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The following mixtures are offered as types, any one 

 Grain of which it is believed will prove satisfactory. 



Mixtures. Owing to market fluctuations, it is not safe in a pub- 

 lication of this kind to advise just what particular 

 kinds of grain to purchase, in order to secure the most economical 

 mixtures. The general suggestions offered, together with the table 

 of relative values, will aid the purchaser in making his selection. 



loo lbs. bran. loo lbs. bran or mixed wheat feed. 



loo lbs. flour middlings. 150 lbs. gluten feed. 



150 lbs. gluten feed. Mix and feed 9 quarts daily. 

 Mix and feed 7 quarts daily. 



3- 4- 



100 lbs. bran. 100 lbs. dried distillers" grain. 



100. lbs. flour middlings. 75 lbs. flour middlings. 



100 lbs. cottonseed, linseed or gluten Mix and feed 6 quarts daily. 



meal. 

 Mix and feed 7 to 8 quarts daily. 



5- 6. 



100 lbs. cottonseed or gluten meal. 100 lbs. dried distillers" grain. 



150 lbs. corn and cob meal. 100 lbs. corn and cob meal. 



100 lbs. bran. Mix and feed 5 to 6 quarts daily. 

 Mix and feed 7 to 8 quarts daily. 



The above rations are intended for cows weighing from 800 to 

 1000 pounds yielding from 12 to 15 quarts of milk daily. For 

 heavy milking Holstein cows, the quantity can be increased one- 

 third or according to the judgment of the feeder. For cows produc- 

 ing less than 10 quarts of milk, the amount can be somewhat 

 reduced. Owing to the present high prices for grain,, many farmers 

 will prefer to increase the roughage somewhat and decrease the daily 

 grain ration. 



I. CONUIMENTAL STOCK AND POULTRY FOODS. 



Because of continued interest taken in condimental foods, it seemed 

 advisable to publish a digest of the work reported in Bulletin 71, 

 which has become exhausted. Representative samples of practically 

 all of the prominent brands offered for sale in Massachusetts from 

 1898 to 1901 were collected and, carefully examined both chemically 

 and microscopically. 



