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pounds gross does not render them any less liable to prosecution. 

 At present prices, cottonseed meal furnishes a valuable and 

 economical source of protein in the dairy ration. Consumers, 

 when purchasing, should note carefully the guarantee, iveight of 

 goods, and general appearance of the meal. When any reasonable 

 doubt exists in the mind of the buyer as to the quality of the goods, 

 he should correspond with the experiment station and if deemed 

 necessary the station will give instructions for taking and ship- 

 ping a representative sample for analysis. 



Low grade cottonseed meal or feed consists of the cottonseed hull 

 and kernel or meat ground together. Three samples of this ma- 

 terial were found on the market. While it was as represented and 

 sold at somewhat lower figures than the high grade meal, one 

 sample at least was found in a vicinity where a large foreign ele- 

 ment is engaged in farming and a tag printed in English was of no 

 value in furnishing them information in regard to the material 

 which they were purchasing. This low grade article does not 

 have over 60 per cent of the value of a high grade meal when used 

 as* a fertilizer and not over 70 per cent when used for feeding. 

 Low grade meals are usually very expensive. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 

 Linseed Meal. 



Page 10. ^^^^^' Process. 



1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 



No. Samples, 7 6 5 5 



Protein (per cent), 35.89 35.09 37.35 37.96 



Fat (percent), 3.16 3.28 3.37 2.50 



Price a ton, $32.67 $33.50 $36.00 $37.80 



Old Process. 



1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 



No. Samples, 12 9 11 17 



Protein (per cent), 35.27 34.94 35.89 35.96 



Fat (per cent), 7.71 6.73 6.22 6.10 



Price a ton, $34.64 $35.44 $36.81 $40.65 



New process linseed meal is the by-product resulting from the 

 use of a fat solvent in extracting the oil from ground flaxseed. 

 With old process meal the extraction is accomplished by means of 

 heat and pressure. New process meal contains more protein and 



