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DISCUSSION OF THE INSPFXTION. 

 I. Protein Feeds. 



Cottonseed The cottonseed meal situation during the past 

 Meal and season has been most discouraging for the feeder. 

 Feed. . Never before has the general quality of the meal 



Pages 6-8 been as poor, nor the price as high. : 



The poor quality of the meal has been due in part to the fact 

 that practically all of the hnt has been removed from the seed 

 and used for the manufacture of gun cotton. The removal of 

 the lint prevents the hulls from matting together and allows them 

 to slip through the sieves easily and mix with the meal. 



While it is within the right of the crushers to so modify their 

 process of manufacture as to meet existing commercial condi- 

 tions, the fact that the resulting meal is often sold with a guar- 

 antee that cannot be maintained is inexcusable. Every up-to- 

 date oil mill is under close chemical control and there is no reason 

 why all of the products cannot be sold under a guarantee which 

 more truthfully represents their chemical composition. 



With few exceptions cottonseed meal is sold with the con- 

 taining sack weighed as meal. In other words the purchaser gets 

 about 1980 pounds of meal to the ton. With cottonseed meal 

 retailing at about $40 a ton, this means a loss of some forty cents 

 for every ton purchased. Consumers should insist on full weight 

 and note the weight stated on the tag. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



Hijfh Gradei Medium Grades High and 



Choice Prime and Good Medium Grades 



1914 1914 1914 



No. Samples 16 34 50 



Protein (per cent) 42.23 39.26 40.21 



Fat (per cent) 7.87 7.50 7.62 



Fiber (per cent) 7.84 10.09 9.37 



Price a ton $36.25 136.13 $36.17 



1915 1915 1915 



No. Samples 35 35 70 



Protein (per cent) 42.90 39.57 41.23 



Fat (per cent) 7.96 7.40 7.68 



Fiber (per cent) 8.48 10.02 9.56 



Price a ton $33.16 $33.81 $33.48 



1916 1916 1916 



No. Samples 18 54 72 



Protein (per cent) 42.61 38.78 39,74 



Fat (percent) 7.94 6.87 7.14 



Fiber (per cent) 8.47 11.13 10.46 



Price a ton .$39.50 $38.79 ' $38.96 



