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heat-producing matter, of starchy food. In the summer 

 time we have this outside lieat provided for us ; therefore 

 the summer ration should contain a larger proportion of the 

 muscle and nerve supporting food, the albuminoid food, and 

 in that conjunction I do not know of anything that is much 

 better than that ration which Mr. Widmann used — that is, 

 bran and oil meal, or pea meal, or cotton-seed meal. I feel 

 a little dubious about handling cotton-seed meal, though I 

 think it is a very valuable food ; but I have to handle it with 

 some care. 



Mr. Pratt (of Middleborough). I have been accustomed 

 for many years to feed very heavily with cotton-seed meal 

 in making milk for the Boston market. I have now become 

 connected with a creamery which from the very first day of 

 its operation and for several years has had an established 

 reputation for making a very fine quality of butter, and they 

 get a very large price for the product of their creamery. 

 Now, in their regulations the}^ forbid using cotton-seed meal 

 or anything of that nature. Is it wise for them to allow it 

 to be used in small quantities ? No one furnishing cream for 

 the creamery is allowed to use any cotton-seed meal, gluten 

 meal, or anything of that nature. As I understand it, they 

 have an idea that it will flavor the butter. 



Ex-Governor Hoard. My experience does not coincide 

 with this rule. I make butter for 3,200 families in Chicago ; 

 I supply them every week, and I do not believe that any 

 man in the world has more critical customers. If you could 

 see some of my correspondence you would say so. I am 

 accused of about everything on earth except of being an 

 honest man, the people declaring that I am serving them 

 oleomargarine and all sorts of things. In the main I have a 

 very fine class of people to work for, whom I appreciate 

 very highly. There are a few cranks among them, but I do 

 not believe anybody has a more sensitive demand to satisfy 

 than I have, and I would not under any circumstances insti- 

 tute such a rule ; but I would insist that either cotton-seed 

 meal or oil meal should be used in small quantities, and that 

 it should be used carefully. 



Mr. Pratt. How many pounds per day can be allowed? 



Ex-Governor Hoard. Not to exceed two. Maybe I can 



