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a lower feeding value are said to have been offered as distillers' 

 grains. Such misrepresentation has not as yet been found in 

 Massachusetts. The grains derived from rye have a lower feed- 

 ing value than those derived from corn and usually sell for a cor- 

 respondingly lower price. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 

 Corn Distillers' Grains. 



1912 1913 1914 1915 



No. Samples 



Protein (per cent) 



Fat (per cent) 



Fiber (per cent) 



Price a ton $34.68 $34.53 $34.93 $35.39 



Malt Sprouts. Three samples only were col- 

 Brewers' lected. Most of them are used as a component 

 By-Products of dairy and molasses feeds, hence but few are 

 Page 10. offered unmixed. They are not very palatable 

 and should be fed mixed with other grains. Be- 

 cause of their capacity to absorb water, if over 2 pounds daily are 

 fed they should be mixed with several times their weight of water. 



Brewers' Dried Grains. The sale of Brewers' dried grains 

 has greatly increased during the past year due to the fact that 

 many of the larger local breweries are installing drying plants and 

 also because the normal export demand has been curtailed. For 

 milk production brewers' grains have a feeding value slightly su- 

 perior to wheat bran. They also have the advantage of being 

 bulky and serve as a distributor for the heavy concentrates. 

 Brewers' grains when fed in reasonable amounts have been found 

 to be a reasonably satisfactory substitute for oats in feeding horses. 

 One-third of the ration may consist of brewers' grains, one-third 

 corn and one-third oats. Owing to the present high price of oats 

 they are worthy of trial by horse owners. It is very important 

 that they be of good quality and free from any mould or rancidity. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



Malt Sprouts. 



1912 1913 1914 1915 



No. Samples 17 4 8 3 



Protein (per cent) 25.94 27.55 26.62 24.14 



Fat (per cent) ' 1.45 1.14 1.28 1.17 



Fiber (per cent) 11.19 13.13 12.47 14.24 



Price a ton $26.31 $28.20 $27.21 $30.00 



