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under examination, and the results thus far obtained allow 

 the following deductions : — 



(a) The larger part of the cotton-seed meal is now guaran- 

 teed, and is of excellent quality. A few unguaranteed meals 

 were found mixed with more or less hulls. Farmers are 

 strongly urged to buy only guaranteed meals. 



(b) Gluten meal and feed are nearly always accompanied 

 with a guaranty, and are free from any foreign admixtures. 



(c) Wheat bran and middlings are seldom adulterated. 

 Purchasers are recommended, however, to give preference 

 to those articles branded with the name of reputable manu- 

 facturers, or to examine the article closely before buying, 

 in order to note its quality. 



(d) Mixed feed, so called, consists of the entire wheat 

 offal or mixtures of bran, coarse and flour middlings. The 

 larger the proportion of flour middlings, the more valuable 

 the feed. Different brands show noticeable variations in 

 the proportions of the several ingredients. Farmers can 

 obtain a very desirable mixed feed by mixing equal parts 

 by weight of bran and flour middlings or red dog flour. 

 Such a feed will be decidedly preferable to many of the 

 brands now on the market, and the cost will not be in- 

 creased. Most mixed feeds are entirely free from adultera- 

 tion. A few samples were found containing a considerable 

 quantity of ground corn cobs. Some were marked Ken- 

 tucky Milling Company, others Kentucky, and a few were 

 without brand. Several samples contained a noticeable 

 amount of wheat screenings. Mixed feed containing cobs 

 can generally be recognized by the hard, woody nature of 

 the material when chewed. A close inspection of the feed 

 will reveal the presence of screenings. Consumers are es- 

 pecially cautioned against such feeds. 



(e) Oat offal, the refuse from the oat meal mills, contains 

 large quantities of oat hulls. Two brands, namely, "X" 

 and "Boston," were practically all hulls. The price of the 

 offal varied from $16 to $27 a ton. It is relatively a very 

 expensive feed. 



(f) Dried brewers' grains and malt sprouts offer cheap 

 sources of protein, provided they can be obtained. 



In general, it can be said that the number of brands is 



