The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-01


FRED @. KIRCH, Observer
LIST OF ADULTERATED AND MIS-.
BRANDED FOODS, DRUGS, PEED-
INC STUFfS, ETC.
Chapter IL Of the session laws
of 1911 requires the State Food and
Drug Commissioner to furnish to the
county auditor Of each county in the
state certified list Of the &dulte!-
ated and misbranded foods, and pro-
ducts entering into the preparation
OF foods, beverages, candies, drugs,
linseed oils and all other products
and p operations under the jurisdic-
tion of the said food and drug COM
missioner, as found by the analysis
and investigation Of said commission
er and his assistants. This list must
show the brand and name Of the ar
ticle. the manufacturer Of jobber, and
reason for CHASING the same as H.
legal, together with any necessary
comments thereon. The comniss-
ioner is also required to notify the
party responsible for placing such IL
legal 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 pub
lished. County auditors are requir-
ed to cause this list to be printed
In the official county papers.
The State Food and Drug Commiss-
ioner enforces the law relating to
commercial 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 Depart
ment. These were analyized In the
Department laboratories and the
commissioner considers 1t necessary
to publish information regarding the
following illegal samples:
Cotton seed meal or cake. Manu-
featured by Tecumseh Oil & Cotton
Co., Tecumseh, Okla. A carload was
shipped to Clifford Bros, Mitchell,
and part oil. this was later sold by the
Farmers Union Elevator Co., at
Belts, and part by the Farmers Ele-
vator at Plankington. This feed
was illegal because 1t was not. regis
te, ed in accordance with the state
law and because the percentages OF
crude protein and fat were not 'defin-
itely stated and the guaranteed analy-
sis did not correspond with the true
composition. 1t was labeled Protein
4l-43 per cent, Fat 6-S per cent,
crude fiber 10a per cent. Analysis
showed 1t to contain protein, 1914
per cent. fat 6.7 per cent and crude
fiber 1867 per cent. The amount
of protein and fat should have been
stated in definate terms.
Cotton seed meal. Manufactured
in Oklahoma and sold to a feeder
in this state by j. II. Conrad, OF
Omaha, Nebr., agent for WOOtten-
Burton Sales Co., of Chickasha, Okla.
II was illegal for the same reasons
as applied to sample above. This
meal was labled, protein 37-41 per
cent, fat 6-S pcr cent, fiber 10 01a-12
per cent. Analysis Of a sample from
an unopened bag gave the following:
protein 36.7 per cent, fat GIG per
cent and fiber 1886 per cent. 1t also
contained cotton and seed hulls.
Cotton Seed Meal. Manufactured
by the Imperial Cotton Milling Co..
address Chicago. H. Sold by this
firm to feeder in this state. 1t was
illegal for the same reasons as No. ]
above. Bags were labled. "Choice
cotton seed meal, 100 lbs:*+s Proteiu
not less than 41-45 per cent, fat moi
less than per cent. fiber maximum
9 per cent. Analysis of sample
SHOWS that 1t contained but 3S.4J
per cent protein. 1t contained IT'S
per cent fat aud 1874 per cent crud,
fiber. The protein Is much lower
than guaranteed and the fiber much
higher.
Cotton seed meal. Manufactured
by the Ardmore Oil & Milling Co.
ArdmOre, Okla. Sold to feeder IL
this state by the Wootten- Burton
Sales Co., Kansas City. Mo. Illegal
for the same reasons as No. above
IT was labeled protein 3S-41 pei
cent, Oil or fat III per cent. fiber
not more than IL per cent. Analy,
sis showed the following: protein 81