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The remainder of the feeds in this group, namely, Amco Fat Maker, 

 Tip Top Sugared Feed, Cloverleaf Dairy Feed, Alfalfa Molasses Union 

 Horse Feed, Anchor Dairy Feed, Climax Dairy Feed, Crescent Horse Feed, 

 Good Luck Feed and Green Cross Horse Feed, all contained one or more 

 of the following low-grade ingredients: oat hulls, clipped oat by-product 

 or grain screenings. 



Oat Feed is a by-product from the milling of oats, and consists of the 

 oat hulls, dust and fine particles of the oat groat which are broken off in 

 the milling process. Oat feed contains from 4 to 6 per cent of protein and 

 from 24 to 30 per cent fiber. It is not, except under abnormal trade con- 

 ditions, found very generally distributed in the local markets, but is largely 

 absorbed as a filler in various stock and horse feeds. 



Poultry Mashes and Meals were found in wide variety. While most 

 of these mixtures will prove satisfactory for the purpose intended, the best 

 argument for their use is convenience. Fully as satisfactory rations can 

 be home-mixed, with the additional advantage that the percentage and 

 quality of each ingredient is known. ^ It is believed that the value of the 

 alfalfa meal found in many of these mixtures has been greatly overestimated, 

 and that the poultry men are prone to confuse the green color of the alfalfa 

 with succulence which can be better furnished by green crops in season and 

 by roots, cabbage and sprouted oats during the winter. 



Animal Products. Meat and Meat and Bone. — With but three ex- 

 ceptions these products are classified as meat and bone in accordance with 

 definitions adopted by the Association of Feed Control Officials. Poultry 

 men should be willing to pay a premium for scraps which contain a minimum 

 amount of bone and which are free from odors of decomposition. Some of 

 the samples collected ran considerably below their protein guarantees. 



> Formulas for mixing the most desirable scratch grains and mashes can be secured by addressing the De- 

 partment of Poultry Husbandry, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. 



