the Bibby feeds, both English products, are quite extensively sold 

 in Massachusetts. The writer has been given to understand that 

 under the present local west-bound freight rates the importation 

 of feeding stuffs can be of little benefit to Massachusetts as a whole, 

 even though they could be delivered in Boston at a price which 

 would make them desirable for feeders in that vicinity. 



Particular attention is called to the fact that certain unscru- 

 pulous manufacturers and their agents have been stating that 

 officials of the experiment station endorse their products. In some 

 instances quotations purporting to have been taken from the ex- 

 periment station publications have been used in such a way as to 

 prevert their true meaning. Whenever any doubt exists in the 

 mind of the purchaser as to the reliability of such statements or 

 quotations, he should correspond with the experiment station and 

 ascertain the true facts. 



Following is a tabulation of the analyses of feeding stuffs 

 found by the inspector in the Massachusetts markets. In case 

 of mixed or compounded feeds a statement of certified ingredients 

 is also attached. While a complete fodder analysis would be of 

 more value to the feeder, the resources at our command will not 

 allow us to undertake the extra work. 



Commercial feeding stuffs are, or should be, purchased prin- 

 cipally either for their protein content or for their high digesti- 

 bility. Inasmuch as the protein content is stated and as a high 

 fiber content indicates low digestibility, the figures given serve 

 as an indication of the feeding value of the various feeding stuffs 

 reported. 



In general, unmixed by-products such as cottonseed meal,, 

 linseed meal, gluten feed, distillers' grains, corn meal, hominy 

 feed, beet pulp, and the like, will prove more economical than 

 many of the prepared mixtures which frequently contain m.aterial 

 of inferior feeding value. There are some exceptions to this gen- 

 eral statement and the purchaser need not be misled if he will read 

 the guaranteed list of ingredients which is, or should be, attached 

 to every package of prepared feeding stuff. 



