2954. Misbranding of cottonseed meal.   U. S. v. J. Lindsay Wells (J. Lindsay Wells Commission?
Co.).   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $100 and costs.   (F. & D. No. 4719.   I. S. No. 8620-d.)
On September 3, 1913, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Tennessee, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District?
Court of the United States for said district an information against J. Lindsay Wells,?
doing business and trading uuder the name of J. Lindsay Wells Commission Co.,?
Memphis, Tenn., alleging shipment by said defendant, in violation of the Food?
and Drugs Act, on or about October 20, 1911, from the State of Tennessee into?
the State of Virginia, of a quantity of cottonseed meal which was misbranded.?
The product was labeled: "J. Lindsay Wells, Memphis, Tenn. Prime finely Ground?
Sun Brand Cotton Seed Meal; Sacks of 100 lbs. each.    Sold basis analysis: Ammonia
8?to 8i?; Nitrogen 6$ to 7? ; Protein 41 to 45?; Oil and Fat 7 to 8?; Crude Fibre
9?to 10?.   This meal is made from decorticated cotton seed."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department?
showed the following results:
Total nitrogen (per cent)?
    6.10
Protein (6.10 by 6.25) (per cent)?
 38.13
Fats (ether extract) (per cent)?
    7. 89
Crude fiber (per cent)?
    9. 23
Water (per cent)?
    8.15
Ash (per cent)?
    6. 94
Misbranding of the product was alleged in the information for the reason that it bore?
certain brands and labels purporting to state thereon the ingredients thereof, which?
said label was in the words and figures set forth above, and which said label set forth?
that the cottonseed meal contained from 41 to 45 per cent protein, 7 to 8 per cent oil?
and fat, 6? to 7 per cent nitrogen, 8 to 8? per cent ammonia, whereas, in truth and in?
fact, it did not contain 8 to 8? per cent ammonia, 6? to 7 per cent nitrogen, 7 to 8 per?
cent oil and fat, and from 41 to 45 per cent protein, but, in truth and in fact, contained
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a much less amount of said ingredients; that the representations and statements upon?
said brands and labels upon the cottonseed meal were false, untrue, misleading, and?
calculated to deceive the purchaser or purchasers of said cottonseed meal.
On December 31,1913, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the information and?
the court imposed a fine of $100, with costs of $12.75.
B. T. GALLOWAY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mareh SO, 1914.