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CLXXIII. Sent by O. L. Buell, West Simsbury, from stock of 

 J. & H. Woodford, Avon. Cost f 1.20 per 100 pounds, or $23.00 

 per ton in December, 1883. 



On the average hominy meal contains 9.3 per cent, of albumin- 

 oids and V.5 per cent, of fat ; maize meal, 9.0 of albuminoids and 

 -3.8 of fat: and flint corn, 10.9 of albuminoids and 4,9 of fat. 



Presumably the albuminoids and fat in hominy meal are sever- 

 ally as digestible as they are in ordinary maize meal. They are 

 cheaper, and the relative quantity of them, especially of the fat, 

 is larger. For these reasons it appears that, as far as can be 

 judged /ro//i chemical analysis, it is more economical at the pi'ices 

 given to use hominy meal in a ration than corn meal. Experience 

 in its use must decide whether it is as healthful as maize meal, 

 and whether in the case of milk cows it has a favorable or unfav- 

 orable eftect on the milk yield, or imparts any peculiar flavor to 

 the milk. In substituting it for corn meal, it should be considered 

 that hominy meal contains twice as much fat as corn meal, and 

 the ration should be modified accordingly. This large proportion 

 of fat evidently makes it needful to use some caution as to the 

 quantity fed. 



Mr. N. P. Perkins, of Willimantic, writes that he and others 

 of the same place, are feeding hominy meal instead of yellow 

 corn meal to milch cows, with good results. The cows keep in 

 excellent condition and give more milk than on yellow corn meal. 

 The daily ration per cow is 4 quarts hominy meal, 2 quarts wheat 

 bran and 2 quarts of "fine feed," well mixed and fed wet; one- 

 half in the mornincr and the other half at niojht. 



Mr. Perkins also feeds it to horses and hogs in the same way 

 that maize meal is fed. But in fatting cattle it cannot be quite 

 so freely used as the maize meal. A fatting cow which ate a 

 peck of the latter daily became cloyed when a peck of hominy 

 meal was substituted, and refused it altogether. 



Mr. A. Kingsbury, of Coventry, also reports favorably with 

 regard to using hominy meal for cows. 



Glutex Meal. 



CLV. Sent by Burdett Loomis, Hartford, February, 1883, 

 CLXXII. Sampled and sent by Newton & Fuller, Springfield, 



Mass., from their stock. Price in November, 1883, fl.40 per 100 



pounds. 



