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1500 pounds of wheal by-products, — chiefly bran, — and 500 pounds 

 of ground corn cobs. It contained practically no corn. The par- 

 ticular attention of the jobbers was called to this incorrect statement 

 of composition, and they promised a speedy correction in that they 

 would substitute the words corncob meal for corn and cob meal. The 

 term corncob meal seemed to be preferred to ground corn cobs, 

 though it is supposed to convey the same meaning. A statement of 

 wheat bran, wheat middlings and corn cob meal, is held by the writer 

 to represent the character of this material, and to be within the letter 

 of section 6 of the Massachusetts feed law. The manufacturers were 

 the Brooks Elevator Co. of Minneapolis ; Indiana Milling Co. of Terre 

 Haute, Ind., and A. Waller & Co. of Henderson, Ky. It is believed 

 that this material is now correctly guaranteed. 



Another product known as Peerless jnixed feed Vizs also found, 

 and was guaranteed to consist of spring bran, middlings, red dog 

 flour and re-cleaned ground wheat screenings. An examination 

 showed it to be composed largely of ground ivlieat screenings, with 

 relatively small amounts of corn cobs, oat clippings, wheat bran and 

 middlings. The consumer can form his 07vti opinioti as to its feedifig 

 value. The jobbers have now prepared another guarantee, stating 

 its constituents to be spring bran, middlings, red dog flour, corncob 

 meal, oat clippings and ground wheat screenings. This feed was 

 made by the Brooks Elevator Co. of Minneapolis. 



These feeds, wheii properly marked, are perfectly legitimate arti- 

 cles of trade. If the farmer and dairymen desire to buy ground cor?t 

 cobs, 7vhea I screenings and oat clippings at the rate of $24 to $26 per 

 tofi, they should certainly be granted the privilege. To sell such 

 mixtures for genuine wheat " mixed feed " is a downright fraud, and 

 parties doing so will be subject to they)/// penalty of the law. The 

 consumer simply asks manufacturers, jobbers and local dealers to 

 " state what they sell and sell what they state." The presence of 

 cobs and like substances can usually be detected by the hard, woody 

 character of the material when chewed. 



" Mixed feed " containing white corn, hominy meal, finely 

 ground oats, oat feed or buckwheat flour, are occasionally noted. 

 There is also a tendency this season to add more or less of the in- 

 ferior shrunken wheat resulting from the ravages of rust. Con- 

 sumers are cautioned to be on their guard against such deceptions. 



