1889.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — Xo. 4. 



497 



Provender. 



[From Amherst Mill.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, . . . 9.40 



Dry matter, 90.60 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 3.42 



" cellulose, 11.52 



" fat, 5.76 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 14.35 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 64.95 



100.00 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.56. 



This article is, according to statement, a mixture of 450 

 pounds of corn, 125 pounds of oats, and 100 pounds of 

 wheat bran. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry matter, . 



Ground Oat Feed, 



[Sent on from Salem, Mass.] 



Per cent. 

 8.92 



91.08 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry Matter 

 Crude ash, 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" protein (nitrogenous matter) 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 



3.52 



8.78 



8.34 



18.66 



60.69 



100.00 



The article is evidently a compound containing admixtures 

 which are richer in nitrogenous matter and fat than oats. 

 A mere analysis of a compound commercial fodder article is 

 only of interest to the practical farmer when the amount and 

 kind of ingredients which sei-ve in its preparation are well 

 known. It is not safe, as a rule, to invest to any extent in 

 a compound commercial fodder article without feeling well 

 satisfied conceming the character of its various ingredient .s. 



