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feeds were high in fiber, due to the attempt to include a maximum amount 

 of oat hulls, which is a recognized constituent of stock feeds. 



Of the bone meals, 50 per cent were deficient, due almost entirely to a higher 

 fat guarantee than could be consistently maintained. When it is recognized 

 that bone meals are used almost entirely as a source of calcium and phosphorus 

 it does not seem necessary to exaggerate the fat content. 



There were 305 samples of dairy feeds collected, of which only 3.3 per cent 

 were below guarantee, an excellent showing. The poultry mashes showed 5.5 per 

 cent deficiency, and the molasses horse feeds 8.7 per cent. Of the hominy 

 feeds and wheat products collected, only one sample of each was below guaran- 

 tee. 



In order to check possible adulteration of feeds not requiring a guarantee, a 

 number of samples of ground oats and corn meal were collected and analyzed 

 without the detection of adulteration in any of the samples collected. 



The collection of over 1,600 feed samples in the Massachusetts market with 

 the finding of only 4^ per cent deficient in guarantee, and these in most cases 

 not of a serious nature, indicates that the purchaser can feel reasonably sure 

 of his purchases, and that the manufacturer and retailer with few exceptions 

 are intent upon the delivery of standard goods of standard quality. 



Microscopic Analysis. 



Six hundred and ninety-three samples of prepared feeds were examined by 

 Mr. McLaughlin, the microscopist. Of these, only eleven were found which 

 did not conform to the declaration of ingredients in registration and guarantee. 

 In a few instances registration and guarantee did not coincide and dealers are 

 warned against using old tags where formulas have been changed unless the 

 guarantee tag is corrected to conform to the formula. 



Attention is called to the following feeds which did not conform to guar- 

 antees : 



J. Gushing Co. 

 J. Gushing Go. 

 Greene Ghick Feed Go. 

 Horvitz Grain Go. 

 Ontario Milling Go. 

 Ontario Milling Go. 



W. N. Potter & Sons, Inc. 

 G. P. Washburn Go. 



Wetherbee Grain Go. 



Best of All Dry Mash 



Quality Laying Mash 



Laymore Mash 



Make-M-Lay Laying Mash 



Oswego Fine Ghick Grains 



Aunt Mary's Fine Ghick 

 Grains 



Puritan Ghick Feed 



Made Right Dairy Ration 



Laying Mash 



Alfalfa guaranteed, not found. 



Alfalfa guaranteed. Mere trace if any. 



Screenings present, not declared. 



Gharcoal present, not declared. 



Flaxseed and weed seed present, not declared. 



Flaxseed and weed seed present, not declared. 



Flax, Kafir and Millet seed present, not declared. 



In addition to declared ingredients contains 

 other cereal by-product. 



Salt present, not declared. 



Mineral and Other Food Supplements. 



Scientific investigation has within the past few years discovered new facts 

 relative to the ash or mineral content of feeds, particularly calcium, phosphorus 

 and iodine, which have led many manufacturers to supplement their feeds with 

 salts of calcium or phosphorus in order to supply elements which may be lack- 

 ing, or present in insufficient amount to promote maximum growth or milk 

 and egg production. It has been demonstrated that forage crops grown in 

 certain localities are lacking in these essential elements, while in others they 

 are present in abundance. For this reason it is believed that a feed cannot 

 be mixed and sold over a wide area that will be exactly suited for the entire 

 area, at least so far as the mineral elements are concerned. 



So-called mineral feeds, consisting 'of the necessary ash ingredients, are also 

 extensively sold, particularly in the Middle West. Thus far their sale in New 

 England has been limited and the Control Service has not examined those 

 offered. Such mixtures are intended to supplement the feeds, either home 

 grown or purchased, which enter into the ration. 



