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12

ers and the Users of Feed From
the Sale of Fraudulent Goods, and
Not to Allow MilIers Of North Caro-
lima to Sell Goods Not of Standard
Required"
Major W. \. Graham. Commissioner
of Agriculture. yesterday gave out Il
statement explanatory of h North
Carolina feed law and the contentious
of the North Carolina Millers' AssOcla-
ton, which sent Il committee before
the Commissioner to confer with MN
about changes they have proposed.
Major Graham said:
THE present Feed Law of North
Carolina was prepared by the feed
chemists of the different southern
States after several consultations, and
is almost identical in each one. In
Carolina it becomes effective
May 1st prox.
This law vas introduced in the
LEGISLATURE. was sent to the committee
for examination. n reported without
undue hurry, and its Introduction was
noted by the press.
.The only year for which there is
q report is December, 10000. Ihe
receipts were $11,57S.3T.
Paid by millers or firms be
yond the State s7.5S6.59
Paid by milleTs or firms
within the State ,...... 3,99y.l0
The receipts So far this year would
indicate fully the same proportion,
The report OF the Commissioners
of L.abo me Printing. which is the
only list Of mills available to the De
partment, gives the umb Of flour
and feed mills in the State as seventy,
but ninety-two nilS and firms have
purchased tax tags.
"If a mill does not manufacture feed
il does not have to register and pay
tax on its goods. i. e., a mill can sell
the grain and then grind for u Gus
toner either the grain alone or mixed
with other grains SO bought, and does
not violate the law. When the miller
prepares ii and offers it as a feed, he
ust comply with tho law, as the
privilege cannot be granted one seller
Of feed which is not allowed to others.
The cOnStitutiOnality of the act is
a question for the court. The depart
ment simply performs the duties COM
mitted to it until the courts decide a
different course must be pursued. The
law is the same in substance as that
for the inspection of fertilizers n
cotton seed meal. All fertilizers and
conttonseed meal must be inspected,
SO must all feeds mentioned in the
law. We cannot inspect feed sold by
persons outside Of the State, and not
inspect that manufactured within our
orders Opportunities for access to
the goods must be afforded. That
provided for in regard to feeds is the
same as that for fertilizers. cotton
seed meal and kerosene oil. Wheat
bran vas the last article brought I'M
der inspection. This was done because
Of the great adulteration discovered
in the trade. red corr cobs being
ground and sold as bran.
The stamp was provided as a
means OF paying the tax at the sug-
gestion Of some Of the mi1lers, as more
convenient. The bags containing fer
tiliZer and c~ottonseed meal generally
nave the analysis stamp on them. But
this analysis can be placed on a tag
and attached to the sack. The feed
analysis must be placed upon a tag.
pom this tag the tax stamp can be
placed, thus allowing one tag to be
used instead Of two. Some of these
stamps represent only q fraction of a
cent III value. The act requires all
mills subject to it's provision to reg
lister. Those not subject to it's pro
vision are not required to register
The department is ~endeavoring to
enforce the law impartially and uni
VefSaily. When laws are published
for the State. all persons are consid-
cred TO have knowledge Of them, and
1t is not necessary for the department
TO make any publication concerning
those related TO its work. AS the in
spectors find mills that III We not reg
lstered, the law is explained to them
ana there has been no difficulty in get.
ting them TO comply with it except in
one case.
The act was passed to protect the
mlilers and the users of ICED in this
State from the sale of fraudulent
goods, and not to allow the millers Of
North Carolina to sell goods to the
people that are not Of the tanda
required. The standards mentioned
in the act are approved by men who
are considered competent judges in
such matters, as are those dar
prepared for fertilizers and ottonseed
meal.
since the passage of the act there
mas been great Improvement in the
+ goods offered for sale in this State
Many OF the nliliers approve Of the
law and regard it as a protection