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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

crude protein, allowing 1 per cent, of nitrogen to equal six
and one-fourth of protein, and of crude fat it contains, both
constituents to be determined by the method adopted at the
time by the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists.

Shall not
include hays,
whole seeds.
etc.

85. The term concentrated commercial feeding stuff, as
here used, shall not include hays and straws, the whole seeds
nor the unmixed meals made directly from the entire grains
of wheat, rye, barley, oats, Indian corn, buckwheat and
broom corn. Neither shall it include wheat, rye and buck-
wheat, brans or middlings, not mixed with other substance,
but sold separately, as distinct articles of commerce, nor pure
grain ground together. The agent of the State hereinafter

Samples of
exempted
articles for
analysis,

authorized to make those inspections is fully empowered to
take samples of these excepted articles when found, and, if
upon analysis they prove to be adulterated, the vender shall
be in all respects subject to the penalties hereinafter set forth
for the adulteration of concentrated commercial feeding stuff.

Articles
included in
feeding stuffs.

86. The term concentrated commercial feeding stuff, as
here used, shall include linseed meals, cotton-seed meals,
cotton-seed hulls, pea meals, cocoanut meals, gluten feeds,
maize feeds, starch feeds, sugar feeds, dried brewers' grains,
malt sprouts, hominy feeds, cereline feeds, rice meals, oat
feeds, corn and oat-chops, ground beef, fish or animal meals,
mixed feeds, all patented or trademarked foods, and all other
materials of similar nature not included within the preced-
ing section of this sub-title.

Shall file with
State Chemist
certified copy
of statement

87. Before any manufacturer, company or person shall sell,
offer or expose for sale in this State any concentrated com-
mercial feeding stuff, as defined in this preceding section of
this sub-title, be or they shall for each and every feeding
stuff bearing a distinguishing name or trademark file with the
State Chemist of the Maryland Agricultural College a certified
copy of the statement named in Section eighty-four of this
sub-title; said certified copy to be accompanied, when the
State Chemist shall so request, by a sealed package, contain-
ing at least one pound of the feeding stuff to be sold or offered
for sale, and the company or person furnishing said sample
shall thereupon make affidavit that said sample corresponds
within reasonable limits to the feeding stuff which it repre-
sents in the percentage of protein and fat which it contains.

88. Before any concentrated commercial feeding stuff, as
defined in Section eighty-six of this Act, is sold, offered or
exposed for sale in this State, the manufacturer, importer,