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COMMENTS ON RESULTS OF INSPECTION, 1911-'12. 



E. L. BAKER. 



During the past five j^ears the agents of the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture have collected and the chemists of this Station analyzed, a 

 steadily increasing number of brands of feeding stuffs. In 1907, as 

 shown by Table I, 279 brands were inspected and 297 samples anal- 

 yzed; while in 1912, 447 brands were inspected and 772 samples 

 analyzed, these being increases, respectively, of 60 and 160 per ct. 

 These increases, however, do not nearly represent the added amount 

 of work along this line done at the Station; since the law in 1907 did 

 not require guaranties of ingredients, while during the past three 

 seasons these additional guaranties and examinations have been 

 required for all goods made up of mixed materials. In 1912, more 

 than 300 of the samples analyzed required this special examination, 

 making an increase of from one-third to one-half the time required 

 for these brands. 



So far as serious deficiences from guaranty are concerned, the 

 showing during this five-year period has been very satisfactory; as 

 comparatively few of the samples have fallen much below their guar- 

 anties. These data are shown in Table 11. 



Table I. — Work Done in Feeding Stuffs Inspection Laboratory, 1905-1912. 



Table II. — Number and Kinds of Feeding Stuffs Analyzed, 1911-'12. 



Classification. 



Number of 



brands 



appreciably 



below 



guarantee. 



Cottonseed meals. . . . 



Linseed meals 



Malt sprouts 



Dried distillers' grains 

 Dried brewers' grains. 



Gluten feeds 



Gluten meals 



Hominy feeds 



Compounded feeds . . . 



7 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 1 



3 

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