32 



Union Grains. The three samples of Uuioii grams col- 

 Dairy lected fell slightly below their guarantee of protein and 

 Feeds, in one instance did not meet the guarantee of fat. This 

 Page 15. feed is compo.sed of distillers' grains, malt sprouts, 

 wheat by-products, hominy, linseed and cottonseed meals. It 

 sold from -t'U to .'1^32 a ton. is a ready ration for dairy stock and 

 at the prevailing prices is not considered expensive. 



Wirthmore Dairy Feed contained a large amount of malt 

 sprouts together with corn and oat by-products, cottonseed meal, 

 linseed meal, and salt. It maintained its guarantee and sold for 

 $30 a ton. 



Algrane Milk Feed practically maintained its guarantee of pro- 

 tein l)ut fell slightly below in fat. It is composed of coru. oat 

 and wheat by-products, cottonseed meal, and a noticeable amount 

 of weed seeds. The two samples collected sold for $30 and $32 

 a ton. 



Protena Dairy Feed was represented l)y one sample which met 

 its guarantee. It consisted of ground alfalfa as a basis together 

 Avith cottonseed meal, -wheat by-products, weed seeds and salt, 

 and sold for $32 a ton. 



For a special discussion of proprietary dairy feeds such as the 

 previous four, see pages 39-40. 



Molasses Feeds are usually made up of some absorbent 

 Molasses material like malt sprouts, oat or barley residues and 

 Feeds. grain screenings, together with one or more high-grade 

 Page 16. concentrates to bring up the protein content and from 

 20 to 35 per cent of molasses. ^Nlany of them contain an exces- 

 sive auunuit of weed seeds, in some cases unground. The use of 

 molasses and molasses feeds for farm stock is fully described in 

 Bulletin No. 118. 



Sucrene Feeds. The fom- samph's of Hucrene dairy feed re- 

 ported fully met tlu'ir guarantees in protein and fat and sold for 

 $27 a ton. ' 



Sucrene horse feed tested sliglitly below its guarantee. 



Daisy dairy feed exceeded its maximum guarantee. It was 

 well dried, sweet, ami in good mechanical condition. 



Prize dairy feed made liy the ^lilwaukee ^Molasses Feed Com- 

 pany ran 7 per cent l)elow its giuirantee of 18 per cent protein 

 and contained a large amount of tiber. It consisted largely of 

 screeni]]gs of an inferior chai-aclcr as avcII as many weed seeds. 



Molac dairy feed with one exception ran .slightly below its guar- 

 antee in pi'otein ;in(l sold for fi-om $2!) to $30 a ton. 



