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Rich,"" contained 2.63 per cent of protein, anotlier with the aristo- 

 cratic name of " Boston" showed a protein content of 4.26 per cent, 

 and a third marked "X " tested 1.45 per cent of protein. These 

 three were practically all hulls and yet the price asked in October 

 was from $16.00 to $18.00 per ton. The so-called Magnolia Ground 

 Oats is a misnomer, the material being an average quality of oat 

 offal. The article branded " Lincolnshire Fancy " is also oat ofifal. 



It is not intended to convey the impression that oat offal is worth- 

 less as a cattle feed. It is believed that material of this character, 

 containing from 50 to 75 per cent of hulls, in many cases ground 

 fine to appear like meal, is decidedly expensive at the usual market 

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

 now on the market, 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 — consisting of the better grades of oat offal as 

 a basis, fortified with some material rich in protein — averaged 13.73 

 per cent of protein and 3.27 per cent of fat. It carries a guaranty 

 of 12.03 P'otein and 2.50 fat. It is quite even in composition from 

 year to year. 



Most of the articles sold as corn and oat feed are 

 Corn and Oat mixtures of oat offal, with cracked corn or hominy 

 Feed, Prov- meal. They are frequently termed provender, but 

 ender. are quite distinct from true provender, which con- 



sists of a mixture of whole or crushed oats and 

 corn. The better grades of corn and oat feed were guaranteed and 

 known as Victor, Haskell's, Climax, De-Fi, and H-0 Horse Feed. 

 The Victor and H-0 Horse Feed have been ow the market for a 

 number of years and fully meet their guarantees. The H-O Horse 

 Feed contains some bran and lin.seed meal in addition to the oat ofifal 

 and corn, the manufacturers apparently aiming to produce a feed 

 similar in composition, and in feeding effect to whole oats. These 

 two latter feeds are worthy of the attention of horse-owners, provid- 

 ing prices are reasonable. The feeds of the W. H. Haskell Co. evi- 

 dently consist of oat ofifal and hominy feed. They are guaranteed to 

 contain 12 per cent of protein, and only 9.79 per cent were found. 



Chester stock feed was guaranteed to contain 11.5 per cent of 

 protein and 4.20 per cent of fat, while only 7.37 and 2.06 respect- 

 ively were" found. Such a guaranty is decidedly too high for a 



