have shown hominy meal to have about lo per cent greater feeding 

 value than corn meal. 



This material is generally understood to be the refuse 

 Oat Feed. from the manufacture of oat meal. It consists 



of the hulls, poor oats, more or less oat middlings, 

 and sweepings. It varies in composition from 2 to 8 per cent of 

 protein, and from 12 to 25 per cent of fiber, which is equivalent to 

 45 to 75 per cent of hulls. These feeds are frequently guaranteed 

 and put out under attractive names. The samples collected were of 

 the usual quality. They have a feeding value of 20 to 60 per cent less 

 than corn meal, are considered decidedly expensive at the usual prices. 



Most of the so called corn and oat feeds are. mixt- 



Corn and ures of broken corn or hominy and oat offal, instead 



Oat Feed. of ground oats. They are occasionally fortified with 



Provender. a little high grade nitrogenous material. Most of 



these feeds are now guaranteed. A number of 

 samples were found in a sour mouldy condition, and utterly unfit for. 

 feeding. A casual examination was sufficient to condemn them. 

 Salt is sometimes added to such inferior feeds to overcome these 

 objections, and to induce animals to eat them. The Victor and the 

 H-0 horse feeds which have been on the market for a considerable 

 time may be mentioned among the better grades of corn and oat 

 feeds. Feeds similar to the Victor can probably be used with econ- 

 omy at a price 10 per cent less than corn meal. H-0 horse feed 

 approaches corn meal in value. The writer prefers to feed ground 

 barley to most of these mixtures, and at present it can be purchased 

 for less than corn. 



The Lenox stock feed — a mixture of corn and oat offal, — put out 

 bv the Strong-Lefferts Co., continues to carry a higher protein guar- 

 anty than analysis warrants. The same may be said of Haskell's 

 feed. 



Quaker dairy feed is a fortified oat feed. The 

 Miscellaneous samples collected maintained the increased pro- 

 Feeds, tein guaranty. The Great Western dairy feed 



consisted largely of oat offal and was noticeably 

 below the guaranty. 



The sample of Crittenden stock feed com-^osed of oat offal, hominy 

 and " red dog," was musty and sour, although it maintained its 

 guaranty. 



