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and made soluble in the fermentation and passes into the beer, 

 while the protein content of the residual grains relatively in- 

 creases. Brewers' grains may carry anywhere from 22 to 30 

 percent of protein. They are light in weight, serve admirably 

 mechanically to lighten the ration, are well relished by most cows, 

 and have a good reputation as milk makers in those sections 

 where they are most largely used. 



In the immediate vicinity of the breweries it is a common 

 custom for farmers to buy wet grains and either to feed them 

 directly or to ensile them. Not infrequently these grains be- 

 come extremely sour and odoriferous and thus, either through 

 the animal system or because of the odor penetrating the milk 

 in the stable, have caused milk to become tainted, have brought 

 about digestive difficulties with people using the milk and in 

 other ways proved unsatisfactory. This situation has been suffi- 

 ciently acute to serve as excuse for legislation in some States 

 v^rhere dairymen are forbidden to use moist grains. Condensed 

 milk factories have likewise ruled them out of the dairies con- 

 tributing milk for condensation. 



This stricture, however, in no way applies to the dried prod- 

 ucts which impart neither taint nor other undesirable proper- 

 ties to the milk. It ought to be said moreover that the wet prod- 

 ucts when properly and intelligently used in moderation are not 

 apt injuriously to affect milk. The brewers' byproducts do not 

 enter into New England trade to any great extent. 



DISTI liters' byproducts. 



Distillers' Dried Grains. — This class of feeds is often not 

 sold under its proper name. All sorts of fanciful and non-de- 

 scriptive names are applied to them. While this custom is in no 

 sense fraudulent nor at all reprehensible, yet there exists no good 

 reason why they should not be sold upon their merits just as are 

 cottonseed and linseed meals. Cows eating distillers' dried 

 grains ingest absolutely no alcohol whatever; they are in no 

 ways led aside from the path of rectitude and virtue ; neither do 

 they yield milk punch. Perchance if they did the demand for 

 distillers' dried grains might exceed the supply. There exists 

 however, one trade reason for attempting to disguise the true 

 nature of these grains under non-descriptive names,, viz. : parties 

 conscientiously opposed to the liquor traffic might not purchase 

 the goods if named correctly, whereas they would freely do so 

 if they were ignorant of their true nature. 



This class of material, (variously sold in New England under 

 such names as Manhattan Gluten Feed, Continental Gluten Feed, 

 Protegran, Climax Grains, Ajax Flakes, Merchants High Grade 

 Dairy Food, Empire State Dairy Feed, Fourex and AAAA) as 



