8 



AGRICULTURAL 



The value of sunflower seeds as a poultry food is well known 

 and is on account of both fat and protein. The immature seeds 

 from Eindge show a marked variation from the other lots, espe- 

 cially in fat of the whole seed and hulls, and in protein of the 



meats. 



Composition of Some Poultry Foods. 



In the past two years several lots of poultry foods have been 

 analyzed for different parties, and the results are brought to- 

 gether here for comparison. 



COMPOSITIOX AND COST OF ANIMAL POULTRY FOODS. 



COMPOSITIOX OF GRAIN POULTRY FOODS. 



HO Poultry Feed 



H-O Scratching Feed 



American Poultry Feed 



Bi'oken Crackers 



Middlings 



o 



■1-1 



4.02 

 4.50 

 5.94 



4.60 



The animal foods and broken crackers were received from 

 Milford and the H-0 feeds from Suncook. The American 

 Poultry Feed was taken from a single sack sent to the Experi- 

 ment Station, and it is only fair to say that in the reports of 

 the Maine Feed Inspection this brand has uniformly given 

 about 13 per cent of protein, instead of 11.5. The average 

 composition of middlings is given for purposes of comparison, 

 since the other foods sell for about the same price. The H-0 



