10486. Adulteration  and  Misbranding of  cottonseed  meal.     U.  S.     *      *      *
v. 112 Sacks of Cottonseed Meal. Default decree of condemnation, 
foi-feiture,   and   sale.     (F.   &  D.   No.   15735.     I.   S.   No.   9190-t.     S.   No.
E-3688.)
On or about January 6, 1922, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of South Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel 
for the seizure and condemnation of 112 sacks of cottonseed meal, at Spartan- 
burg, S. C, alleging that the article had been shipped by the Central Oil Co., 
Macon, Ga., on or about October 7, 1921, and transported from the State of 
Georgia into the State of South Carolina, and charging adulteration and 
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.    The article was labeled
in part: "100 Lbs. Net Good Cotton Seed Meal Manufactured by Central Oil 
Company, Cotton Seed Products, Macon, Ga.    *    *    * "
Adulteration 4>f the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that a 
substance deficient in protein and containing excessive fiber had been mixed 
and packed with, and substituted wholly or in part for, the said article. 
Adulteration was alleged for the further reason that the article was mixed 
in a manner whereby its damage or inferiority was concealed.
Misbranding was alleged in substance for the reason that certain state- 
ments appearing on the tag of each of the sacks containing the said article, 
to wit, "Guaranteed Analysis: * * * Protein (Minimum) 36 00 per cent 
* * * Crude Fibre (Maximum) 14.00 per cent * * * " were false and mis- 
leading and deceived and misled purchasers. Misbranding was alleged for the 
further reason that the article was an imitation of, and was offered for sale 
under the distinctive name of, another article.
On June 22, 1922, no claimant having appeared for the property, final judg- 
ment was entered for the condemnation and forfeiture of the product, and it 
was ordered by the court that the tags be removed from the said sacks and 
the product sold by the United States marshal for fertilizier.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.