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Adulteration of Feeds. If it were not for the pro- 

 tection our feed laws give us, we would find it hard to 

 purchase good standard products. In the above case, 

 John Doe could easily introduce ground cotton-seed 

 hulls with his cotton-seed meal, and sell the product 

 with any guarantee he pleased. He could sell this 

 mixed product under the name of cotton-seed meal, 

 when in reality it is cotton-seed meal and ground cotton- 

 seed hulls. Of course John Doe could afford to sell 

 the mixed product at a lower figure, but for the ingre- 

 dients received the purchaser would pay a higher price. 

 Most states permit manufacturers to sell low grade 

 products, but they are required to place another name 

 on the product. Perhaps John Doe would not care 

 to put out a mixture of cotton-seed meal and cotton- 

 seed hulls under the true name, and he no doubt would 

 give it a brand name such as Cracker Feed. The pur- 

 chasers of low grade mixtures should know their 

 values. The Experiment Stations and the State 

 Boards of Agriculture are continually sending out bul- 

 letins which comment and set forth the values of com- 

 mercial feeds. In all feeds the principles as cited in 

 the foregoing are true. It is unfortunate, but possible 

 for manufacturers to put out feeds that resemble 

 standard products, which are badly adulterated. 

 These adulterated feeds are generally ground so fine 

 that the casual observer cannot detect the adulteration 

 with the naked eye. 



How to Buy a Feed. Do not buy cotton-seed meal, 

 linseed meal, wheat bran, etc., just because they are so 

 named. In purchasing feed stuffs send for a bulletin 

 from your State Experiment Station or from the State 

 Board of Agriculture. Read it thoroughly and find out 

 the composition of the standard products and purchase 

 accordingly. When you learn the composition of the 

 standard product or products which you intend to pur- 

 chase, ask your feed dealer the guarantee on his feeds. 

 That is, the composition and weight of the package. 

 If the feed or feeds you want to purchase are below 



