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It is worthy of note that the medium grades sold for as much 

 money at retail as the high grades. Query ! ! Is the buyer suffi- 

 ciently careful when purchasing? 



Linseed meal was, or at least could have 



Linseed Meal. been, sold during the past season at a retail 



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feeding stuff. In many cases, for reasons 



best known to the retailers, the same price was maintained as 



in the previous season. Linseed meal, when fed in moderate 



amounts, is an excellent food for all classes of livestock, although 



when used to any extent for dairy cows it has a tendency to 



make the butter soft and salvy. It approaches cottonseed meal 



in feeding value. 



The terms "new process" and "old process" refer to the method 

 of extracting the oil. the "old process" meal containing noticeably 

 more oil than the "new process." The difference in feeding value 

 is not worth consideration. While oil meal is very seldom adul- 

 terated, a number of instances have been noted where the meal 

 has contained a considerable amount of screenings. 



The terms "oil cake" and "oil meal" are quite generally used 

 for linseed oil cake or linseed meal. The writer believes that the 

 latter terms are preferable. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 

 Nezu Process. 



1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 



No. Samples, 5 2 5 4 



Protein (per cent), 37.96 39.95 37.10 37.21 



Fat (per cent), 2.50 2.70 2.31 2.31 



Fiber (per cent), — 7.20 8.29 8.59 



Price a ton, $37.80 $39.00 $41.60 $39.00 



