Many manufacturers claim that the experiment sta- 



Protein vs. tions place too much emphasis upon the value of 



Carbohydrates, protein and too little emphasis upon the value of 



carbohydrates. This station has never questioned 

 the value and necessity of liberal amounts of carbohydrates in the 

 ration. The question is rather an economic one, especially for the 

 New England feeder who, under our climatic conditions, can easily 

 produce a sufficient quantity of carbohydrates and must depend 

 largely upon purchased protein to balance or round out the ration, 

 particularly in the feeding of dairy animals. 



It was the writer's pleasure to attend, during Sep- 



Uniform tember, a conference between a committee of the 



Feed Law. American Feed Manufacturers' Association and 



state control officials, held at Washington in the 

 interests of a uniform feed stuffs law. The decision of the confer- 

 ence was that such a law should be as simple as possible, and that a 

 buyer of any feed stuff should be informed on the following 



points : — 



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1. The number of net pounds in the package. 



2. Name, brand or trade-mark. 



3. Name and principal address of the manufacturer or jobber responsible 



for placing the commodity on the market. 



4. Its chemical analysis expressed in the following terms : — 



a. Minimum percentage of crude protein. 



b. Minimum percentage of crude fat. 



c. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. 



5. If a compounded or mixed feed, the specific name of each ingredient 



therein. 



The Massachusetts law does not require a guarantee of fiber or 

 a statement of ingredients in a compounded feed, and it is felt that 

 in the near future the present law should be amended to include 

 these statements. 



