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REVIEW OF THE ANALYTICAL WORK 



The preceding tables give the average analyses of samples 

 collected and not the analyses of individual samples, as formerly. 

 To economize space, the statement of certified ingredients is also 

 omitted. With the exception of wheat bran and local mixtures of 

 poultry feeds, all analyses made are included in the averages. 



Cottonseed MeaL The analyses of cottonseed meals reported 

 show a tendency on the part of the cottonseed crushers to still 

 further lower the protein content of the meal, through the addition 

 of ground hulls. More meals than formerly are found with a 36 and 

 38 per cent guarantee. This condition will probably continue until 

 normal times return and consumers insist upon a higher grade 

 product. The two samples of Dirigo Cottonseed Feed sold by 

 W. Newton Smith and reported under the heading of cottonseed 

 feed, were sold l^y that jobber as cottonseed meal. One sample 

 collected in the eastern part of the State was made the basis of 

 prosecution. The other was collected of a large consumer in the 

 Connecticut Valley who purchased a carload of this product as 

 cottonseed meal. A Federal sample was taken of this shipment 

 and action is still pending. 



Linseed MeaL The Unseed meals put out by the Toledo Seed 

 & Oil Co. and the Waver-Ryan Co. were noticeably lower in 

 protein than those put out by other firms, possibly due to the 

 quality of seed used. Linseed meal, together with cottonseed 

 meal, is relatively cheap at the present time. 



Miscellaneous Oil Cakes include Homcoline, a corn germ prod- 

 uct, and three products sold by the Oil Seeds Co. Of the latter the 

 two grades of peanut oil cake were of excellent quahty. These were 

 evidently derived from peanut kernels without an admixture of 

 peanut shells, and are a valuable protein feed. The use of the 

 peanut for its oil is increasing rapidly, and it is understood that 

 the general practice is to crush kernel and shell together. The 

 residue from this process does not make as satisfactory a feed, 

 because of the inferior nutritive value of the shell, as the products 

 reported. 



The analyses of peanut oil cakes examined, as compared with 

 three analyses of whole peanuts, follow: 



