13289. Misbi'anding of cottonseed meal. U. S. v. 1,400 Sacks of Cottonseed 
Meal. Decree of condemnation and fox'feiture. Product released 
under bond. (F. & D. No. 19516. I. S. Nos. 22897-v, 22848-v. S. No. 
C-4617.)
On or about January 21, 1925, the United States attorney for the Eastern 
District of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the 
seizure and condemnation of 1,400 sacks of cottonseed meal, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Dupo, Ill., consigned by the Buckeye Cotton Oil 
Co., Memphis, Tenn, alleging that the article had been shipped from Memphis, 
Tenn., on or about January 8, 1925, and transported from the State of Tennes- 
see into the State of Illinois, and charging misbranding in violation of the food 
and drugs act. The article was labeled in part: "100 Lbs. Net Buckeye Prime 
Cottonseed Meal Manufactured By The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. General 
Offices, Cincinnati, Ohio Protein 43.00 Per Cent Minimum * * * Ammonia 
S.S7 Per Cent Minimum."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
statement " Protein 43.00 Per Cent Minimum," appearing in the labeling, was 
false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser.
On February 32, 1925, the Ralston Purina Co., East St. Louis, Ill., having 
appeared as claimant for the property, judgment of the court was entered, 
finding the product liable to condemnation and forfeiture, and it was ordered 
by the court that the said product be released to the claimant upon payment of 
the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a bond in the sum of $4,500, 
in conformity with section 10 of the act.
R. W. DTJNXAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.