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use his o^vn judgment as to whether he should purchase feeds com- 

 posed in part of inferior materials. 



Although the majority of millers are properly branding their goods, 

 deception is still much more general than one would imagine. 



As an aid in interpreting the chemical analysis of cereals mixed 

 in various proportions, the following average analyses are given: 



Table VII. — Chemical Composition op Cereal Mixtures. 



Oats 



Com meal 



Corn and oats (equal parts by weight) 



Corn, 75 per ct. ; oats, 25 per ct 



Corn, 25 per ct. ; oats, 75 per ct 



Corn, oats and barley (equal parts by weight) 

 Corn, oats and rye (equal parts by weight) . . . 



Fiber. 



Per ct. 



9. 

 1. 

 5. 

 3. 

 7. 

 4. 



4.4 



RETAIL PRICES. 



The cost of feeding stuffs has never been higher than at the present 

 time, and the buyer should use great care in his selection. In the 

 following table are given the average partial composition and range 

 in retail prices per ton of some feeds commonly found upon the mar- 

 kets of this State. They are classified according to the percentage of 

 protein which they contain. 



Table VIII. — Composition and Retail Prices per Ton. 



FEEDING STUFF. 



Price 

 per 

 ton. 



Class I (30-45 Per Ct. Protein): 



Gluten meal 



Cottonseed meal 



Linseed meal (old process) 



Dried distillers' grains (largely from corn) 



Class II (20-30 Per Ct. Protein) : 



Buckwheat middlings 



Dried brewers' grains ' 



Malt sprouts 



Unicorn dairy ration 



Blue ribbon dairy feed 



Union grains 



Honest cow feed 



Gluten feed 



Cottonseed feed 



22 



$36 

 33-40 

 38-45 

 30-35 



28 

 25-34 

 23-27 



31 

 30-32 

 32-33 



30 

 29-31 

 27-31 



