No. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



603 



There was no microscopic evidence of adulteration of these ma- 

 terials. 



It is interesting to note that "gluten meal" is not included among 

 the samples secured and that "gluten feed" is in quite a number of 

 cases described by the generic name "gluten." Yet among the sam- 

 ples recent!}' analyzed by the New England States, there were 118 

 gluten meals and 79 gluten feeds. 



On considering the composition of No. 116, it is clear that the 

 name "coarse gluten" is a misbrand. The material corresponds bet- 

 ter to "fancy corn bran" which is sold by the Glucose Sugar Refining 

 Company in New York State under a guaranty of 13.5 per cent, 

 protein and 3 per cent. fat. 



There are a number of brands of gluten feed upon the market. 

 The general tendency of business consolidation has been toward a 

 greater uniformity in production, certainly toward a diminution 

 in the number of brand names for the same general product. 



Since the names secured by the sampling agents do not clearly 

 indicate the brand names of these goods, our comparisons will be 

 confined to the gluten feeds whose manufacturers are named, prac- 

 tically all coming from the Glucose Sugar Refining Company's fac- 

 tories. 



Comparative Composition of Gluten Feeds in Different States. 



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Protein, per cent. 



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Fat, per cent. 



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Pennsylvania: 



All analyses (except 116), ... 



Glucose Sugar Refining Com- 

 pany's brands, 



New England, 1S9S-99: 



Buffalo gluten feed, " 



Diamond gluten feed 



New York, 1899: 



Buffalo gluten feed 



Diamond gluten feed 



All analyses, 1900 



Buffalo gluten feed, 1900, ... 



Diamond gluten feed, 1900, . 



24.00 



24.00 



25.3 

 20.3 



21.31 

 20.00 



24.1 

 24.4 



2.64 



2.81 



3.1 

 3.0 



3.71 



4.30 



4.65 



3.9 



S.2 



The composition guaranteed in New York for the year 1900 for the 

 Buffalo, Diamond, Davenport and Marshalton brands was protein 

 27 per cent., fat 3.3 per cent. 



The gluten feed sold in Pennsylvania seems to be chiefly of the 

 Buffalo brand. Judging from the results of analysis in neighboring 



