9921. Misbranding of cottonseed meal. U. S. * * * v. Humphreys- 
Godwin Co., and Union Seed & Fertilizer Co., Corporations. Plea 
of nolo contendere by Humphreys-Godwin Co. Fine, $25 and costs. 
Plea of guilty by Union Seed Inc Fertilizer Co.     Fine, $100 and costs.
(F. & D. No. 8135.     I. S. Nos. 9170-1, 9174-1.)
On April 5, 1917, 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 
the Humphreys-Godwin Co. and the Union Seed & Fertilizer Co., corpora- 
tions, trading at Memphis, Tenn., alleging shipment by the former company, 
through its agent, the Union Seed & Fertilizer Co., in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act, on or about November 8 and December 3, 1915, respectively, 
from the State of Tennessee into the State of Maine, of quantities of cotton- 
seed meal which was misbranded.
Analysis of a sample of the article from each consignment by the Bureau 
of Chemistry of this department showed that it contained 35.15 per cent 
and 36.56 per cent, respectively, of protein and 13.93 per cent and 12.87 per 
cent, respectively, of crude fiber.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that 
the statements appearing on the labels of the sacks containing the said article, 
regarding the article and the ingredients and substances contained therein, to wit, 
" * * * Guaranteed Analysis. * * * Protein 38.62 to 43% * * * 
Crude Fibre 8 to 12%," were false and misleading in that they represented 
to purchasers that the said article contained not less than 38.62 per cent of 
protein and not more than 8 per cent of crude fiber, and for the further 
reason that the article was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mislead 
purchasers into the belief that it contained not less than 38.62 per cent of 
protein and not more than 8 per cent of crude fiber, whereas, in fact and in 
truth, it did not contain 38.62 per cent of protein,  but did contain a less
quantity, and the said article did not contain 8 per cent or less of crude fiber, 
but did contain a greater amount.
On June 9, 1917, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf 
of the Union Seed & Fertilizer Co., and the court imposed a fine of $100 and 
costs. On October 4, 1921, a plea of nolo contendere was entered on behalf of 
the Humphreys-Godwin Co., and the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.