INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDSTUFFS 



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Average Analyses of Unmixed By-Products. 

 (Collected between September 1, 1934, and April 1, 1935) 



TINNED DOG FOODS. 



Numerous requests for information about canned foods iias led us to sample 

 the brands commonly found on the Massachusetts markets. No attempt is made 

 to compare their relative value except as is indicated b}' their analyses. Anyone 

 attempting to evaluate material of this character is handicapped at the outset 

 by the lack of uniformity of opinion as to what constitutes a satisfactory tinned 

 dog food. However, enough difference has been found in them to allow for a wide 

 latitude in choice. 



In every case the analyses were made of one purchased can. While the point 

 may be raised that a single can may not be truly representative of the brand 

 as a whole, it is believed that where care is taken in making a uniform product, 

 a one-can sample should be as satisfactory as several. 



While no attempt was made to deterrhine the condition of the material used, 

 all samples examined were uniformly free from disagreeable taint or odor. 



