1889.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 91 



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 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.56. 



100.00 



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

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

 wheat bran. 



Ground Oat Feed. 



[Sent on from Salem, Mass.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 8.92 



Dry matter, 91.08 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 3.52 



" cellulose, 8.78 



" fat, 8.34 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 18.66 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 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 serve 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 concerning the character of its various ingredients. 



