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Fifty-one samples of corn meal arc reported. A fiber deter- 

 mination was made on practically all of the samples to de- 

 termine if the cob had been ground with the meal. While 

 no adulteration was encountered, a large number of the 

 samples collected, particularly those put out by the larger mill- 

 ers, were not straight corn meal, but by-products from the man- 

 ufacture of table meal and cracked corn. These by-products 

 varied to quite an extent in composition. The partially bolted 

 meal contained a low fiber percentage, while the meals containing 

 a larger amount of the corn germ and bran inorc nearly approach 

 hominy feed in composition. Such material should be guaranteed 

 to conform to the Massachusetts law. 



It will be seen from the preceding table that the average analy- 

 sis of 27 samples of corn kernels showed a noticeably higher per- 

 centage of protein and fat than did the meal collected in the open 

 market. The average fiber content was also lower. This fact 

 proves either that the larger part of the meal found on the market 

 has the better part of the kernel removed, or that New England 

 grown corn is superior to that grown in the west. In either case 

 the argument is in favor of using home-grown grain. 



Corn meal is an excellent starchy feed, containing at least 90 

 per cent of digestible matter. It furnishes a larger amount of 

 energy (power to do work) than any other cereal. Nevertheless 

 it is not good business policy, as a rule, for the dairy farmer to 

 purchase corn. It should be produced upon the farm and protein 

 concentrates purchased. 



Ground oats. Fourteen samples of ground oats were analyzed. 

 They were of good quality and free from added oat hulls or other 

 adulteration. While oats are an excellent feed for dairy animals, 

 their usual high price makes their general use inadvisable. 

 Ground oats form a favorite constituent of rations given pure bred 

 animals on forced tests. As a feed for horses, it is not believed 

 that ground oats have any particiilar advantage over the whole 

 grains, when the teeth are sound and the digestion good. 



Rye Meal. The four samples of rye meal examined were of 

 good quality. Rye meal is hardly equal in feeding value to corn 

 meal for the dairy cow. If home grown it can be best used as a 



