Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-25
List of Adulterated and Misbranded
Foods, Drugs, Feeding
Stuffs, Etc.

Chapter / , of the Session Laws of 1911
requires the State Food and Drug Com
missioner to furnish to the County Au.
dtor of each county in the state certi-
fed list of the adulterated aud mis-
branded foods and products entering
into the preparation of foods, beverages,
candies, drugs, linseed oils, and all other
products and preparations under the
jurisdiction of the said Food and Drug
Commissioner, as found by the analysis
and investigation of said commissioner
and his assistants. This list must show
the brand aud name of the article, the
manufacturer or jobber, and the reason
for CHASING the same as illegal, together
with any necessary comments thereon.
The Commissioner is also required to
notify the party responsible for placing
such Illegal goods upon the market of
his findings and allow him at least ten
DAYS in which to show cause why such
information shall not be published.
County Auditors are required to cause
this list to be printed in the official
county papers.
The state Food and Drug Commits
sioner enforces the law relating to COM
mercial feeding stuffs for live stock, and
to medicinal stock foods. During the
last winter season eighty-six samples of
feeding stuffs were taken by inspectors
of the Department. These were analyzed
in the Department laboratories and the
Commissioner considers it necessary to
publish information regarding the fol-
lowing Illegal samples
Cotton seed meal or cake. Manufac-
tured by Tecumssh Oil * Cotton Co,
Tecumseh, Okla. A carload was ship
ped to Clifford Bros, Mitchell, and part
of this was later sold by the Farmers
Union Elevator Co. at Belts and part by
the Farmers Elevator at Plankinton.
This feed was illegal because it was not
registered in accordance with the state
law and because the percentages of
crude protein and fat were not definite.
ly stated and the guaranteed analysis
did not correspond with the true COM
position. 1t was labeled protein 4l-43
per cent, fat 6-S per cent, crude fiber l04
per cent. Analysis showed it to contain
protein 394 per cent, fat 67 per cent
and crude fiber 1887 per cent. The
amount OF protein and fat should have
been stated in definite terms.
Cotton seed meal Manufactured in
Oklahoma aud sold to feeder in this
state by j. II. Conrad, of Omaha, Neb.,
agent for the Wootten- Burton Sales Co,
of Chickasha, Okla. 1t was illegal for
the same reasons as applied to sample
above. This meal was labeled, protein
37-4l per cent, fai 6-S per cent, fiber
l0l-l2 per cent. Analysis of a sample
from an unopened bag gave the follow
ing: Protein s6.7 per cent, fat 6.76 per
cent and fiber 1886 per cent. 1t also
cotton seed hulls.
Cotton seed meal. Manufactured by
the Imperial Cotto Milling Co., address
Chicago, Ill. Sold by this firm to a
feeder in this state. 1t was illegal for
the same reasons as No | above. Bags
were labeled, "Choice Cotton Seed Meal,
100 lbs. - ProtSin not
less than 4l45 per cent, fat not less than
per cent, fiber (maximum) per cent.
Analysis of sample shows that it con-
tanned but 80 As per cent protein. 1t
7,lS per cent fat and pa per
cent crude fiber The protein is much
lower than guaranteed and the fiber
much higher.
Cotton seed meal Manufactured by
the Ardmore Oil & Milling Co., Ard
more, Okla. Sold to feeder in this
state by the Wootten- Burton Sales Co.,
Kansas City, Mo. Illegal for the same
reasons as No. above. 1t was labeled,
protein 3S-4l per cent, oil or fat 53-7 per
cent, fiber not more than ~ per cent.
Analysis showed the followlug; Pro-