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during the past season. A sample of this material was found to 

 contain 5.62 per cent protein, 2.41 per cent fat and 37.77 per cent 

 fiber and to consist of refuse from the flax plant (stalks, pods and 

 leaves). Its feeding value did not exceed that of rye straw. Its 

 retail price is not known, but it is safe to assume that it is not worth 

 to the Massachusetts farmer, the cost of the freight from the place 

 where it was produced. 



III. Poultry Feeds. 



Meat Scraps, as reported, arc divided into 

 Animal By- two groups ; (a) those containing over 45 



Products. per cent and (b) less than 45 per cent pro- 



Pages 30-32. tein. The difference in protein content 



is due largely to the amount of bone present. 

 A good grade should be free from taint, be ground moderately 

 coarse, and should not contain an excess of ash or fat. Meat 

 scraps are sometimes made from diseased animals. While disease 

 germs harbored in meat of this character are probably killed by 

 thorough cooking, it is felt that meat scraps should be so tagged as 

 to indicate their source. Rava Meat Meal deserves special 

 mention, in that it is practically pure dried meat and is very rich 

 in protein. 



Meat and Bone Meals were of usual quality and varied greatly 

 in protein content. In purchasing this material the guarantee 

 should be carefully noted. 



Granulated Milk. One sample of so-called granulated milk did 

 not equal its guarantee in either protein or fat. The analysis 

 does not indicate that this is either pure dried milk or skim milk 

 as the name would indicate; it is probably a milk by-product. 



vSixty samples of poultry mash are reported. 



Poultry Mashes many of which are put out by the local dealer 



and Meals. and sold by him only to his customers. 



Pages 32-33. The prices ranged from $1.60 to $2.75 a 



hundred, the average being $2.05. Many 



of the mashes did not contain an>1:hing to warrant the price 



asked, as the same ingredients in a cattle food would not bring 



over $1.60 a hundred. These mixtures are usually put up 



and sold in small amounts, which accounts in a certain measure 



