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comparatively speaking low protein content precludes them from the list of high class 

 ' concentrates.' 



No. 7 — Oat Hulls. — The analysis shows very well the practically worthless charac- 

 ter of ' oat hulls,' when considered as a feed. It is difficult to understand how such 

 a material can obtain purchasers, but the writer is informed that large quantities of 

 this ground hulls and other waste from oatmeal and cereal mills find a ready sale 

 among farmers and dairymen in various parts of the country at fairly good prices. 

 There are, of course, different grades or qualities of such feeds, but in general they 

 will be found very low in protein and high in fibre. They consequently occupy a posi- 

 tion at the very bottom of the list of purchased feeds, and great judgment and know- 

 ledge of the comparative prices and feeding values are necessary in order to use them 

 with profit. The ' mixed ' feeds, of which there are now so many sold, give the miller 

 an opportunity of disposing of hulls, sweepings, and other almost worthless material 

 at prices far in excess of the feeding values. 



No, 8. — * Mixed Feed,' sent by F. W. Davidson, Sussex, N.B., and quoted by I. N . 

 Tilton, broker, St. John, at $30 per ton. It consists largely of cracked com, bran and 

 oat by-products, there being quite a large proportion of oat hulls. It is not a food of 

 high quality and certainly is not worth the price quoted. 



No. 9. — ' Oat Feed,' sent by G. S. Kinnear, Sussex, N. B., and stated to be manu- 

 factured by the Ogilvy Milling Company. Its composition is said to be made up of 

 ground oats and feed flour in equal proportions. A mechanical examination showed 

 it to contain, approximately, 72 per cent fine meal and 28 per cent oat hulls. The 

 analysis does not give it a high rating. 



CORN BY-PRODUCTS GLUTEN MEAL^ ETC. 



Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13. — These are the by-products of the Edwardsburg Starch 

 Company, Cardinal, Ont. The samples were sent by the company in January as re- 

 pre?entative of their various brands of feed. Their comparative feeding values may 

 be easily arrived at by a consideration of the data for protein and fat. Gluten Feed 

 is a mixed product, Glnten Meal and Corn Bran being the components. 



Nos. 14, 15, and 16. — These are further samples of Gluten Feed and Corn Bran 

 sent by the Edwardsburg Starch Company, in November, 1905. 



No. 17. — Is a sample of Gluten Feed forwarded by P, G. Mills, Sussex, N.B,, and 

 stated to be manufactured by the Edwardsburg Starch Company. 



No. IS.—' Gluten Meal,' forwarded by P. G. Mills, Sussex, N.B., and stated to be 

 from the Brantford Starch Company. It is not gluten meal; indeed, it contains but 

 little more than oue-hnlf the protein found in most gluten feeds. 



No. 19. — Gluten Feed, submitted by Dwyer & Co., Ottawa, and stated to be a pro- 

 duct of the Imperial Starch Company, Prescott, Ont. While having a sli^'htly higher 

 fat content than the Edwardsburg Gluten Feed, it is not quite so rich in protein. 



LINSEED OR OIL CAKE AND MEAL. 



Nos. 20, 21, 22, and 23. — These are linseed oil cakes and meals from the Domin- 

 ion Linseed Oil Company, and the Canada Linseed Oil Mills, as stated in the table. 

 They are all genuine and of good quality, though differing somewhat in their com- 

 position. The data of the protein and fat will allow the feeder to judge of their re- 

 lative merits and greatly assist when considering their prices. 



