12421. Misbranding of feed. TT. S. v. Arcady Farms Milling Co., a Cor- 
poration. Plea of guilty. Fine, $100: (P. & D. No. 17945. I. S. 
Nos. 1380-v, 10578-v.)
On May 8, 1924, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district an information against the 
Arcady Farms Milling Co., a corporation, Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment by 
said company, in violation of the food and drugs act, in two consignments, 
namely, on or about April 16 and July 20, 1923, respectively, from the State 
of Illinois into the State of Maryland, of quantities of feed which was mis- 
branded. A portion of the article was labeled in part: "Arco * * * Milk- 
Maker Manufactured By Arcady Farms Mfg. Co. Chicago, Ill. * * * 
Guaranteed Analysis Protein 20%." The remainder of the article was labeled 
in part: "Arcady Wonder Mash With Buttermilk * * * Guaranteed Pro- 
tein   20%    *    *    *   Manufactured By Arcady Farms Milling Co. Chicago, Ill."
Analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department of a sample from 
each of the consignments showed that the said samples contained approxi- 
mately 17.31 per cent and 18.34 per cent, respectively, of protein.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason 
that the statements, to wit, " Guaranteed Analysis Protein 20%," and " Guaran- 
teed Protein 20%," borne on the sacks containing the respective consignments 
of the article, were false and misleading in that the said statements repre- 
sented that the article contained not less than 20 per cent of protein, and for 
the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to deceive and mis- 
lead the purchaser into the belief that it contained not less than 20 per cent
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of protein, whereas, in truth and in fact, it did contain less than 20 per cent 
of protein, the consignments containing approximately 17.31 per cent and 
18.34 per cent, respectively, of protein.
On June 19, 1924, a plea of guilty to the information was entered on behalf 
of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $100.
HOWARD M. GORE, Secretary of Agriculture.