ii24 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REBATES. 



The state law does not provide for the payment of rebates on feeds 

 found deficient in some respect but such cases are often referred to this 

 (l('l»;ii-1iii('iit. Seltlcnieiil is advised on the ))asis of the combined protein 

 and fat. The following example is taken from the present year's records. 



Guaranteed Found Price per Rebate per 



Protein Fat Protein Fat ton ton 



(41 + G) _ (3S + 6.2) 

 X ^54.00 = $3.21 



Guaranteed 

 Protein Fat 

 (41 . + 6) 



As the records of the distribution of rebates made during the year are 

 not complete at this time no tabulation is made. 



DEFINITIONS. 



The following definitions of Feeding Stuffs and by-products used for 

 feeding purposes have been adopted by the Association of Feed Control 

 Officials of tlie United States at their several meetings, and, in the in- 

 terest of uniformity, it is urged that all manufacturers and millers- ad- 

 liere to them as closely as possible in labeling the feeds intended for sale 

 in Michigan. 



Meal is the clean, sound, ground product of the entire grain, cereal or 

 seed which it purports to represent. 



Chop is a ground or chopped feed composed of one or more different 

 cereals or by-])roducts thereof. If it bears a name descriptive of the kind 

 of cereals, it must be made exclusively of the entire grains of those 

 cereals. 



^Screenings are the smaller imperfect grains, weed seeds and otlier 

 foreign material having feeding value, separated in cleaning the grain. 



Alfalfa Meal is the entire alfalfa hay ground, and does not contain an 

 admixture of ground alfalfa straw or other foreign materials. 



ANIMAL TROnUCTS. 



Blood Meal is ground dried blood. 



Cracklings are the residue after partially extracting the fats and oils 

 from tlie animnl tissue. If they bear a name descriptive of their kind, 

 composition or origin, they must corres])ond thereto. 



Digester Tankage is the residue from animal tissue exclusive of hoof 

 and horn, specially prepared for feeding purposes by tanking under live 

 steam, drying under higli heat, and suitable grinding. If it contains 

 more than 10 per cent of phosphoric acid (P.Gs), it must be designated 

 Digester Meat and Bone Tankage. 



Meat ^Scrap and Meat Meal are the ground residues from animal tissue 

 exclusive of hoof and liorn. If they contain more than 10 per cent of 

 phosphoric acid (PoOJ, they must be designated Meat and Bone Scrap, 

 and Meat and Bone Meal. If they bear a name descriptive of their kind, 

 composition or origin, they must correspond thereto. 



