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The various corn and oat feeds may be divided into two classes : 

 I St. Those that consist largely of oat refuse with some corn fre- 

 quently of poor quality, and occasionally a little red dog middlings 

 to increase the protein. Many of these mixtures have a rancid, bit- 

 ter taste, and are unattractive to the eye. 



2nd. Those that consist principally of hominy, to which has been 

 added. more or less oat ofTal. They are generally sweet, and more 

 attractive than the former class. 



Query! ! Why pay nearly or quite as much for many of 

 these mixtures as for clean bright corn or hominy meals ? 

 Think about it, feeders ! ! 



These feeds consisted of oat otfal as a basis (800 to 

 Fortified Oat 1200 or more pounds to the ton) to which has been 

 Feeds. added corn, wheat middlings, and a concentrate 



Page 24. rich in protein. 



Quaker Dairy consisted of oat offal, middlings and 

 some cottonseed. It was guaranteed 14 per cent protein and 12.32 

 was found. 



Buffalo Cereal G;.'s horse feed was composed of oat by-products, 

 corn, middlings and a little linseed. It practically met its guarantee. 

 Wonder Horse feed contained oat offal, hominy and middlings. It 

 fell one per cent below its protein guarantee. 



H. O. Horse feed wdi^ composed of oat offal, corn and peanuts. It 

 had a bitter taste. The products put out by the H. O. Company 

 almost always meet their guarantees. 



/Jr/V^/vi?/////^ is as represented. It is quite diges- 

 Miscellaneous tible, but not economical, as a rule, for eastern far- 

 Starchy Feeds, mers to purchase for milk production, as it is so 

 Page 25. deficient in protein. 



Coni Bran (8.2 i per cent protein) is quite digesti- 

 ble and may be considered economical at $15 a ton. 



Germa/ine — ground corn germs from which the oil has been 

 extracted — contained 13.60 per cent of protein and fully met its 

 guarantee. It must be rather superior in feeding value to corn meal. 



