25879. Misbranding of cottonseed cake and meal. V. S. v. Temple Cotton Oil 
Co., a corporation. Plea of guilty. Fine, $25. (F. & D. no. 36043. 
Sample nos. 33018-B, 33019-B.)
This case involved shipments of cottonseed meal and cake that contained a 
smaller amount of protein than indicated on the label.
On December 2, 1935, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the Temple Cotton Oil Co., a corporation, 
Little Rock, Ark., alleging that on or about June 11 and July 15, 1935, the 
said defendant had. shipped from the State of Arkansas into the State of 
Kansas a number of sacks of cottonseed meal and cake, and that the article 
was misbranded in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was 
labeled in part: "100 Pounds Net [design of Indian] Quapaw Brand Cotton- 
seed Meal—Cake Guaranteed Analysis Protein 43.00% * * * Manufac- 
tured by Temple Cotton Oil Company, Little Rock, Ark."; "Equity Brand Cot- 
tonseed Cake & Meal * * * Guaranteed Analysis Protein not less than 
43%."
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement "Protein not 
less than 43%", on the sack tag, was false and misleading, and for the further 
reason that the article was labeled so as to deceive and mislead the purchaser, 
since the article did not contain 43 percent of protein, but did contain less 
than 43 percent thereof.
On February 10, 1936, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defend- 
ant, and the court imposed a fine of $25.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.