AN INSPECTION <>F KEED1NG-STULF8. i '^ 



Tliese are the first instancos for several years of such 

 marked departures from the old standards of cotton seed 

 meal. Since standard meal will probably be even higher 

 this fall and coming winter than last year, there will be an 

 effort to push the low grades because of the lower price. 

 Buyers of grain should scrutinize both tags and quality 

 keenly before completing a purchase, as it is natural to 

 charge all that the market will bear for an inferior article, 

 even if there is no fraudulent substitution of tags or dis- 

 honest claims. 



Molasses is rai:)idly gaining in favor as a food for live- 

 stock and this year we have had five different brands of 

 goods containing mixtures of grain, coarse fodder and mo- 

 lasses. They have jnelded the analytical results claimed 

 for them and their guarantees can thus be depended on. 



The Maryland experiment station* has found that molas- 

 ses improves the digestibility of both grain mixtures and 

 coarse fodders, therefore if the materials are of good qual- 

 ity, molasses feeds should form a welcome addition to our 

 list of commercial feeding-stuffs. The Vermont experi- 

 ment station t has recently pointed out that the molasses 

 feeds collected in that state yielded an abundance of weed 

 seeds, which indicates that inferior material is used in their 

 makeup. 



While not as convenient, it may prove more economical 

 to buy the molasses and use with home grown fodder, since 

 in that way one may guard against the introduction of foul 

 weeds. 



As a rule the so-called "mixed feeds'' are pure wheat 

 products; but there are a few brands which contain finely 

 ground corn cobs mixed with wheat bran. One such brand 

 is in our list, the "Blue Grass" mixed feed. It bore a tag 

 correctly describing it and it was nearly equal to its guar- 

 antee, but it was sold at the same retail price as a high 

 grade mixed feed. 



* Ball. 11 , Md. Agr. Ezpt. Sta. 

 t Bull. 131. 



