48 



feed for hogs. It is usually economical for the farmer to sell or 

 exchange the home-grown seed for high grade concentrates. 

 Hominy Meal. Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



With one exception the hominy feed collected was of excel- 

 lent quality and free from adulteration. One sample of Suc- 

 cess hominy feed contained 9.38 per cent fiber, which 

 would indicate the addition of ground corn cob or other fibrous 

 material. Three other samples of this same brand were of good 

 quality. Hominy meal, feed, or choio, is a pure corn by-product 

 usually made from white corn, although yellow hominy is occa- 

 sionally found. It has substantially the same feeding value, and 

 can be substituted for corn meal whenever the latter can be used 

 to advantage. It contains slightly more protein and corres- 

 pondingly more fiber and fat than clear corn and correspondingly 

 less starchy matter. Hominy meal, when fed with oats, con- 

 stitutes a very satisfactory ration for horses. 



Star Feed is included with the hominy meals because it is com- 

 posed largely of hominy with a considerable admixture of ground 

 corn cob. While the manufacturers comply with all of the pro- 

 visions of the law, it is believed that the consumer either through 

 ignorance or design on the part of the retailer, often purchases 

 this article for straight hominy feed. 



Moral: read the guarantee before you huyll 



The four samples of Star brand collected sold at an average 

 price of $28.50 a ton, against $30.00 for clear hominy. The dif- 

 ference in feeding value is greater than the difference in price 

 would indicate. 



Provender. The general understanding of 



Corn and Oat the term provender in Massachusetts is 



Feeds. taken to be a mixture of straight corn and 



Pages 24-27. oats ground together. Forty samples of 



provender were collected and all proved to be 



