The Bulletin. 



19 



POULTRY FEEDS. 



Several brands of poultry and chick feeds were found on the 

 markets. The ingredients of which they are composed are cracked 

 corn, whole oats, barley, sorghum seed, peas, wheat, buckwheat, 

 millet, sunflower seed, and in some brands ground limestone. 



The chick feeds are usually composed of the same ingredients, 

 which have been partially ground. 



As these feeds are composed entirely of whole and cracked grains, 

 the purchaser should pay especial attention to the ingredients of 

 which they are composed. 



MISCELLANEOUS MIXED FEEDS. 



In this class are grouped feeds which are sold under the name 

 Mixed Feed, Mill Feed and Feed. These are usually mixtures of 

 wheat products, wheat and corn products and cotton-seed meal. 



ADULTERANTS. 



The following materials when mixed with feeds without sufficient 

 labeling to indicate their presence are considered adulterants: Corn 

 bran, rice hulls, ground corncobs, peanut hulls, peanut middlings, 

 oat hulls, oat dust, mill sweepings, screenings, cotton-seed hulls, and 

 similar products. 



The following table of analyses shows the composition of these 



materials : 



ANALYSES OF FEED ADULTERANTS. 



Corn Bran 



Rice Hulls 



Corncobs 



Peanut Hulls 



Peanut Middlings 



Oat Hulls 



Oat Dust.. 



Wheat Screenings 



Cotton-seed Hulls, with lint 

 Cotton-seed Hulls, delinted. 



Protein 

 (N x 6.25). 



9.00 

 3.60 

 2.40 

 4.56 

 8.75 

 3.30 

 13.50 

 12.50 

 3.25 

 2.40 



Fat 



(Ether 



Extract). 



5.80 

 0.70 

 50 

 0.81 

 0.88 

 1.00 

 4.80 

 3.00 

 1.12 

 0.31 



Fiber. 



12.70 

 35.70 

 30.10 

 67.31 

 40.75 

 29.70 

 18.20 

 4.90 

 46.92 

 36.49 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 Extract. 



62.20 

 38.60 

 54.90 



52.10 

 50.20 

 65.10 

 40.11 



50.22 



Water. 



9.10 



8.20 



10.70 



7.30 



6.50 



11.60 



6.05 



8.20 



Ash. 



tl.30 



tl3.20 



tl.40 



2.17 



16.75 



t6.70 



t6.90 



t2.90 



2.55 



2.38 



ANALYSES OF SAMPLES OF FEEDS, SEASON 1909. 



On the following pages will be found the results of the chemical and 

 microscopic analyses of samples of stock feeds collected by the in- 

 spectors of the Department, and those sent in by individuals, dealers 

 and manufacturers. A study of these tabulated results will show 

 which brands are pure and come up to the manufacturer's guarantee. 



