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Another thing which should be taken into consideration in 

 buying concentrated feeds is their fertihzing value. This is an 

 important item to the Maine farmer who often spends hundreds 

 of dollars for commercial fertilizer, for when we figure the 

 value of the fertilizing ingredients in a ton of concentrates on 

 the same basis used in calculating the value of fertilizers, we 

 have the following: — 



Cottonseed Meal — nitrogen 6.64% ; value $26 56 



" — phosphoric acid 2 . 68% ; value 2 14 



" —potash 1.79%; value 179 



Total $30 49 



Linseed meal — nitrogen 6.01% ; value S24 32 



" — phosphoric acid 2 . 89% ; value 131 



" — potash 1 .37% ; value 1 37 



Total S27 00 



Wheat bran — nitrogen 2.67% ; value SIO 68 



" " — phosphoric acid 2 .89% ; value 2 31 



" —potash 1.61%; value 161 



Total $14 60 



When these materials are fed to mature cows and only the 

 butter or cream is sold, about 90 per cent of the fertilizing 

 value is retained on the farm if the manure is properly handled 

 and cared for. If we should allow 25 per cent for waste of 

 fertilizing material the ton of cottonseed meal would still be 

 worth about $23, which taken from the cost price would very 

 materially reduce its price as a feed. 



Perhaps it will not be out of place to discuss to some extent 

 some of the feeds that are offered for sale on the markets at 

 the present time. I wish to say just a word .about the cotton- 

 seed meals that are now being sold in Maine. I have told you 



