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Where feeds are sacked directly from the drier the feedstuff may- 

 take on several pounds of water on standing. Molasses feeds may 

 shrink in weight due to drying out. It should be remembered, how- 

 ever, that in the case of a feed which contains any considerable 

 amount of water at the time of weighing, the consumer is paying 

 grain prices for water or at the rate of about 3 cents a quart. 



3. A loss in weight due to handling and shipping, caused by an 

 occasional torn sack and to sifting, accounts for a slight shrinkage. 

 Cottonseed meal is often shipped in second hand and inferior sacks, 

 in which case the loss is likely to be quite pronounced. 



4. A deliberate attempt to give short weight, and consumers 

 should be on their guard against such deception. 



Here follows a summary of the net weights on a number of ton 

 lots of feed stuffs weighed by experiment station officials on retailer's 

 sealed scales : 



SUMMARY. 



Taking 2014 lbs. as the weight of gross ton (feed 2000 lbs plus sacks 14 lbs.) 



