{)252. Misbranding of cottonseed cake. V. S. * * * v. Alston Boyd 
(Washington Cotton Oil Co.). Plea of guilty. Fine, §.100. (F. & D. 
No. 11804.    I. S. Nos. 11052-r, 11953-r, 11954-r, 11055-r.)
On April 19, 1920, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district an information against Alston 
Boyd, trading as the Washington Cotton Oil Co., Dallas, Tex., alleging ship- 
ment by said defendant, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, 
on or about January. 16, 17, and 18, 1919, from the State of Texas into the 
State of Kansas, of quantities of cottonseed cake which was misbranded. The 
article was labeled in part, " Circle X Brand 100 Lbs. Prime Cotton Seed Meal 
and Cake    *    *    * "
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that the statement, to wit, " 100 Lbs.," borne on the tags attached to the sacks 
containing the article, regarding the article and the ingredients and substances 
contained therein, was false and misleading in that it represented that each 
of said sacks contained 100 pounds of the article, and for the further reason 
that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead the pur- 
chaser into the belief that each of said sacks contained 100 pounds of the 
article, whereas, in truth and in fact, each of said sacks did not contain 100 
pounds of the article, but did contain a less amount. Misbranding was alleged 
for the further reason that the article was food in package form, and the 
quantity of the contents thereof was not plainly and conspicuously marked on 
the outside of the package.
On June 30, 1920, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the information, 
and the court imposed a fine of $100.
B. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.