AN INSPKOTION OV KKEDIMi-STlKFS. ( I 



AN INSPECTION OF FEEDING-STUFFS. 



By Fred W. Morse 



Catti.e Foods. 



With the exception of cotton-seed meal the different clas- 

 ses of cattle foods which were analyzed during the past sea- 

 son gave results which agreed in nearly every case with the 

 guarantees of the manufacturers. One sample of linseed 

 meal bore a guarantee of 40 per cent, protein while there 

 was found 36.4 per cent. A compilation of published 

 analyses* of linseed meal does not show a single result as 

 high as 40 per cent., while the average is about 83 per cent. 

 Therefore it would seem that the linseed meal in question 

 was overrated. 



Gluten feeds have usually been a class with numerous de- 

 ficient samples, but this year only one out of six showed a 

 deficit. 



Cotton seed meal as a class did not make a good showing. 

 Seven out of twelve brands guaranteed 41 per cent, of pro- 

 tein, while but one of the seven yielded it on analysis. 



A recent bulletin from Mississippi t gives the legal stand- 

 ards for cotton seed meal established by statute in that state. 

 High grade meal must have not less than 38.6 per cent, of 

 protein. A glance at the table of our results will show that 

 a majority of the brands compare closely with the Missis- 

 sippi "Iliuh Grade," while but two samples yielded the 

 proportion of protein so conmionly claimed by the jobbers. 



Two samples need especial mention becau.se they repre- 

 sent a class of goods which has not been observed l)efore in 

 this state. The goods were properly tagged and bore 

 plainly printed guarantees of protein and fat as the law 

 requires. The samples were marked respectively Glenwood 

 Brand Cotton Seed Feed, Protein 22 per cent., Fat 5 per 

 cent.; and Sea Island Cotton Seed Meal, I'rotein 25 per 

 cent.. Fat 6 per cent. The chemical analysis showed them 



• (Analyses of American Feeding Stuffs, Jenkins and Winton.) 

 t Bull. 104, Miss. Atrr. Expt. Sta. 



