THE INSPECTION OF FEEDING-STUFFS IN 



1904 



Fifty samples of commercial feeding-stuffs, wldcli came 

 within the scope of the statute, were collected by the State 

 Board of Agriculture and analyzed at the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Of these samples, five showed marked 

 deficits in one or both of the constituents guaranteed. 



Two samples of cotton-seed meal were low in protein ; but 

 one of them was exceptionally high in fat, which in a 

 measure offset the deficit. A sample of linseed meal 

 showed a similar deficit in protein, partially made good by 

 an excess of fat. A sample of hominy feed was unrea- 

 sonably low in both protein and fat, and a sample of beef 

 scraps was low in protein only. One sample of gluten feed 

 unaccompanied by a guarantee was much lower than the 

 average in protein; but was retailed at as high a price as 

 the others. 



The prices of the different kinds of feeds should be care- 

 fully considered by the purchaser. They are apparently 

 based on the demand for certain classes of goods and are 

 made as high as the market will bear. They frequently are 

 out of proportion to the intrinsic value of the material and 

 vary widely in different localities for the same kind of feed. 

 Gluten feeds, with practically the same feeding values, 

 varied from $27 to $33 per ton. Cotton-seed meal, on the 

 other hand, varied between $29 and $31 per ton, which is not 

 unreasonable. 



In comparing prices of different classes of feeding-stuffs, 

 equally striking facts are observed. 



Cotton-seed and linseed meal were both sold for an aver- 

 age price of $30 per ton, while the average of gluten feeds 



