The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

lnet with other States. we nope
there will be nothing in the way OF
strict enforcement of the law and
that you will find competent men,
who will make it their business to
see that its provisions are complied
with
The above are excerpts from let
ters to Commissioner Watson from
firms dealing in feed stuffs, and show
that interest taken in the new en-
actment of the General Assembly.
The Feed Inspection Act goes into
effect May !. The price to be
charged, per ton, for the enforce
ment Of the law will be 25 cents.
This is higher than some States, but
on a par with other States near the
size Of South Carolina. The tags
will be furnished for the ton OF
shipment into this State after the
feed stufs have been Inspected as
provided by the law.
Some Requirements Of the teeo
Stufs.
/. The brand, name, etc., Of the
article must be given on the outside
of the package, including a state
ment of what the package contains
and the analysis of the article.
2. The term commercial iced
stufs includes all feeds used for
live stock and poultry, except whole
hays, cotton seed hulls and corn
stover, when the same are not mixed
with other materials.
3. Those offering the feed stu1fs
for sale, etc., must file with the
commissioner of agriculture a bot
tie containing at least one pound OF
the article so sold.
4. But if a manufacturer or JOB
Der fled the statement the agent or
seller shall not be. required to hle
one.
5. The commissioner may refuse
the registration Of any feed stuff
registered not according to law.
6 twenty-five cents a ton IS the
tag tax.
Enforcement of the Law.
The following sections of the Act
have special reference to the en-
forcement Of the law:
''Section s. It shall be unlawful
and shall he punished as other Vlo-
lations of this Act, to sell, offer or
expose for sale, any mixed or com
bounded commercial feeding stutf
containing as an ingredient crushed
or ground ear corn: Provided, That
nothing herein shall prevent the
sale Of crushed or ground ear corn
by itself and not mixed with any
other substance, but the crushed or
ground ear corn when sold by itself
is a concentrated commercial feed
ing stuff defined in Section 2 OF
this Act, and the sale thereof within
this State shall be governed by the
provisions of this Act, and the rules
and regulations prescribed by the
commissioner of agriculture, COM
merce and INDUSTRIES
ssSection 10. The commissioner
of agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, together with his deputies,
agents and assistants, shall have free
access to all places Of business, mills,
buildings, vehicles, cars, vessels and
packages of whatever kind used IN
the manufacture, importation or sale
of any concentrated commercial feed
ing stuff, and shall have power and
authority to open any package con-
taining or supposed to contain any
concentrated commercial feeding
stuff; and upon tender and full pay
ment of the selling price Of said sam
piles, take therefrom, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, samples for
anal ysis; and he shall annually cause
to be anaIyzed at least one sample
so taken of every concentrated COM
mercial feeding stuff that is found,
sold or offered, or exposed: for sale
in this State under the provisions Of
this Act"
"Section 13. Any manufacturer,