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Show ADULTERATION OF OATS TO DE STOPPED Sovcnty-flvu carloads of oats intended in-tended for oxport havo recently bcou seized by tho Federal authorities becauso they wero found to bo adulterated adul-terated ft Ithln tho meaning ot the food und drugs net. Tho adulteration adultera-tion charged is tho addition ot fi-od uarloy or water, or botli. Under curtain cur-tain circumstances adulteration in these ways may bo so profitable that It is believed to bo at times a common com-mon practice among grain Bhlppors. Tho government, howovor, Is determined determ-ined that tho practlco filial ceaio rt onco and Hold ropresontatlvos of tho" department of agriculturo have all been Instructed to exorcise- tho utmost ut-most vigllanco In detecting Suture shipments adulterated In this way. Low grado barloy, which Is known to tho trado as "foed barloy," is somo-times somo-times mixed with oats when thoro is sulllclent dlfferunto between tho prices ot tho two grains to mako this profitable. This "feed barley" Is tho product which remains after tho best grndo of tho grain has been soparntod and removed for smiting purposes. It contains matorial percentages per-centages ot weed seeds, forolgn grains, nnd dust, and tho addition to onts ot such a product Is hold to bo n violation of tho food nnd drugs act thnt tho grain Is sold by weight. Investigations of tho Dopartmont ot Agriculturo havo revealed tho fiet that wutor Is sometimes added In tho amount of from 2 to -I Pur cent. In tho opinion of tho government olllclals thoro Is no reason why oitli-or oitli-or of theso practices should bo tolerated. tol-erated. Grain Bhlppors and doalorti, tlib.'oforo, aro bolng Warned that tho provalenco ot tho custom In tho past will not affect tho legal proceedings against futuro shipments found to bo adulterated In this way. |