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Wheat By-Products, Middlings, Mixed Feed and Bran 



were of the usual quality. Most of the brands were guaranteed 

 as containing screenings "not exceeding mill run". This appears 

 to be a rather elastic term, which at times admits screenings in 

 considerable quantities. Preference should be given to those 

 brands free from screenings or containing a minimum amount. 

 Screenings, even when finely ground, can be readily detected by the 

 dark color of the feed and by characteristic odor, due to the weed 

 seeds in the screenings. If the consumer will discriminate against 

 material containing an excessive amount of screenings, he will be 

 of great aid in preventing an excessive admixture. 



The Durum or macaroni wheat products, of which samples 

 of middlings and bran are reported, contain rather less protein 

 and more fat and fiber than do other varieties of wheat. 



Dairy Feeds (mixed rations), as here classified, are intended 

 as complete grain rations for dairy animals. In general they com- 

 ply with the requirements of such a ration. Unless manufacturers 

 are well stocked with the various ingredients entering into these 

 mixtures, it will probably be necessary to modify formulas during 

 the coming season. This is particularly true where distillers' 

 grains form an important part of the mixture. The samples of 

 Stevens 44 Ration collected early in the season showed a tendency 

 to run considerably above their maximum fiber guarantee, a con- 

 dition to which attention was called, and which was found to be 

 corrected in later samples. Ropes Horse Feed is placed under 

 this heading for the lack of a better place to put it. 



Molasses Feeds (containing over 15 per cent protein). These 

 feeds were of usual quality. Many of them carry a considerable 

 amount of screenings, cHpped oat by-product and other material 

 which in itself would not be readily salable, but which after re- 

 grinding and treating with molasses forms a fairly attractive 

 article. 



Hominy Feed, in accordance with the definition given by the 

 Association of Feed Control Officials, "Is a mixture of the bran 

 coating, the germ and a part of the starchy portion of the corn 

 kernel obtained in the manufacture of hominy grits for human 

 consumption." In reality it may conform to the above definition, 

 it may contain none of the germ, or it may contain the germ after 



