The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
List of Adulterated and Misbranded
Foods, Drugs, Feeding .Stuifs, Etc

Chapter IL OF the session laws OF
1911 requires the State Food and Drug
Commissioner to furnish to the coun-
ty auditor Of each county in the state
a certified list Of the adulterated and
misbranded foods, and products enter
ing into the preparation OF foods,
beverages, candies, drugs, linseed
oils and all other products and pre-
parations under the jurisdiction OF the
said food and drug commissioner, as
found by the analysis and inyestiga-
ton OF said commissioner and his as
sistants. This list must show the
brand and name OF the article. the
manufacturer or jobber, and the rea-
son for CHASING the same as illegal,
together with any necessary COM
ments thereon. The commissioner is
also required to notify the party re-
sponsible for placipg such Illegal
goods upon the market OF his findings
and allow him at least ten days in
which to show cause why such in
formation shall not be published.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
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 analysed in the
Department laboratories and the COM
missioner considers it necessary to
publish information regarding the
following Illegal samples:
Cotton seed meal or cake. Manu-
featured by Tecumseh Oil & Cotton
Co., Tecumseh. Okla. A car load was
shipped to Clifford Bros. Mitchell, and
part of this was later sold by the
Farmers Union Elevator Co, at
Belts, and part by the Farmers Ele-
vator at Plankinton. This feed was
illegal because the percentages Of
crude protein and fat were not def
initely stated and the guaranteed
analysis did not correspond with the
true composition. 1t was labeled
Protein 41-43 percent, Fat 6-S per-
cent, crude fiber 1919 percent. An
alysis showed ii to contain protein
1914 percent, fat 60 percent and Grade
fiber 1867 percent. The amount of
protein and tat should have been
stated in definite terms.
Cotton Seed Meal. Mar featured
in Oklahoma and sold 20 a fee6"r in
this state by j. Fl. Conrad, OK Omaha,
Neb., agent for Wootten-Bur,on Sales
Co.. of Chickasha, Okla. IL was illeg-
al for the same reasons as applied to
sample above. This m al was label
ed, protein 37-41 percent, fat IS per-
cent, fiber 10h percent. Analysis of
a sample from an unopened bag gave
the iCllowing; pr,t,ir IS percent,
fat SIC percent, and fiber 1885, per-
cent. 1t also coniairej cotton seed
hulls.
Cotton Seed Meal. Manufactured
by the Imperial Cotton Milling Co., ad-
dress Chicago, Ill. Sold by this firm
to a feeder in this state, II was IL
legal for the same reasons as No. ]
above. Bags were labeld, Choice
cotton seed meal. 106p lbs. Protein
not less than 41-45 percent, fat not
less than S percent, fiber (maximum)
8 percent" Analysis Of a sample
shows that it contained but 36.45 per-
cent protein. 1t contained Ills per-
cent fat and 1924 percent crude fiber.
The protein is much lower than guar
anteed and the fiber much higher.
Cotton Seed Meal. Manufactured
by the Ardmore Oil G. Milling Co.,
Ardmore, Okla, Kansas City, Mo. Il
legal for the same reasons as No. 1
above. 1t was labeled, protein 3S-41
percent, oil or fat 5h-7 percent, fiber
not more than IL percent. Analysis
showed the following. protein 37.6
percent, fat III percent and fiber H.
81 percent.
Farmers and stockgrowers in this
state using concentrated feeds are
cautioned against buying such with
out proper assurance that the feed
will stand up to its guaranteed an
alysis. Many carloads of southern
cotton seed feed were seized last win
ter through the activity Of govern.
ment and state inspectors in an ad.
joining state because of untruthfuI
labelling. AS these feeds are purchas.
ed for their protein and fat content
adherence of one or two per cent II
these factors makes much differenc,
in their actual feeding value.
Alfalfa Molasses Feed. Manufac
tured by the Alfalfa Products Co
Superior, Neb. This feed is not reg
istered in the state and it containe,
less protein and much less fat thai