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DRIED BEET TULP. . 



Seveu samples of this product were analyzed and all were found to 

 conform closely to the guaranteed analysis. Prices on this feed varied 

 from |46 to $55 per ton. 



ALFALFA MEAL. 



iS^o deficiencies are found in the results of analysis of seven samples 

 of alfalfa meal. The highest priced lot was offered for sale at |56.10 

 per ton and the lowest price, |40, was found in a town less than ten miles 

 distant from the former. An explanation for a ditference of |16.10 per 

 ton on two lots of the same sort of feed, sold under practically the same 

 guarantee, is difficult to find. 



CALF JIEALS. 



The average analysis of 40 samples of calf meal collected during the 

 past year is as follows: protein 23.7*^ , fat o.2%, crude fiber 5.6%. The 

 average price was |G.43 per cwt., but instances were found where the 

 price was |15 and even |20 for meals having no unusual composition. 

 2s^ine of the samples (22.5%) were deficient in protein; 10 or 25% were 

 deficient in fat; and six (15%) contained an excess of fiber. There can 

 be no legitimate excuse for so many failures to comply with guaranteed 

 analysis in one class of feeds. Manufacturers should reduce their guar- 

 antees to conform with the analysis of their particular feeds or better 

 the quality of the feeds to meet the guarantees. Purchasers should re- 

 member, that according to the results obtained last year, in buying calf 

 meal they stand approximately one chance in four of getting an article 

 that is below guarantee and that at a high price. 



HOG FEEDS. 



Kesults on 58 samples of hog feeds are reported this year; of this num- 

 ber 8.6% were below guarantee in protein; 5.2% were below in fat; and 

 12.1% contained an excess of fiber over the guarantee. The average analy- 

 sis was protein 15.1)%, fat 4.3% and fiber 7.9%. The low^est price was 

 |42 per ton and the highest .15.00 per cwt., the latter being for a feed sim- 

 ilar to calf meal and intended for weanling pigs. 



DAIRY AND STOCK FEEDS. 



Two hundred and seventy-three samples were collected and analj^zed. 

 Eighteen of 6.6% and 19 or 7% were below guarantee in protein and 

 fat respectively and 27 or O.O'/c contained an excess of fiber. This is 

 a marked improvement over last year when the corresponding figures 

 were 7.1% , 20.3% and 15.9%. While the price of this class of feed has ' 

 increased tremendously during the past tliree years the rate of increase 

 has not been out of proportion to the increases noted for the other 

 classes of feed. 



In examining tlie lists of ingredients used in compounding the var- 

 ious dairy feeds it will he observed that a large number of materials 

 are used in which a wide range in digestibility occurs. In purchasing 

 dairy feeds on the present market one should carefully study the com- 

 position and avoid those that contain large amounts of low grade feed. 



