Of the 75 samples herein reported, 65 were guaranteed to contain 

 41 or more per cent protein, and of these 49 or 75 per cent fell 

 below the guarantee. Of this number, 20 were one-half to two per 

 cent below, 1 2 were two to four per cent below, 9 were four to six 

 per cent below, and the remainder more than six per cent below the 

 guarantee. Three samples put out by Kaiser & Brown, Memphis, 

 Tenn. bore a 41 per cent guarantee and tested 20 to 21.50 per cent 

 of protein. These goods were unquestionably fraudulent. They 

 were handled by the D. L. Marshall Co., who claim that they were 

 utterly deceived as to their character. Of the 18 lots of Star Brand 

 put out by J. Lindsay Wells Co., Memphis, Tenn., guaranteed to 

 contain 41 per cent protein, only three met their guarantees, eight 

 fell one to nearly five per cent below, and seven showed a deficit of 

 five to seven per cent. Replying to a letter addressed to them by 

 this station concerning the poor quality of their product, they stated 

 that under the existing conditions " it was a matter with us to take 

 whatever our mills gave us and be only too glad to get it." 



WHO IS TO BLAME ? 



The heavy rains which so injured the cottonseed were naturally 

 beyond the control of man. Some southern brokers with a high 

 reputation for honorable dealings- frequently found it difiicult 



