EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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meals with hulls b}' adding hulls to the kernals before pressing ,out 

 the oil. 



During the first year of feed inspection, by this office, practically all 

 of the cottonseed shipped into the State was tagged as 41 per cent meal 

 but the actual quality was no better than that shipped during the past 

 year tagged as 36 per cent meal, and 51 per cent of all shipments were be- 

 low guarantee in protein while during the past year only 14.7 per cent of 

 the inspected shipments were below guarantee in protein. 



While one result of the feed inspection has been to bring about a 

 more truthful labelling of the meal it is to be regretted that it has not, 

 at the same time, resulted in raising the standard of quality. This 

 however, can only be brought about by the consumers demanding the 

 higher grade meals. Only three shipments of "Choice" meal (41% pro- 

 tein) were found in the State during the past year and two of these were 

 found to be below guarantee in protein and above in crude fiber. 



Retail prices obtained by the inspectors for the 36 per cent meal ranged 

 from 150.00 per ton to |4.00 per cwt., the average being |65.40. The 

 average percentages for protein and fat were 36.7 and 6.7 respectively. 



Six samples of ''Prime" cottonseed meal (38.6% protein) were drawn, 

 one of which was below guarantee in protein and three contained an 

 excess of fiber. The average retail price was |66.70 and the average 

 percentages for protein and fat were 38.6 and 6.7 respectively. 



COTTONSEED FEED. 



Of eleven samples of cottonseed feed drawn all were found to be equal 

 to or above the guaranteed analysis. This feed is not popular with 

 Michigan feeders and as a rule the difference in price between cottonseed 

 feed and cottonseed meal is not commensurate with the difference in 

 feeding value as the following table will show: 



LINSEED MEAL. 



Sixty-nine samples of this feed were collected and analyzed. All 

 were fully equal to the guarantees in every respect. Retail prices were 

 found to range from .?60 per ton to !?4.75 per cwt. 



DISTILLERS GP.AIXS. 



This class of feed is fast disappearing from the market and during 

 the past year only one sample was found. This was found to be deficient 

 in fat. 



