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An important factor to be considered is that fiber derived from 

 different sources has a different feeding value. Thus the fiber 

 derived from the hull of the cottonseed, oat and barley and from 

 corn cobs has a much lower digestibility and consequently nu- 

 tritive value than that derived from the hull of corn or wheat. 



There is a growing tendency on the part of 



Weight of some manufacturers to state gross weight of a 



Sacked Feeds, package instead of the weight of the contents. 



Others state both net and gross weights. The 

 state law calls for the weight of the contents of the package. Pur- 

 chasers who buy sacked feeds should see that they are getting full 

 weight. The difference between gross and net weight will amount 

 to about one pound per sack. 



During the past year J. T. Howard, the official 

 Work of inspector, has covered the state twice and has 



the Year. drawn 1055 samples of the various feeding 



stuffs offered for sale. These have been care- 

 fully examined and the results are herewith presented. 



The classification of feeding stuffs used in this 

 Classification, bulletin, with the exception of a few minor 



changes, has been in use since the publication of 

 the first feeding stuffs bulletin and was the work of Dr. J. B. Lind- 

 sey. In the present publication it has been thought best, where 

 the name of a subdivision was not entirely self-explanatory, to 

 accompany it with a definition placed at the head of each analyti- 

 cal table. 



