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the starch and corn bran in the manufacture of corn starch. If corn bran 

 and part of the corn germ are mixed with gluten meal the product is known 

 as gluten feed. Gluten feed frequently contains what is known as corn 

 solubles. This is the soluble matter dissolved from the kernel in the first 

 step in preparing the kernel for the separation of starch, in which the so- 

 called steep water in which the corn is soaked is condensed and the solid 

 residue returned to the feed. The gluten feeds analyzed were of good quality. 



Farmer Jones Gluten Feed is made by a somewhat different process, and 

 is a by-product from the manufacture of maltose-corn syrup. It is uncolored 

 and contains a larger portion of the corn germ than do other brands. On 

 account of its texture and color some unwarranted prejudice exists against 

 it. 



Distillers' By-Products. — Very few distillers' and brewers' grains were 

 found. The two samples of distillers' grains analyzed did not meet their 

 protein guarantees. The yeast grains are obtained from a mixture of prod- 

 ucts used to propagate yeast, and are somewhat less valuable for feeding 

 than a good grade of brewers' grains. 



The Wheat By-Products (Middlings, Bran and Mixed Feed). — On 

 account of their palatability, uniformity and wide distribution the wheat by- 

 products will continue to form the foundation of most home-mixed rations. 

 The samples collected were of good quality. Occasional samples appeared to 

 have rather more screenings than is desirable, but inasmuch as such products 

 were branded to contain mill run of screenings, no legal objection could be 

 made to their presence. 



The Durum or macaroni wheat by-products found were somewhat similar 

 to the corresponding material made from ordinary wheat. 



Rye Feeds. — The sale of rye products, judging from the samples collected, 

 appears to be increasing. Custom and tradition in New England have led 

 to the use of rye in the feeding of swine more than for any other purpose. 

 There is no reason why such products as we have examined should not 

 safely constitute at least 10 to 20 per cent of a home-mixed ration. 



The Cereal Meals. — Cereal meals made from corn, oats or barley, es- 

 pecially if home grown, will be found most satisfactory as a source of carbo- 

 hydrates, although in the making of a dairy ration it is often advisable in 

 the interest of economy to substitute some of the cereal by-products. 



The hominy feeds analyzed were as represented, with but one exception. 

 The product put out by John Wade & Sons resembled more closely corn feed 

 meal, and could not properly be classed as hominy feed. Hominy feed forms 

 a satisfactory substitute for corn meal. 



