Meaning of the Crarantce. 



The guarantee does not imply that all feeding stuffs upon 

 which guarantees are placed arc desirable or economical, but it 

 is simply a statement that will enable the consumer to purchase 

 wisely if he wishes to follow good feeding practice. Under New 

 England conditions the continued increase in the price of all 

 commercial feed stuffs is no small factor in the increased cost 

 of the production of milk and the maintenance of livestock in 

 general and the feeder who purchases such material in an indis- 

 cruninate manner without regard to composition or ingredients 

 canjiot expect to do business at a profit. 



Samples collected and analyzed. 



During the year ending September 1, 1916, 1109 samples 

 of feeding stuffs were collected at 170 different places of business. 

 The«e samples have been analyzed and the results published in 

 this bulletin. Thirteen hundred and thirty-six brands of feeding 

 stuffs have been registered and permits for sale issued. 



There have been no local prosecutions but in severalinstances 

 samples of interstate shipments have been properly taken and 

 forwarded to the Bureau of Chemistry at Washington for examina- 

 tion and prosecution if the evidence warranted. 



The tabulation of partial analyses (protein, fat and fiber) 

 follow. Owing to the demand for the complete analyses of some 

 of the principal feeding stuffs, this publication also contains tables 

 giving such data. K'laterial of local interest, mixed and sold 

 by the retailer, has not been included. It is believed that the 

 freder will be repaid by a careful study of these data. Informa- 

 tion in addition to that contained in the feed bulletins will be 

 cheerfulUy furnished at all times. 



