12468. Misbranding of feed. IT. S. v. Mississippi Elevator Co., a Corpora- 
tion.    Plea of snallty.     Fine, $20 and costs.     (F. & D. No. 17521.    I. S.
No. 10727-v.)
On July 18, 1923, 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 Mississippi Elevator Co., a corporation, Memphis, Tenn., alleging shipment 
by said company, in violation of the food and drugs act, on or about September 
7, 1922, from the State of Tennessee into the State of Mississippi, of a quantity 
of feed which was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Karomel 
Korn Horse & Mule Feed (Sweet) Made in Memphis, Tennessee By Missis- 
sippi Elevator Company * * * Guaranteed Analysis Protein minimum 
10.00."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart- 
ment showed that it contained 8.60 per cent of protein.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that 
the statement, to wit, "Protein Minimum 10.00," borne on the tags attached to 
the sacks containing the article, regarding the said article and the ingredients
and substances contained therein, was false and misleading in that the said 
statement represented that the article contained not less than 10 per cent of 
protein, and for the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as to 
deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief that it contained not less than 
10 per cent of protein, whereas, in truth and in fact, it did contain less than 
10 per cent of protein, to wit, 8.6 per cent of protein.
On November 2G, 1923. a plea of guilty to the information was entered on 
behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $20 and costs.
HOWARD M. GORE, Secretary of Agriculture.