REQUESTS BY INDIVIDUALS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FEEDINGSTUFFS 



In addition to the official samples of feedingstuffs submitted by the Feed Control Supervisory, 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station each year analyzes some samples drawn by individuals to aid 

 in solving a particular problem. Chemical analysis can aid in certain cases but it should not be 

 expected to answer all questions. A close study of management practices will often answer many 

 problems when the first thing to do seems to be to blame the feed for difficulties in growth or pro- 

 duction of livestock. It is suggested that in the case of a difficulty involving feeding that you call 

 in your County Agent, your veterinarian, or the fieldman of your feed supplier to consider your 

 problem. They will then obtain the facts in the case and will determine whether an analysis of the 

 feed will be of help or not. 



If a feed sample is mailed or brought to the laboratory, it is essential that the sample drawn, 

 about one pint, put in a clean, tight container, adequately represents the large lot from which it 

 is drawn and that full information concerning the case accompany the sample. If this is not done, 

 it must be supplied before analysis can be made. Because of the cost of laboratory work and ma- 

 terials, the necessity for an analysis is decided upon the basis of information submitted and an 

 opinion obtained as to whether or not an analysis is necessary in the particular case involved. 

 Since this is a state experiment station, this service is available only to residents of the state and 

 no charge is made for occasional work. Many questions that are raised may be satisfactorily 

 answered by correspondence without laboratory work. 



Ten samples of feed, hay or silage were examined for residents of the state because of some 

 special problem involving the particular case during the fiscal year. 



