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THE INSPECTION OF CONCENTRATES. 



During the winter and spring of 1905, the inspector canvassed the 

 entire State twice, and collected 48 1 samples of feeds. It was not 

 considered necessary to take samples of each brand found so long as 

 it was properly marked and presented a normal appearance. Those 

 that were considered at all suspicious were promptly examined by 

 both the chemist and microscopist, and the attention of retail dealers, 

 jobbers and manufacturers called to any irregularities. The entire 

 collection was tested during the late spring and early summer. For 

 financial reasons it was not possible to publish in bulletin form the 

 detailed results of the examination. The following notes are pre- 

 sented : 



GV/(WJ-m/w^'rc/ was of good color, and of satisfactory mechanical 

 condition. There was a tendency in many instances to reduce the 

 minimum protein guarantee to 41 per cent or lower. This would 

 indicate that the very highest grade meal was not being offered. 



Several samples of Sea Island cottonseed meal, manufactured 

 by the Florida Cotton Oil Co., were collected. It analyzed about 25 

 per cent protein, 7 per cent fat and 18 per cent fiber. At $30.00 a 

 ton for prime cottonseed meal, each percentage of protein is worth 

 about 70 cents. Meal containing but 25 per cent protein would be 

 valued at $17.50, or scarcely more than half the price of the prime 

 article.* Buyers sJwuId not overlook tliis fact. 



Gluten feeds varied somewhat in guarantees and noticeably in com- 

 position, although free from adulteration. 



Distillers'' dried grains. Some lots had an acid odor, others a 

 smoky and charred appearance, due to the slop being improperly 

 cared for before drying, and to the drying apparatus employed. 



Brewers' by-products. Of the two samples of brewers' grains col- 

 lected, one tested 16.60 per cent protein and the other 34.10 per 

 cent. Such goods ought never to be purchased without a guarantee 

 of composition. 



* It is also probable th;it low grade meal would not be as fully digested as prime meal 

 which would still further reduce its value. 



