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DISCUSSION OF THE INSPECTION. 



I. Protein Feeds. 



Cottonseed meal is the ground residue ob- 

 Cottonseed Meal tained in the extraction of oil from the 



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feeding value are affected by the amount 

 of hulls incorporated in the meal. Cottonseed meal is much more 

 uniform and nearer to its guarantee than formerly; few samples 

 are found that exceed their protein guarantee by more than one 

 or two percent. Whether this is due to the fact the manufacturers 

 standardize their product by the addition of hulls in the case of 

 meal running much over 41 percent in protein or to some other 

 reason, we have been unable to ascertain. 



Several samples of cottonseed feed (a mixture of unground 

 hulls and meal) were collected. The hulls contained in the 

 Creamo brand are sometimes known as cottonseed hull bran. 

 The lint has been entirely removed from these hulls to be used as 

 paper stock and in other ways. Cottonseed feed containing ap- 

 proximately 24 percent protein, does not have much over one- 

 half of the value of standard cottonseed meal. 



When fed in connection with bulky concentrates such as wheat 

 bran, cottonseed meal of good quality is usually the cheapest 

 source of protein. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



