60 The Bulletin. 



SUMMARY. 



Wheat Bran and Mixed Brans.— Fiity -six samples were analyzed. 

 Three are below the guarantee in protein ; five are below the guarantee 

 in fat, and four are above the guarantee in fiber. 



Fifty-four of these are pure wheat brans and two are mixtures of 

 wheat and corn bran. 



Middlings or Shorts. — Sixty-nine samples were analyzed. Four 

 are below the guarantee in protein ; ten are below the guarantee in 

 fat, and seventeen are above the guarantee in fiber. 



Bran and Shorts. — Thirteen samples were analyzed. Three are 

 below the guarantee in protein, two are below the guarantee in fat, 

 and one is above the guarantee in fiber. Eleven of these samples 

 are wheat products and two are wheat and corn products. 



Shipstifff. — Forty-one samples were analyzed. Seven are below 

 the guarantee in protein, ten are below the giiarantee in fat, and five 

 are above the guarantee in fiber. Thirty-five of these samples are 

 wheat products and six are wheat and corn products. 



Rye Feeds. — Five samples were analyzed. All come up to the 

 guarantees. 



Coi'u and Oat Feeds.- — Seventeen samples were analyzed. Six are 

 below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in fat, 

 and one is above the guarantee in fiber. 



Rice Feeds. — Thirteen samples were analyzed. Four are below 

 the guarantee in protein, six are below the guarantee in fat, and 

 seven are above the guarantee in fiber. 



Molasses Feeds. — Twenty-three samples \vere analyzed. Six are 

 below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in fat, 

 and eight are above the guarantee in fiber. 



On the whole, this class of feeds shows a marked improvement over 

 the product found on the markets during previous years. Fewer 

 weed seeds were found in the samples, and in general a higher class 

 of ingredients have been used in making these feeds. Molasses 

 Grains, manufactured by E. P. Mueller of Norfolk, Va., are still 

 low-grade adulterated products. 



Alfalfa Feeds. — Twenty-seven samples were analyzed. Nine are 

 below the guarantee in protein, eleven are below the guarantee in fat, 

 and nine are above the guarantee in fiber. 



Dried Beet Pulp. — Three samples were analyzed. All come up 

 to the guarantee. 



Chop Feeds and Meals. — Eighteen samples were analyzed. Five 

 are below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in 

 fat, and four are above the guarantee in fiber. 



Cotton-seed Meal Feeds. — Twenty-nine samples were analyzed. 

 Ten are below the guarantee in protein, twelve are below the guar- 

 antee in fat, and nine are above the guarante in fiber. 



