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in compounding them in a manner to warrant their ready sale. 

 The manufacturers have succeeded in a measure. The screenings 

 or oat hulls are well ground, their mechanical condition improved 

 and their identity to an extent concealed. 1 he characteristic 

 oilor of the weed seeds of the screenings is usually present, how- 

 ever. 



Pvriva Cow Chozv feed contains no low-grade by-products 

 although the ground alfalfa hay present does not add to its value 

 as a grain ration. 



The calf meals collected represent the attempt of 

 Calf Meals, several manufacturers to formulate satisfactory 

 Page 26 partial milk substitutes for young calves. The 



chemical composition of the meals -ndicates that 

 this attempt has succeeded in a measure, althcugh it is the opinion 

 of the writer that many of them contain substances that, while 

 they do not add materially to the value of the mixtures, do in- 

 crease the cost. Calf meals can only partially take the place of 

 milk for young calves. In order to serve as partial substitutes 

 they should be composed of easily digested grains or by-products, 

 be reasonably rich in protein and fat, and substantially free 

 from fiber. 



II. " Starchy (Carbohydrate) Feeds. 



While corn meal is found in practically every 

 Ccin Me?l rrd feed store, very few samples are collected 

 Sin ibr Picdtds. as this product is practically free from adui- 

 P2g,e 27 teraticn arnd unless mixed with other 



material is exempt from the requirements 

 of the feeding stuffs law. Much of the meal offered does not con- 

 tain the entire kernel but is rather a by-prcduct from the manufac- 

 ture of cracked corn and table miCal. So far as can be ascertained 

 it is fully equal to m.eal made frcm the entire seed. 



1 he two samples of so-called corn middlings contained rather 

 more of the geim th^n did the f£mplcs of n.cal collected and more 

 nearly approached l.e n.iny feed in chemical ccmpositicn. 



Corn feed m.cal of which several s^m.ples are reported is 

 the siftings ottaired in the manufacture of craclcd corn and table 

 meal fre.m the whole grain.* It is scmctim.cs errcnecusly called 

 \ellc\\ hcniin\- feed and is similar to hominy feed in feeding value. 



'1 he sample of damaged corn m.eal collected shows the chem- 

 ical ccm.}"csiticn of axcri'j.e ccrn m.eal. It cannot, hcwcAcr, be 

 ce.nsidtred its equal in feeding value because of its possible det- 

 rimental effect upon the animals and its lack of palatability. 

 It should be ccoked and fed to hogs. 



1 he ccrn bran reported was of gccd quality. Cn account of 

 its higher fter content it cannot be considered equal to more 

 than three-fcurths the value of corn meal. 



