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L. A. Randall 



C. P. Washburn Co. 



C. P. Washburn Co. 



Stanley Wood Grain Co. 



Randall's Mash 



Made Right Dairy Feed 



Made Right Dry Mash 



Bliss Dairy Ration 



Gluten feed present, not declared. 



Beet pulp present, not declared. 



Alfalfa meal, a declared ingredient, present as a 

 mere trace. 



Beet pulp, a declared ingredient, not present. 



The Chemical Composition of Ground Oats. 



The discovery of the sale of ground oats adulterated with oat hulls or oat feed dur- 

 ing the past season led to a very thorough examination of ground oats offered for sale 

 at various points in Massachusetts. Forty samples were collected, and in only one 

 instance was adulteration found. This case was entered for prosecution and convic- 

 tion secured. As an aid in determining the degree of adulteration the complete fodder 

 analysis was made, and in addition the hull content was determined in accordance 

 with a method worked out by chemists connected with the Pennsylvania Department 

 of Agriculture. Standard samples of oats of various grades were also secured as 

 checks. The condensed results follow in tabular form. 



Analyses of Whole Oats and Ground Oats (Per Cent). 



It will be seen that oats of marketable grade contain about 30 per cent of hull. 

 The lowest hull content found was for the 33-lb. oats. A possible explanation for this 

 fact may be that these were in reality mixed oats of various grades secured from a 

 manufacturer of oat meal, the mixture consisting of oats either too small or too large 

 to be milled and sold as 33-lb. oats. In general both the hull and fiber content in- 

 crease as the weight per bushel decreases, the 21-lb. oats containing 13.4 per cent fiber 

 and 38 per cent of hull. The protein and fat content appear to have no direct con- 

 nection with the size of the oat, while in general the ash content increases as the 

 weight decreases. The adulterated mixture was evidently a mixture of about 50 

 per cent high grade ground oats and 50 per cent Canadian oat feed. 



Weights of Feeding Stuffs. 



During the year considerable time was given to ascertaining the accuracy of net 

 weights as stated on packages of various feeding stuffs offered for sale. As a whole 

 the situation was satisfactory, and it is not believed that intentional dishonesty as to 

 short weight was practiced, although evident carelessness was noted in a few instances. 

 Where excessive discrepancies were found, manufacturers were notified and goods 

 resacked to conform to stated weight. 



The weight of a sack of ground oats is generally supposed to be 64 pounds (2 bushels). 

 Ground oats as sacked were found in different lots weighing from 60 to 64 pounds. 

 It is understood that the Massachusetts Retail Grain Dealers' Association has gone 

 on record as advocating 64 pounds as the standard net weight for a sack of ground 

 oats. 



All weights were made on officially sealed scales. The weight of sack (about one 

 pound) is not deducted for the figures in the table. These are, therefore, gross weights, 

 not net weights. In order to deliver 100 pounds net weight, sack and contents should 

 weigh about 101 pounds. It should be borne in mind that even though feeds are 

 accurately weighed at source, there may be slight losses in some instances from the 



