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A great variety of oat refuse is now finding its way into our mar- 

 kets. It has been found to contain from 35 to nearly 60 per cent of 

 hulls. In some cases it is mixed with corn and with barley ; it is 

 then quite difficult to ascertain the percentage of hulls the mixture 

 contains. Oat refuse is low in protein, and high in carbohydrates, 

 being of the same nature as corn meal. Material of this kind 

 unquestionably has considerable feeding value. Those articles hav- 

 ing a special brand, and containing the manufacturer's name, are to 

 be preferred. In case the farmer is in doubt as to its value he 

 should send a fair sample to us for examination. Farmers are cau- 

 tioned against paying excessive prices for material of this kind. See 

 its value as compared with corn meal, on page 23. 



Miscellaneous Starchy Feeds. 



Brand. Manufactured by : Collected at. Water. Protein. Fat. 



Banner ground oats Unknown, Northboro, 7.35 



H. O. horse feed H. 0. Company, Holyoke, 7.96 



♦' " " " " Clinton, 8.12 



Germ feed Pope Glucose Co., Newburyport, 7.53 



Chop feed Glu. SiigarRefi.Co.,N. Amherst, 8.41 



Hominy feed Cereal Mill Co., Salem, 7.03 



" " Unknown, Walpole, 7.29 



" " " Fitchl)urg, 8.04 



H. O. horse feed is a mixture of oat feed and corn, 

 feed looks very much like gluten feed, but has considerable less 

 feeding value. Its food value is now being determined. 



III. Poultry Feeds.* 

 American Am. Cereal Co.. Concord, 



H. O. H. O. Company, Spencer, 



" " " Clinton, 



" " " Danvers, 



Animal meal Bowker Fertilizer Co., Gt.Barrington, 5.83 

 " " Bradley " '' No. Adams. 



Darling " Co., Soutlibriclge, 2.38 



Meat scrap Rogers Mfg. Co., Northampton, 7.47 



The poultry feeds prepared by the American Cereal Co. and the 

 H. O. Company are mixtures of oat feeds, corn, and some nitrogen- 

 ous feed stuff to increase the percentage of protein to about 17 per 

 cent. Materials of this kind certainly possess considerable feeding 

 value. It is probable however that the jpoultryman can secure the nutri- 

 tive value cheaper, by purchasing the unmixed grains. 



*We have a considerable collection of patent stock and poultry feeds and tonics 

 which will be reported on at a later date. 



