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feeding stuffs, more particularly those of the highly nitrogenous 

 kinds, will continue to hold their place in the ration, and for 

 this reason it is desirable, even essential, that the purchasers of 

 these commodities shall have an intelligent understanding of 

 their character and value. 



It is not surprising that the feeding stuff market is an object 

 of perplexity, as it appears to be, to the majority of would-be 

 buyers. The whole grains as such and as mixed with certain 

 waste products, oil meals, the gluten feeds and meals, breakfast 

 food wastes, brewer's wastes and the so-called patent foods, besides 

 the combination of a variety of materials, good and poor, under 

 the name of " mixed feeds," are all urged upon the attention of 

 the agricultural public. Such a variety of appearance, composi- 

 tion and price must be considered that even the wisest may well 

 hesitate before deciding what articles can be chosen most suitably 

 and economically for a particular use. 



In view of the situation as thus outlined, and in order to pre- 

 sent certain facts which have been gathered relative to the feed- 

 ing stuff market in New York, besides paving the way for the 

 largest benefit which may accrue from the new feeding stuff law, 

 it is deemed wise to issue this bulletin. Many of the facts stated 

 are by no means new, and some of the analyses are but a repeti- 

 tion of previous results, yet it is felt that the situation justifies 

 the statement of what is to some extent already familiar knowl- 

 edge. 



INFOEMATION WHICH THE BUYEE SHOULD POSSESS. 



The farmer who wishes to buy a feeding stuff to supplement 

 his home supply of grains should, first of all, understand the 

 general character of any material to which his attention is called, 

 i. e.j he should know whether it belongs to the carbohydrate or 

 nitrogenous class of feeding-stuffs. 



To the man who is well informed, the trade name is generally 

 indicative of composition. It is true, however, that new materials 

 are constantly appearing in the market and trade names are some- 



