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out of place. The samples collected practically conformed to their guarantees. 

 The ingredients of which these mixtures are composed are not printed in the 

 tabulation, but can be found by the purchaser on the tag or label which 

 accompanies each sack sold. 



A study of the retail prices of these feeds indicates that those containing 

 low-grade material sold on the average for somewhat less than the better 

 grades, although this was not true in all cases. The average price for all 

 dairy feeds collected was 182.50 a ton; for those containing low-grade ma- 

 terial, $76. 



Molasses feeds are divided into two groups. The first group consists of 

 feeds containing more than 15 per cent of protein, which are as a rule adver- 

 tised and sold as dairy feeds. The second group consists of feeds containing 

 less than 15 per cent of protein, which are as a rule advertised and sold as 

 horse feeds. Many of the latter contain alfalfa meal. Lasco Stock Feed, no 

 longer manufactured, contained in addition to other ingredients ground 

 cocoa shells and coffee hull bran. Xtra Vim Feed consisted of cane molasses 

 and sphagnum moss. 



Hog Feeds. — Judging from the number of brands offered, the sale of 

 prepared hog feeds is increasing. Unless they can be purchased at a saving 

 in price they have nothing to commend them over a mixture of corn meal, 

 wheat middlings and 5 to 10 per cent of tankage. The feed sold by L. A. 

 Randall contains so much refuse material that its use, in our estimation, is 

 not to be recommended. 



Calf meals intended as partial milk substitutes for calves were found in 

 limited amounts. The samples collected showed considerable variation in 

 chemical composition and appearance. Such mixtures will probably prove 

 of value for the purpose intended, and, on account of the difficulty in se- 

 curing the ingredients in small quantity, will be generally used where a milk 

 substitute is desired. 



Miscellaneous Protein Feeds. — Velvet Bean Feed, one sample of which 

 is reported, has not proved a popular feeding stuft'. It first came to notice 

 in Massachusetts during a shortage of other feeding stuffs on account of the 

 war. Its unpopularity was due probabh^ to the fact that many were ignorant 

 as to how to use it to the best advantage. On account of insufficient drying, 

 some shipments heated either in transit or after arrival, which did not tend 

 to increase its popularity.^ 



Washburn's Mixed Feed has wheat feed as a base, together with an ad- 

 mixture of oat feed and other products. It is intended probably as a substi- 

 tute for wheat feeds, a need which is not now apparent. 



1 See Bulletin No. 197, Velvet Bean Feed for Farm Stock. 



