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eouid be said ihat is uot especially complimentary. I refer to the so- 

 called "condimentar' and "medicinaF' stock foods, the principal in- 

 gredient of which is cottonseed or linseed meal, wheat otfal or other 

 common feeding stuff, to which is added such articles as charcoal, 

 sulphur, ginger, Epsom and Glauber's salts, Venetian red, gentian, 

 anise, fenugreek, etc., apparently for medicinal effect. I wish to 

 repeat what I have alread}^ published in regard to these goods that 

 such mixtures are worth about ^30 per ton for food purposes and 

 the retail prices vary from .|T0 to |500 or over per ton. Suffice it 

 to say that under no circumstances can the farmer afford to buy 

 such foods at the prices asked. A well animal does not need them, 

 and if it is sick the services of a veterinarian should be secured rather 

 than depend upon the drugs supplied by condimental stock foods. 

 It remains for the farmers and breeders of Pennsylvania to say that 

 they will not be deceived and ro!3bed by these condimental prepara- 

 tions. If domestic animals need a tonic one can be prepared for a 

 few cents which will answer the purpose. The only way to clear the 

 market of such articles is to create a sentiment against them and 

 your influence can be felt all over the State. As long as there is a 

 demand for them, just so long will the supply be maintained, for 

 there is enormous profit in their sale. 



The State feeding stuff's law requires that practically all feeds 

 must be guaranteed to contain certain percentages of protein and fat 

 and w^e advise the farmer to purchase only guaranteed articles. Ex- 

 amine carefully whatever you buy and if there is ajiy doubt in your 

 mind as to its value, do not purchase. Although we have in this brief 

 report touched some of the poor goods offered for sale, we are glad 

 to report that there are on the market a large variety of feeding 

 stuffs of good quality from which the farmer should have no diffi- 

 culty in selecting those best suited to his need, remembering to pur- 

 chase only high grade goods to supplement the crops grown on the 

 farm. 



It gives us great pleasure to say that owing to the rigid enforce- 

 ment of the feeding stuffs law by the Department of Agriculture, 

 goods. are being more generally guaranteed, high guarantees are 

 being lowered to conform to actual analysis and many spurious feeds 

 are being driven from fhe market, thereby placing it in good condi- 

 tion and saving thousands of dollars to the farmers of the Com- 

 monwealth. 



Mr. Herr having temporarily left the room, Mr. Chubbuck 

 took the Chair for the remaining part of the afternoon session. 



The CHAIRMAN: What is your pleasure, gentlemen, in regard 

 to this report? 



On motion, duly seconded, it was agreed to receive this report and 

 place it on file. 



MR. SCHWARZ: I move that the discussion of the foregoing re- 

 ports be postponed for a while until we hear Prof. Hopkins' paper. 



Seconded and a.greed to. 



The CHAIRMAN: We shall now have the pleasure of listening to 

 Prof. Hopkins, of the Illinois State University. 



Prof. Hopkins then read hii report, au follow*: 



