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pounded feeds as on the high-grade feeds, and the selling 

 charges are probably higher. It is a notable fact that 

 neither the market nor the demands of the consumer, dif- 

 ferentiate at all closely between the value of a low-grade 

 and a high-grade product. For instance, we find a sam- 

 ple of Sterling INIixed Feed, manufactured in Indiana, 

 which was offered on our market at $1.60 per one hundred 

 pounds. A straight bran or mixed feed might have been 

 bought at the same price. The Sterling Mixed Feed con- 

 sisted of a mixture of wheat by-products, ground corn 

 cobs and a small amount of corn. In general appearance 

 the feed does not differ much from bran. However, the 

 cobs and other material are present in sufficient quantity 

 to reduce the protein almost thirty per cent., and increase 

 the crude fibre almost fifty per cent. The consumer of 

 such a feed pays a long price for what he gets. It is not 

 necessary to use a microscope to determine the constit- 

 uents of such a feed. Also, this feed was sold under a 

 misleading name. A mixed feed should consist only of 

 wheat by-products. A feed wiiicli contains ground corn 

 cobs can not qualify as a mixed feed. 



The writers do not wish in any way to injure the busi- 

 ness of the man who sells high-grade compounded feeds 

 and there are excellent feeds of this sort on the market. 

 The manufacturer of high-grade feeds should have no 

 hesitancy in guaranteeing the ingredients from which the 

 feed is compounded. Such a proceeding would be a good 

 advertisement. 



Such low-grade by-products as oat hulls, screenings, 

 cleaned screenings, corn cob meal, flax refuse, oat clips, 

 straw, etc., should be consumed near the point of manu- 

 facture where freight charges are low. Our New Hamp- 

 shire consumers can not afford to pay freight charges and 

 selling commissions on such material. No business-like 

 farmer will pay grain prices, or nearly so, for by-products 

 no more valuable for feeding purposes than straw or hay 



