nected with other colleges in New England and the Middle States, assisted in formu- 

 lating rations which are being sold by a large organization in competition with the 

 regular trade. There is no legitimate reason why assistance should not have been 

 rendered to the organization in question; in fact, such service is available to any 

 public or private enterprise in the state and many dealers have already availed them- 

 selves of it. If it has been made to appear that the College has acted in other than 

 an advisory capacity, the fault does not lie with the College or its officials. 



During the year (Sept. 1, 1922 to Sept. 1, 1923) 1,340 samples of feeding stuffs 

 collected of dealers and manufacturers were analyzed and are reported in this bulletin. 

 Three hundred and nineteen dealers located in 190 towns were visited at least once. 

 Nine hundred and fifty-one brands of feedstuffs were registered for sale in Massachu- 

 setts by 247 manufacturers or dealers. In addition four Federal samples of cotton- 

 seed meal were drawn in co-operation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 resulting in the seizure of three cars of cottonseed meal which failed to meet its 

 guarantee in protein. 



