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of satisfactory composition. The Star Brand, put out by the Toledo 

 Elevator Co., is inferior to most of the hominy offered, being low 

 in protein and fat, and high in woody fiber. 



Some manufacturers guarantee ii per cent of protein and fail 

 to maintain it. It is believed that a lo per cent protein guaran- 

 tee is as high as it is safe to go with the feed. The average of 70 

 samples collected in 1905, was 10.25 P^^ c&\\X- protein and 8.09 per 

 cent fat ; the average retail price was $24.41. 



The ten samples of provender collected were of a 

 Provender, Corn nice bright color, being mixtures of good corn and 

 and Oat Feeds, crushed oats. They averaged 9.90 percent protein, 

 Pages 23-24. and 4.20 per cent fat. 



Schumacher'' s stock food is a mixture of corn, oat 

 offal, and feed barley. The four samples collected fell several per 

 cent below their protein guarantee and were also deficient in fat. 

 Several samples tasted quite bitter. 



Victor corn and oat feed (oat offal with some corn) practically 

 maintained its protein guarantee in two out of three cases. It 

 was not very sweet. 



Wirthmore stock food cons\siQ<l of hominy and some oat offal. It 

 was sweet, nearly met its protein guarantee and exceeded the guaran- 

 tee of fat nearly three per cent. 



Badger XX stock food, put out by J. H. Cressey & Co., contained a 

 peanut by-product. It was guaranteed to contain 12 per cent of 

 protein, and analyzed but 8.30 per cent. 



Pearl cooked feed, coxxsisixng oihommy ?ind oat offal, fully met its 

 guarantee of 10 per cent protein and 6 per cent fat. 



Red Tag A and B contained wheat middling in addition to oat 

 offal and some corn. The A brand was quite bitter. 



Boss and Durham, put out by the Great Western Cereal Co., con- 

 tained a little wheat middlings in addition to oat offal, corn, and corn 

 hulls. They nearly met their guarantees. The latter had a bitter 

 taste. 



HaskeWs stock food consisted of hominy and some oat offal. It 

 was guaranteed to contain 10 percent protein and 6.25 per cent fat, 

 and the three samples tested 9.15 protein and 6.46 per cent fat. Its 

 protein guarantee is usually a little too high. 



Ne7v England stock food contained a little wheat middlings. It 

 met its guarantee. The samples tasted bitter. 



