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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



About one-third of the samples of wheat bran were found to contain corn bran, 

 rice chaff, and peanut shells. One-third of the samples of bran and shorts were also 

 found to be mixtures. In the case of corn and oat feeds, molasses feeds, hominy 

 feeds, cotton-seed feeds, and mixed and proprietary feeds most of the samples were 

 of good quality. In the case of other classes of goods analyzed a larger proportion 

 of the goods were below the standard. "Good grades of cotton-seed meal contain 

 43 per cent or more of protein. This means that they have about 7 per cent of 

 nitrogen, which is equal to 8.5 per cent of ammonia. Meals in past years especially 

 have not infrequently been considerably higher than this." Of the 120 samples 

 examined 37 were below the standard, 7.5 per cent ammonia. 



Commercial feeding- stuffs, J. L. Hills, C. H. Jones, and F. M. Hollister 

 ( Vermont Sta. Bui. 117, pp. 8).— Some 150 samples of commercial feeding stuffs were 

 collected for examination under the State law in the spring of 1905. These included 

 cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, gluten meals and feeds, distillers' dried grains, oat 

 feeds, corn and oat feeds, hominy feed, sugar feed, ground beef scraps, wheat offals, 

 and provenders. 



Commercial feeding- stuffs, J. L. Hills and C. H. Jones ( Vermont Sta. Bui. 118, 

 pp. 9-16). — In the autumn of 1905, 270 samples of commercial feeding stuffs w r ere 

 collected for inspection under the State law, including cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, 

 gluten meals and feeds, distillers' dried grains, oat feeds, corn and oat feeds and 

 similar goods, hominy feeds, mixed feeds, molasses grains, molasses beet pulp, 

 alfalfa meal, calf meal, provenders, and wheat offals. The cotton-seed meals con- 

 tained 41.5 per cent protein as compared with 44 per cent found in the samples on 

 sale in the State up to a year or two ago. A low protein content has been observed 

 elsewhere and has been attributed to general crop conditions. 



Olive pomace as a feeding stuff, E. Marchi (2. Cong. Tnternat. Aliment. Ration. 

 BHail, 1905, Raps., pp. 163-172). — From a study of the composition of olive pulp and 

 a summary of data regarding its feeding value, the conclusion is reached that this 

 material can be used in the feeding of farm animals, but that it should be mixed with 

 some material which is low in fat and carbohydrates, such as legumes, commercial 

 by-products, skim milk, casein, dried blood, etc. 



Adulteration of feeding stuffs, C. Gotcsso (2. Cong. Internat. Aliment. Ration. 

 Retail, 1905, Raps., pp. 205-209). — Work connected with feeding-stuff inspection in 

 Italy is spoken of. The author believes that chemical analysis furnishes a satisfac- 

 tory basis for such work. 



Alfalfa for the growing- and fattening of animals in the Great Plains 

 region, I. D. Graham ( U.S. Dept. Ayr., Bur. Anim. Lulus. Circ. 86, pp. 242-267). — 

 This is reprinted from the annual report of the Bureau for 1904 (E. S. R., 17, p. 686) . 



The effect of the ration on the value of the manure, J. M. Bartlett (Maine 

 Sta. Bui. 126, pp. 45-48). — In digestion experiments with steers the potash and 

 phosphoric acid in the excretory products were-determined, as well as the nitrogen. 

 The rations were made up of hay alone and with spring and winter wheat bran and 

 cotton-seed meal. The following table summarizes the values found: 



The money value of the fertilizing elements excreted on each ration and per 100 lbs. of 



each feed. 



