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on account of its low protein content but also because of the added 

 hulls, which are quite indigestible. While it probably is good 

 economy for the southern farmer to feed a combination of hulls and 

 meal, the northern feeder cannot afford to do it. 



Bibby's Cottonseed Cake and Bibby's Oil Cake Feed are com- 

 pounded articles into which the entire cottonseed enters. They are 

 imported products which have not assumed any great commercial 

 importance in this country. 



Linseed 7neal. The linseed meals collected were of good quality 

 and free from adulteration. Much of the linseed cake made in this 

 country is exported, it being a favorite feed stuff in England and on 

 the continent. When sold at a price commensurate with other feed- 

 ing stuffs it is always an economical concentrate and many feeders 

 are willing to pay a little extra for it because of its satisfactory 

 effect upon the general health and condition of the animal. 



AVERAGE ANALYSES AND RETAIL PRICES. 



New Process. 



Flax Feed and Flax Flakes are ground flax screenings. Their 

 composition is likely to vary greatly depending upon the quality of 

 the seed from which they aie separated. On account of the large 

 amount of weed seeds present they have a decidedly bitter taste, 

 which renders them quite unpalatable for most animals. The two 

 lots reported were offered at a considerably lower figure ($26 and 

 $27) than the ruling price for other concentrates. Their use, under 

 most conditions, is not encouraged. 



