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34 po'-irids to the hundred of digestible or actual food material. A 

 few of these feeds containing approximately 8 to lo per cent of 

 protein, have about three-fourths the value of corn meal, while the 

 larger number haTC not over one-half the feeding value. It is believed 

 that fat 7ners actually throw away a large ainotint of money on this class 

 of feeds. Certain it is that with the variety of excellent feed-stuffs 

 now on the market, much better and decidedly more economical 

 grain rations can be obtained for the animals of the farm than is to 

 be found in material of this character. 



Quaker dairy feed is one of the better grades of oat feeds, 

 mixed with some material high in protein. It was quite even in 

 composition and is certainly superior to the average oat feed. 



Most of these feeds consisted of mixtures of oat 



Corn and oat offal and corn meal. A few mixtures consisted in 



feeds, Proven- all probability of pure ground oats and corn. 



ders, etc. Mixtures of pure oats and corn should contain at 



least lo per cent of protein and \ per cent of fat. 



Miscellaneous The sample of rye feed examined was worth approx- 



feeds. imately the price asked for it, namely, $2 i.oo in 



November, 1900. Corn bran is likely to prove an 

 expensive feed at market prices. Parson's Six-Dollar feed is more 

 useful as an absorbent than for feeding purposes. 



The American and H. O. poultry feeds are mixtures 

 Poultry feeds, of cereals such as corn, oats and wheat, with a 



small quantity of a nitrogenous feed stuff. These 

 feeds are relatively expensive. The meat and bone meals varied 

 from 30 to 50 per cent in protein. Those containing the highest 

 amount of protein are the most valuable. They should be sold on a 

 guaranty of protein and fat. 



E. THE BEST FEEDS AND THE BEST RATIONS. 



Frequent inquiry is made of the Station concerning the best con- 

 centrated feeds and the best feed combinations, particularly for dairy 

 animals. There is no such thing as a best feed or ration for animals ; 

 there are, however, some that are more desirable and more economi- 

 cal than others. 



