68 INSPECTIONS. [ART. 48

as distinct articles of commerce, nor pure grain ground together.
The agent of the State hereinafter authorized to make these
inspections is fully empowered to take samples of these excepted
articles when found, and, if upon analysis they prove to be
adulterated, the vendor shall be in all respects subject to the
penalties hereinafter set forth for the adulteration of concentrated
commercial feeding stuff.

1900, ch. 287.

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 trade marked foods, and all other materials of
similar nature not included within the preceding section of this
sub-title.

Ibid

87. Before any manufacturer, company or person shall sell,
offer or expose for sale in this State any concentrated commer-
cial feeding stuff, as defined in this preceding section of this
sub-title, he or they shall for each and every feeding stuff bear-
ing a distinguishing name or trade mark 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, containing 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 represents in the percentage of protein
and fat which it contains.

Ibid.

88. Before any concentrated commercial feeding stuff, as
defined in section 86, is sold, offered or exposed for sale in this
State, the manufacturer, importer, agent or seller thereof shall