620 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doo. 



No. 87, Simi)son Eros'. Coudimental Stock Food is stated bv 

 them to have given good satisfaction in general use in their locality. 

 The percentage composition, in terms of the ordinay food analysis, 

 is as follows: 



Per cent. 



Moisture, 13 , 50 



Ash, 16.96 



Protein, 7.25 



Fiber, 9.38 



Nitrogen-free extract, 50.41 



Fat, 2.50 



100.00 



The composition of the ash is such as to indicate the presence of 

 4.94. per cent, of common salt and about 13.28 per cent, of Epsom 

 salts; a very considerable amount of iron is also present, probably 

 in the form of oxid. 



Microscopical examination indicates that the principal vegetable 

 material present is the hulls', glumes, palets and a portion of the 

 cob of corn, together with some starch; bits of charred matter also 

 appear. The material* has a slightly defined aromatic odor. 



No. 254, Blatchford's Calf Meal, has been frequently examined. It 

 is claimed to be ''The Perfect Milk Substitute," but the directions 

 show that it is to be used in connection with the other foods com- 

 monly given to calves at their several stages of growth. It is claimed 

 to be chiefly composed of the "carob" or "locust bean" meal with 

 leguminous seeds, such as the lentil, and oleaginous seeds, such as 

 Ilax seed, and to contain no cheap mill feeds. 



On analysis, the following results were obtained: 



Per cent. 



Moisture, 7.20 



Protein, 23.94 



Fat, 4.70 



The average of six recent analyses (Connecticut Station, Bulletin 

 133, page 28) shows 24.45 per cent, protein and 4.G2 per cent. fat. 



The carob-bean has recently been investigated by the Counecticnt 

 Station (B. 130, p. 21). In 100 parts of the pod fruit there are 7.5 

 per cent, of seeds and 92.5 per cent, of empty husk or pod. The per- 

 centage composition of the several parts and of the whole is: 



