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These an;ilyses distiiietly show that, with the exception of No. 4, 

 the feeds are largely coniposed of something other than the oat 

 kernel. 'Assuming that the oats and hulls are of average eomposition, 

 the analyses indicate that, with the exception named, the feeds con- 

 tain at least one-half their weight of added oat hulls. 



The couditiou of the hulls in the several samples is quite dif- 

 ferent, being coarse in some cases, fine in others. The Royal Oat 

 Feed samples contain 38 to 48 per cent, of coarse hull, while the 

 amount in Nos. 4 and 5 was less than 3 per cent. 



No guaranties accompanied the lots from which these e-amples 

 were drawn. In New York State, the Crescent Oat Feed is licensed 

 with a guaranty of 11.0 per cent, of protein and 7.35 per cent, of fat, 

 but a sample reported in September, 1900 (Bulletin No. 176, pp. 28-9, 

 New York Exp. Station), showed only 7.8 per cent, protein and 

 3.5 per cent, fat, while three samples analjv^ed in New England be- 

 tween May, 1898, and January 1, 1900, contained an average of 7.9 

 protein and 3.3 per cent. fat. The quality of the goods sold in 

 Pennsylvania not only falls below that guaranteed in New York, 

 but also is materially inferior to that exhibited by the samples ana- 

 lyzed in New York and New England. 



The Royal Oat Feed was guaranteed in New York State to have 

 8.25 per cent, protein and 4.14 per cent, fat; but a single analysis 

 made there in 1900, showed only 5.1 per cent, protein and 2.5 per cent. 

 fat. 



While the variations in composition to which both the entire oat 

 and the oat hulls are subject, make impossible any exact computation 

 of the precise proportion in which they are combined to form a given 

 mixture from its composition, the following statements based upon 

 the average composition of the respective ingredients may be helpful: 



Protein, 

 per cent. 



Equal parts of oats and oat hulls 6.63 



One-third oats, two-thirds hulls 4.92 



Fat, 

 per cent. 



3.40 

 2.53 



In this connection should be mentioned two feeds which are sold 

 under names that are not descriptive: 



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