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An appreciable number of samples were wormy. Local dealers are 

 again cantioted against offering zvheat feed luith foreign admixtures, 

 unless tagged in conformity 7C'it/i both section i and section 6 of the feed 

 laiv. Three samples were collected, none of which were properly 

 tagged. 



IVheat bran : The nine samples taken were of good quality. As 

 a whole, bran has averaged cleaner, freer from adulteration and 

 more uniform than mixed feed. 



Buyers are advised to examine wheat offal, and not to purchase any 

 mixed 7vheat feed or bran that contains a noticeable quantity of screen- 

 ings, toeed seeds, cut straw or grain hulls. Manufacturers are cau- 

 tioned against such accidental or intentional adulteration, and are 

 encouraged to brand their sacks with name, trade mark, weight and 

 guarantee. It is believed that such an action would gradually 

 inspire confidence on the part of the buyer, and direct his attention 

 towards the articles thus branded. 



Biles Union Grains, relatively a new feed, was com- 

 Miscellaneous posed principally of distillers' dried grains, malt 

 Protein Feeds, sprouts, wheat feed, hominy meal and salt. The 



Page 1 6. manufacturers claim that it has the necessary bulk 

 and protein percentage for a complete grain ration 

 for dairy animals. Judging from its appearance and composition, it 

 would appear that such claims are well founded. 



Molasses feeds, so called, are likely to be offered quite freely in the 

 near future. Molasses itself when fed to dairy cows in reasonable 

 quantities (3 — 4 pounds daily) has proved itself to be a satisfactory 

 carbohydrate, and a combination of molasses with feeds rich in pro- 

 tein should certainly be productive of good results, providing the 

 mechanical condition is satisfactory and the price is not excessive. 

 The keeping quality of such feeds is yet to be fully demonstrated. 



Sucrene dairy, composed principally of malt sprouts, light oats and 

 granulated molasses, together with a small amount of high grade 

 protein feeds, fell slightly below its guarantee. Its nutritive effect 

 has not yet been tested. 



Blatchford' s sugar and flaxseed, evidently a mixture of flaxseed 

 and linseed meals, carob bean and fenugreek, was offered at $3.50 a 

 hundred pounds. Its use, other than as a partial milk substitute for 

 young calves, would be questionable economy. 



