1895.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 25 



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Cotton-seed meal, . . 100 pounds. Chicago gluten meal, . 100 pounds. 



Wheat bran, . . .100 " Wheat bran, . . .100 " 



Corn meal,* . . .100 " Gluten feed,* . . .100 " 



Mix and feed 9 quarts daily. Mix and feed 9 quarts daily. 



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Linseed meal,t • . 100 puuiuls. Linseed meal,t . . . 100 poiiiuls. 



Wlieat l)ran, . . . 100 " Pope or King gluten meal, 100 " 



Ground wheat, . . 100 " Wheat bran, . . .200 « 



Mix and feed 9 quarts tlaily. Mix and feed 9 quarts daily. 



The maize or gluten feeds can be used interchangeably 

 one for the other ; the linseed meal and Chicago gluten meal 

 can also be substituted one for the other. Cotton-seed 

 meal, King gluten meal and Pope gluten meal should not 

 be couibined (especially in summer) with other concentrated 

 foods rich in fat, and it is better to feed but one of 

 these in any daily grain ration. To be on the safe side, we 

 would not advocate more than 2 or at the utmost 3 quarts 

 of these feeds daily. 



In making up the grain rations, cost must be considered, 

 and farmers will have to use judgment in this respect. 

 Thus, if cotton-seed meal costs $24 per ton and Chicago 

 gluten meal $26, the cotton-seed meal would be much more 

 economical. 



The following figures show the approximate relative com- 

 mercial values of the grains, figured on the basis of the 

 amount of digestible protein they contain. By this is 

 meant that if corn meal was worth $21 per ton Chicago 

 gluten meal would be worth $28, etc. This does not mean 

 that these two grains, side by side, would have the same 

 feeding effect, but the figures are presented as a basis to be 

 used in purchasing : — 



Per Ton. 



Com meal, $21 00 



Wlieat braus, 18 00 



(Jluten feeds, 23 00 



Gluteu meals, 28 00 



Cotton-seed meal, 30 50 



New-process linseed meal, 29 00 



Old-process linseed meal, 28 25 



* Three quarts of either Buffalo gluten feed, Peoria gluten feed or Chicago maize 

 feed can hQ substituted with good effect for the corn meal, 

 t Old or new process. 



