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Mixed feed is very popular at present ; some brands contain scarcely 

 any middlings, while others have a liberal admixture. Among the 

 latter, free from screenings, were noted the Occident, Try Me, 

 Wirthmore, Snowflake, Albatross, Phoenix, Goldmine and lloston.' 



Wheat bran, when free from screenings, was of good average 

 quality. 



Buyers are cautioned 2igci\n^t the poorly cleaned article. 



AVERAGE ANALYSES AND RETAIL PRICES. 



The quality of the several products appears to be better than that 

 put out a year ago. The retail prices show no substantial variation. 



' It is understood that the more middlings present, the more valuable the feed. Dairy- 

 men may often find it to their advantage to purchase bran and tine middlings separately 

 and mix in the proportion by weight of two-thirds bran and one-third middlings, or one- 

 half of each. 



