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The flour middlings were as represented. 



With the exception of Sonny South Red Dog, manufactured by the Louisville 

 Milling Company, the red dog flours maintained their guarantees. This sample was 

 deficient in fat. One sample of low grade flour, manufactured by the Geo. Urban 

 Milling Company, is included in this group. 



Wheat Mixed Feeds. 



Wheat Mixed Feed (mill run) contains all of the by-products of the wheat kernel 

 exclusive of flour, combined in the proportions obtained in the usual process of com- 

 mercial milling. Wheat mixed feed may be a blend of wheat bran and wheat middlings 

 mixed in varying proportions. In fact, a number of brands contain no standard 

 middlings, but are admixtures of wheat bran and red dog flour or flour middlings. No 

 attempt has been made to separate the two groups of wheat feed into their respective 

 classes. Their appearance will usually identify them. None of the samples collected 

 fell below their guarantees by one per cent of protein and fat, or exceeded their fiber 

 guarantees by a like amount. 



Wheat Bran. 



Sixty-one samples of wheat bran are reported, 19 of which are known to be of 

 Canadian origin. All of them met their guarantees, although one sample manu- 

 factured by Hunt Bros, of London, Ontario, contained 28 per cent of screenings. 

 While guaranteed to contain mill run of screenings, it is not beheved that merchantable 

 wheat would contain enough weed seeds and other foreign material to account for 

 this amount of screenings in the bran. 



Rye Feed. 



But three samples of rye feed were obtained, all being manufactured by one com- 

 pany. They were uniform in quality and fully met their guarantees. 



Hominy Feed. 



The hominy feeds maintained their guarantees without exception. There was no 

 particular difference in the composition of those made from white and from yellow 

 corn. One sample from the Cereal Mills Company, of Wausau, Wisconsin, contained 

 13.36 per cent of protein. This exceptionally high protein content was due probably 

 to a greater addition of corn germ meal than is the usual custom. 



Dried Beet Pulp. 



Of the 11 samples of beet pulp collected, one sample bearing the guarantee of the 

 Hottelet Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ran below its protein guarantee by 

 more than one per cent. The exceptionally high ash content of this particular sample 

 indicates that it also contained an excessive amount of dirt or lime. An attempt was 

 made to obtain a Federal sample of this lot but the shipment had all been sold before 

 the arrival of the inspector. One sample of Larrowe pulp exceeded its fiber guarantee 

 by over one per cent. 



Oat Feed. 



The greater part of the oat feed sold is in combination with other material such as 

 corn, to form stock feeds, or in the molasses feeds. A relatively small amount finds 

 its way into the retail markets unmixed. The three samples collected were as repre- 

 sented. 



