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Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



No. Samples, 



Protein (per cent), 



Fat (per cent), 



Fiber (per cent). 



Price a ton, $31.SS $31.72 -130.13 .$2().()2 



Provender is a local name for mixtures of pure 

 Provender. corn and oats ground together in varying pro- 



Page 14. portions. All samples collected proved to be 



free from adulteration, but in many instances 

 the moisture content proved rather high, due, no doubt, to the 

 quality of the corn used. 



Under this heading are grouped proprietary 

 Com and Oat mixtures usually consisting of some inferior 

 Feeds. by-product such as oat feed together with 



Pages 15-17. com and possibly small amounts of high 



grade protein concentrates in order to make 

 them more saleable. They are extensively advertised and sold un- 

 der attractive trade names. They can in no way be considered as 

 balanced grain rations for dairy cows, but if clean and sweet give 

 fair satisfaction as an oat substitute for horses. 



If used at all for milch cows, it should be as a component part 

 of a grain ration containing cottonseed meal, gluten feed or other 

 high protein feed stuff. Many samples contained an excessive 

 amount of fiber which tends to materially lower their digestibility 

 and consequent feeding value. 



The feeding stuffs found in this group are 

 Adulterated simply wheat by-products containing a con- 



Wheat Feeds. siderable proportion of ground corn cobs. The 

 Page 17. average price for wheat mixed feeds at the time 



of the collection was made was $29.51 per ton; 

 that of the adulterated wheat feeds was $26.43 per ton. Figuring 

 on the digestible matter contained in these two classes of feed, if 

 straight wheat feed is worth $29.50 per ton, the adulterated 

 product would be worth about $25 a ton. Do not buy the adulter- 

 ated article! 



