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pected interpretation of the law, the offender is hkely to escape direct 

 punishment, although his fraudulent practices have been exposed to 

 his neighbors and he has evidently ceased to offer the goods in ques- 

 tion. Several samples of corn meal were found to be suspiciously 

 low in protein and high in fiber. One sample demands special 

 notice, viz., the one taken at the store of Montgomery Bros., Warsaw, 

 said by the dealers to have been bought of the Diamond Mills, Buf- 

 falo. The protein is too low and the fiber four times too high for 

 pure corn meal. In fact the composition corresponds closely to that 

 of corn and cob meal and it was either such material or, what seems 

 more probable, finely ground cobs or other inferior material was 

 mixed with pure corn meal. 



In two cases at least, information furnished to dealers on the 

 basis of samples submitted, has either prevented the sale within the 

 state of inferior cottonseed-meal or has forced a Memphis jobber 

 to face a settlement in accordance with the quality of the material 

 shipped. In other cases we have been able to advise dealers concern- 

 ing goods not so good as represented. 



THE actual composition OF THE SAMPLES TAKEN AS COMPARED 

 WITH THE GUARANTEES OF THE SEVERAL BRANDS. 



The samples of cottonseed-meal and linseed meal show quite 

 marked variations in the proportion of protein present, in some cases 

 the percentages falling below, and in some instances exceeding, the 

 guarantees. 



Similar variations appear in the several gluten products and 

 brewer's and distiller's wastes. It is probable that this unevenness 

 of composition can hardly be avoided because of differences in ma- 

 nipulation as well as variations from year to year in the composition 

 of the original grains that enter into the process of manufacture. 

 Such variations, of the extent shown, do not necessarily indicate bad 

 faith on the part of the manufacturer unless they are found to exist 



