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face of the fact that manufacturers are prone to claim that products of this character 

 are carefully and scientifically blended so as to be of uniform quality and composition. 

 In this connection it is interesting to note that only about 4 per cent of the unmixed 

 by-products were deficient. Many of the samples not conforming to guarantee were 

 found among brands where the greater number were satisfactory. Where variations 

 from guarantee occurred in most of the samples of any particular brand, manufac- 

 turers have been notified that such brands will not again be registered for sale in 

 Massachusetts unless the formula is modified to make the brand conform to guarantee, 

 or the guarantee changed to fit the formula. If this procedure fails of its purpose, 

 it Tvill be necessary to prosecute for occasional discrepancies even though the general 

 record of a concern is good, in order to make, if possible, the average of prepared feeds 

 on the Massachusetts markets more dependable. A careful study of the table of 

 "Feeds not conforming to guarantees" is advised, with reference not only to the feeds 

 listed therein, but also to those listed in the general tables which are not found here 

 on account of their uniform adherence to guarantee. 



It is of interest to note that of the nine samples of dairy feeds can-jdng an excess of 

 fiber, seven contained either grain screenings or oat feed, or both. It appears that 

 some manufacturers of the inferior grades of dairy feeds attempt to use more low 

 grade by-products than the guarantee will allow. Such feeds can, or at least should 

 be sold at a lower price than the better grade products. 



Dairy Feeds containing Low Grade Ingredients. 



Brand. 



Name of Ingredient. 



Peerless Milk Ration 



Auburn Dairy Feed . 



Quality 207o Dairy Feed 



Quality 24% Dairy Feed 



Vigor 16% Dairy Feed 



Vigor 18% Dairy Feed 



Diehl's Dairy Feed . 



Ellison's Dairy Feed 24% 



Ellison's Milk Feed . 



Conestoga 18 Dairy Feed 



Lancaster 20 Dairy Feed 



Red Rose 24 Dairy Feed 



Advance Dairy Feed 



Algrane Milk Feed . 



Read the Tag Dairy Feed 



Armour's 24% Dairy Feed 



Hi-Test Dairy Feed . 



Nye's Balanced Ration 



Economy Feed 



Universal Ration 



Protena Dairy Feed . 



Boss Dairy Ration 



Fiske's Favorite Feed 18% 



Paragon Dairy Feed . 



Made Right Dairy Feed 



North Star Daiiy Ration with Molasses 



Whittemore Dairy Ration 



Bliss Dairy Ration 



Grain screenings, clipped oat by-product. 



Grain screenings. 



Grain screenings. 



Grain screenings. 



Grain screenings, oat feed. 



Grain screenings, oat feed. 



Oat feed, g rain screenings. 



Grain screenings. 



Oat feed, grain screenings. 



Oat feed, grain screenings. 



Grain screenings. 



Grain screenings. 



Oat feed, grain screenings. 



Oat feed. 



Oat feed. 



Oat feed. 



Oat teed. 



Oat feed. 



Cocoa shell meal, grain screenings. 



Cocoa shell meal, grain screenings. 



Oat feed, grain screenings. 



Oat feed. 



Grain screenings. 



Oat feed. 



Oat feed. 



Grain screenings. 



Oat feed. 



Grain screenings. 



Of the 79 brands collected, 28 contained one or more low grade ingredients. The 

 average retail ton price for the dairy feeds containing low grade products was $51.29, 

 with a range of from $42 to $60. The average for the dairy feeds containing no low 

 grade products was $54.34, with a range of from $45 to $65. While these figures in- 

 dicate that the feeds are sold at average prices somewhat commensurate with the 

 value of the product, in special cases the advantage is with the manufacturer or job- 

 ber rather than with the ultimate purchaser. Of the 28 brands of dairy feeds contain- 

 ing low grade by-products, 43 per cent showed either a deficiency in protein or an 

 excess of fiber. The low grade products used were as follows. 



Oat Feed. On account of its high fiber content (25-30%) and its consequent low 

 digestion coefficient without compensating advantages, it is not believed that this 

 product can be classed otherwise than as low grade. Its feeding value is about the 

 same as for mixed hay. 



