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Wheat Mixed Feeds. — The fiber standard set for wheat mixed feed is 8.5 per 

 cent maximum for feeds made from soft wheat and 9.5 per cent for those made from 

 hard wheat. A double standard leads to confusion and is beheved to be unnecessary. 

 Of the 88 samples collected very few exceeded the maximum of 8.5 per cent set for 

 soft wheat. Wheat mixed feed is theoretically an admixture of all the by-products 

 of the flour mill, exclusive of screenings, as they come from the mill during the process 

 of milling. Practically it is often a blend in which the proportion of middlings and 

 bran differs widely from the mill run. 



Wheat Bran. — The wheat brans collected conformed to their guarantees with 

 few exceptions. To the average purchaser bran is bran and very little attention is 

 paid to the guarantee, the value of anj^ particular lot being fixed in the mind of the 

 purchaser by texture, color, and amount of screenings present. 



Rye Feed. 



The two samples of rye feed collected were of satisfactory quality. The protein 

 guarantee on that put out by the Wej^auwega Milling Company was too high to be 

 easily maintained by a product of this class. 



The Cereal Meals. 



The cereal meals from corn and oats were not adulterated. Very little corn meal 

 is made of the entire kernel but is rather a by-product from the manufacture of table 

 meal or cracked corn. There is no particular difference in the analysis or feeding 

 value of corn meal as usuallj^ sold and meal made from the entire kernel. 



Oat Groats. 



Two samples of oat groats or hulled oats were collected. They were as represented. 



Hominy Feed. 



While the hominy feeds collected were true to guarantee, considerable variation 

 in composition was noted. This is due to the amount of corn germ present in the 

 different brands. Hominy feed which contains all of the corn germ from which the 

 oil has not been separated will have a high fat content. Hominy feed which contains 

 all of the corn germ from which the oil has been separated as completely as possible 

 will still contain more fat and protein than hominy feed which contains little or no 

 germ. 



Dried Beet Pulp. 



The beet pulp sold under the brand and name of the Hottelet Company was low 

 in fiber and high in nitrogen-free extract, probably due to an admixture of beet 

 molasses. That of the West Bay City Sugar Company was high in fiber and low in 

 nitrogen-free extract due no doubt to a very complete separation of sugar. One lot of 

 Dutch beet pulp found, while true to its guarantee, contained less protein than is 

 usually found in domestic pulp. 



Oat Feed. 



The superiority of the sample of Canadian oat feed (Ogilvie Flour Mills Co.) should 

 be noted. The protein is higher and the fiber lower than for the other samples, in- 

 dicating a less complete separation of the oat groat from the hull. 



