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Judging from the excellent results obtained in 

 Dried Beet the feeding of dried beet pulp, the chemical 



Pulp. composition of this material cannot be considered 



Page 29 an accurate measure of its true feeding value. 



Experiments at this station have shown it to be a satisfactory car- 

 bohydrate feed. A special circular will be furnished on request. 

 The samples collected were of good quality. 



Oat feed or oat hulls cannot be considered an 

 Oat Feed economical feeding stuff. The Association of 



Page 29 Feed Control Officials has refused to recognize 



the term oat feed as it is considered misleading 

 and is often confused with ground oats. A number of states also 

 refuse to register feeding stuffs as containing oat feed but require 

 the statement "oat middlings, oat shorts and oat hulls" all of 

 which oat feed contains in varying amounts. It is more extensive- 

 ly sold as a component of stock feeds than as a product by itself. 

 The sale of these feeds forms an outlet for an 

 Stock and enormous amount of oat meal mill by-products 



Horse Feeds. from the manufacture of cereal breakfast foods. 

 Pages 30-33 Practically all of them contain oat hulls in vary- 

 ing amounts. They are, with few exceptions, as guaranteed 

 and sold for what they really are. The feeder should judge for 

 himself, particularly at the prevailing high prices for all concen- 

 trates, whether it is more economical to use these mixtures or the 

 straight by-products. It is not possible to give specific advice 

 in this bulletin as prices vary so rapidly. The station is ever 

 ready to furnish information to suit individual cases. 



Many of the feeds found under this heading 

 Molasses Feeds. contain alfalfa as a base mixed with oats, corn 

 (Less than 15% or cereal by-products. If alfalfa in such mix- 

 Protein), tures is sold at the same price asked for grains 

 Pages 34-36 and cereal products, its use is of doubtful 

 economy. The agitation in favor of the alfalfa crop in Massa- 

 chusetts has evidently confused certain feeders and given them an 

 erroneous idea of its true feeding value. It is a valuable product 

 whether home grown or purchased but not worth grain prices. 



Xtravim Feed is a mixture of cane molasses and sphagnum 

 moss. The moss serves as an excellent carrier and absorbent for 

 the molasses. Otherwise it does not materially add to the 

 value of the feed. 



Bibby's Pig Meal is an English product no 

 Miscellaneous longer found on the local markets. 



Feeds. The Dried Grains sold by A. H. Brown & 



Page 36 Bros, is a residue from the manufacture of 



a popular brand of infant food. It has the 

 appearance of brewers' dried grains but contains only about 

 half as much protein. 



