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AVERAGE ANALYSES AND RETAIL PRICES. 



190;. ic)o6. 1907. 190S. 



No. samples, 70 63 40 47 



Protein, 'O—S 1054 10.71 10.20 



Fat, 8.09 8.48 8.25 7.79 



Price a ton, $24.41 $24.32 $27.50 $31.88 



Hominy Meal with Admixtures. (Star Brand.) 



No. samples, 4 



Protein, 8.54 



Fat, 6.17 



Fiber, 10.45* 



Price a ton, $32.67 



Provender. Of tlie four samples of provender re- 



Corn and Oat ported, two samples, manufactured by Ham & Co. 

 Feeds. and the Springfield Flour & Grain Co., contained 



Pages 27-28. an excessive amount of fiber, indicating that they 

 were not straight corn and oats ground together, 

 but contained, in addition, considerable oat hulls. Such an ad- 

 mixture must be guaranteed in accordance with the law. 



The Springfield Flour & Grain Co. claim they do not intend to 

 manufacture this feed, but that it was only an experiment. Ham & 

 Co. make the statement that this material was a mixture intended for 

 hogs, and that it was not sold as straight provender. 



Corn and oai feeds, ix^v^w^wXXy called stock feeds, consist of corn 

 or hominy meal ground together with oat hulls, light oats, oat mid- 

 dlings, and occasionally screenings. Sometimes small amounts of 

 wheat middlings and other protein concentrates are added to increase 

 the protein content. Many of these feeds closely approximate straight 

 provender in fiber content, others contain two or three times as much. 

 Such mixtures, to be considered worthy of attention by feeders, 

 should possess the following qualifications : 



1. They should be free from mould and rancidity and possess a 

 sweet taste. 



2. They should contain 9 per cent of protein and not over 10 per 

 cent of fiber. 



* Average fiber content for 120 samples pure hominy feed, 4.2 per cent. 

 tAverage 31 samples. 



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