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per cent; fiber, 22.73 per cent; nitrogen-free extract, 26.93 per cent; 

 water, 5.78 per cent; ash, 3.68 per cent. 



BREWERY AND DISTILLERY BY-PRODUCTS. 



Dried Brewers' Grains. — Dried brewers' grains are dried barley 

 grains after they have undergone the process of malting, by which 

 the soluble dextrin and sugar are extracted. Average analysis: 

 Protein, 19.90 per cent; fat, 5.60 per cent; fiber, 11.00 per cent; 

 nitrogen-free extract, 51.70 per cent; water, 8.20 per cent; ash, 3.60 

 per cent.f 



Malt Sprouts. — The small radicles which germinate from the bar- 

 ley in the process of malting are known as malt sprouts. Average 

 analysis: Protein, 23.20 per cent; fat, 1.70 per cent; fiber, 10.70 

 per cent; nitrogen-free extract, 48.50 per cent; water, 10.20 per 

 cent; ash, 5.70 per cent.f 



Dried Distillers' Grains. — Distillers' grains are a by-product from 

 the manufacture of whiskey and alcohol. 



In the feeds on sale in the State this year the above three products 

 have been found only as ingredients in mixed feeds. 



SPECIAL MIXED FEEDS. 



In this class are grouped mixtures of two or more products which 

 are sold under a trade name. These usually consist of wheat and 

 corn products, in a few instances with the addition of cotton-seed 

 meal or linseed meal. 



The present feed law requires the statement on the tag of the in- 

 gredients of which a feed is composed, and with this class of feeds 

 the purchaser should be careful to note that this statement is made 

 on all tags. 



POULTRY FEEDS. 



A number of brands of poultry and chick feeds were found on the 

 markets. The ingTcdients of which these feeds are usually composed 

 are cracked corn, whole oats, barley, kaffir corn, peas, wheat, buck- 

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



The average price of these mixtures is $2.38 per 100 pounds. 

 Comparing this with the price of the principal ingredients, it is seen 

 that cracked corn can be bought for $2.00, wheat for $2.00, and oats 

 for $1.87 per 100 pounds. The consumer is, then, paying from 38 

 to 51 cents per 100 pounds more for the mixture than he would pay 

 for the principal ingredients. 



The chick feeds are usually composed of the same ingredients 

 which have been partially ground. 



Two brands of meat meal or beef scrap were found on the markets. 

 These are very concentrated feeds, being high in protein and fat. 

 The samples examined were all of good grade. 



