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CONTROL BULLETIN NO. 148 



Pulverized Hood 



For a number of years some Massachusetts feed manufacturers have been 

 buying a product labelled "Pulverized Hood" and using it in their mixtm-es in 

 place of ground or pulverized oats. From time to time the Feed Control Service 

 has analyzed samples of this material. Usually the samples were found to be as 

 guaranteed with respect to the protein, fat and fiber content. 



The chemical analysis of two samples taken the past season indicated the 

 necessity for a more detailed examination of this material. The ingredients listed 

 are pulverized oats, wheat, and barley. Careful microscopic examination indi- 

 cates the samples to consist of mixtures of pulverized oat hulls or oat miU feed 

 and a low grade wheat and/or barley flour. 



It has been calculated, using the results of the microscopic and chemical ex- 

 amination as the basis, that the purchaser would have saved about $20.00 per 

 ton if he had bought separately the ingredients indicated by our tests to be 

 present in the two samples of Pulverized Hood referred to here. 



One of the samples was found to contain 17 percent fiber. The guaranteed 

 fiber content was 13 percent. The manufacturer has been warned that future 

 shipments will be checked and further mislabelling and adulteration will result in 

 Federal action against him. 



Pulverized Hood 



