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jFlax Feed, so called, is in reality ground flax screenings. Its 

 chemical composition and character are uncertain, depending upon 

 the relative amounts of inferior flaxseed and weed seeds present. 

 The weed seeds impart to the material a bitter taste. While it may 

 be fed in limited amounts mixed with high grade feed stuffs, it can- 

 not be placed in the same class. Its commercial value is also 

 decidedly less. 



Gluten feed, next to the wheat by-products, 

 Gluten Feed. continues to be one of the most generally distrib- 

 Pages 10-12. uted concentrated feeds. The past season the 



samples examined have been almost without ex- 

 ception quite uniform in composition and entirely free from harmful 

 adulteration. The slightly low protein content in a few instances can 

 be attributed to a faulty separation of starch or to an inferior corn. It 

 is hoped that the recent prosecution by the Federal authorities of a 

 manufacturer for placing upon the market gluten feed falling noticeably 

 below its guarantee, will have a salutary effect upon those manufact- 

 urers who, in years previous, have offered a product bearing a higher 

 guarantee than the feed could maintain. In so far as the writer has 

 been able to judge the gluten feeds now offered show less acidity 

 than in years past. This condition was referred to at length in our 

 last bulletin. 



Coloring matter is still used in certain brands of gluten feed. 

 The amount employed is evidently so small as not to be injurious 

 and feeds thus treated are usually so marked in accordance with the 

 National Food and Drugs Act. The practice of coloring, while it 

 appeals to the whims of consumers, is to be regretted as it in no 

 way improves the quality of the feed ; buyers are urged to be gov- 

 erned not by color but by the guarantee, taste and mechanical con- 

 dition of the feed stuff. 



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