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Schumac/ier's stock food represents the corn, oat and barley 

 residues from the manufacture of cereal products for human con- 

 sumption. It was guaranteed 11-13 per cent protein and 4-5 

 per cent fat, and contained ii per cent protein, 4.2 per cent fat, to. 6 

 per cent fiber, and retailed at from $25 to $26 a ton. This feed does 

 not contain a much larger proportion of hulls than is to be found in 

 ground oats, and at the price asked may be considered a reasonably 

 economical food for horses, but not as desirable as corn or hominy 

 meals for swine and dairy cattle. 



The feeds included in this class evidently are in-- 



Fortified tended as a food for horses, to be sold at somewhat 



Starchy less than straight corn and oats. They averaged 



Feeds. 12.85 P^'' ^^"^ protein and 5.20 per cent fat, and 



Pages 24-25. had an average retail price of $26.46 a ton. The 



several brands enumerated below fully met their 



guarantees : 



Quaker dairy consisted of oat residues and a protein concentrate. 

 This brand generally contains about twice the quantity of hulls that is 

 found in pure ground oats. It was sweet and retailed for $24 a ton. 

 (2/^^^« ^/^^/^/^^^^Z consisted largely of hominy, some oats and bar- 

 ley or their residues, a protein concentrate and salt. Screenings 

 were noted in one case. Its retail price was $27 a ton. 



Bujfalo Cereal Co.'s horse feed was made up largely of the mill 

 products of oats and some corn. It cost $26 a ton. 



Buffalo Horse and Dairy Co.'s Jiorse feed may be spoken of as a 

 fortified oat feed. The sample had a rancid and sour taste, but was 

 of good color. It cost $25 a ton.' 



O. K. horse feed \\z.s a mixture of corn, hominy, oat and wheat 

 products. 



H-O horse feed con\.2antd oat and peanut residues, corn and a wheat 

 product. It had a dark color ; the retail price was from $25.50 

 to $29 a ton. 



It is unquestionably true that these feeds possess considerable 

 merit providing they are sweet, do not contain too large a proportion 



' Another feed bearing the same name, guaranteed and testing lower in protein is 

 referred to In class i of the previous group. 



