28 



* Thirty-six samples of gluten feed are reported. Of 



Gluten Feed, these, tAventy-six were manufactured by the Corn 



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ranged in color from a dirty yellowish grey to a 

 golden yellow. Color, however, is not a correct index of their 

 chemical composition as is shown by the analyses of the samples 

 representing the product of the Clinton Sugar Eefiuing Co. and 

 J. C. Hubinger Bros. Company, both of which, although very light 

 colored, were free from ranciditj^ and contained over 24 per cent 

 of protein. 



"With one exception, the samples representing the product of 

 the Corn Products ]\Ianufacturing Company met their protein 

 guarantees and also approximated very closely their fat guaran- 

 tees. The one exception was where a local dealer had evidently 

 used old tags bearing a protein guarantee of 28 per cent to guar- 

 antee an article purchased in bulk. 



The brand put out by J. C. Hubinger Bros. & Company carried 

 a guarantee of 27 per cent of protein and was shown by analysis 

 to contain only about 24 per cent. Twenty-seven per cent of 

 protein is higher than can be easily maintained and it would be 

 .safer to guarantee this feed at 24 per cent. 



One sample put out by the Ueutsch & Sickert Company con- 

 tained only 17.03 per cent of protein and was represented to carry 

 24 per cent. 



The Bay State and New England brands put out by J. E. Soper 

 & Co. fell considerably below their protein guarantees and were 

 considerable in excess of the guarantee of fat. J. E. iSoper & Co. 

 have been notified several times in the past in regard to this con- 

 dition and must change their guarantee to correspond to the 

 character of their product. This condition does not imply that the 

 Bay State and New England brands are adulterated. It indicates 

 however, that they are made either from inferior corn or that the 

 germ and starch have not been as fully removed as is usually 

 the case. The Bay State, Prima and New England brands sold 

 at an average cost of $32.60 against $31.44 for the better grades. 

 Dealers and consumers are advised when purchasing to give the 

 preference to such brands as fully meet their guarantees. 



AVERAGE ANALYSES AND RETAIL PRICES. 



1905. 1906. 1907. 



