NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1141.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
MISBRANDING OF PEERLESS CATTLE FEED.
On August 22, 1910, the United States Attorney for the Eastern 
District of Tennessee, acting upon a report by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, filed information in the District Court of the United 
States for said district against J. Allen Smith & Co. (Inc.), a cor- 
poration, alleging shipment by it, in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act, on or about April 13, 1909, from the State of Tennessee into the 
State of Virginia of a quantity of so-called " Cattle Feed ", which 
was misbranded. The said product was labeled as follows: " 100 
Pounds Peerless Feed Manufactured by J. Allen Smith & Co., Knox- 
ville, Tenn. Guaranteed analysis: Protein (Minimum) 15.0%, 
Starch and Sugar 58.0%, Fat (Minimum) 4.0%, Fiber (Maximum) 
7.0% Composed of Wheat Bran, Wheat Shorts, Corn Meal, Corn 
Bran, Corn Screenings, Wheat Screenings, North Carolina Inspec- 
tion Tag."
Analysis of samples of said product made by the Bureau of 
Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture showed 
the following results: Moisture, 12.12 per cent; ether extract, 4.00 
per cent; protein, 11.25 per cent; crude fiber, 4.23 per cent; invert 
sugar, 0.00 per cent; sucrose, 2.21 per cent; starch, 4T.48; total sugars 
and starch, 49.69 per cent. Microchemical examination: Contains 
wheat and corn products, the wheat predominating. Misbranding 
was alleged for the reason that the percentages of protein and of 
sugar and starch, as stated on the label, were false, in that said per- 
centages were much less than those stated, as shown by the aforesaid 
analysis.
On June 3, 1911, the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $10
and costs.
W. M. HATS,
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
WASHINGTON, D. C, September £8,1911.
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