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4. It affords a clue as to the nature of the constituents 

 of the feed. 



5. It furnishes data for making up any desired feeding 

 ration. 



6. It enables the consumer to decide whetlier it is a 

 useful feed for his particular purpose. 



The following deiinitions are given for the use of the 

 consumer and represent the terms used for the particular 

 feeding-stuffs by the general trade. 



General Definitions, 

 cottonseed meal. 



Cottonseed meal is the meal obtained from the cotton- 

 seed kernel after the extraction of the oil. The following 

 standard classification adopted by the Inter-State Cotton- 

 seed Crushers' Association will interest the buyer of cotton- 

 seed meal : 



"Choice cottonseed meal luust l)e finely ground, per- 

 fectly sound and sweet in odor, yellow, free from excess of 

 lint, and by analysis must contain forty-nine per cent, of 

 combined protein and fat." 



"Prime cottonseed meal must be finely ground, of sweet 

 odor, reasonably bright in color, yellow, not brown or red- 

 dish, free from lint and contain at least forty-six per cent., 

 of combined protein and fat." 



Good cottonseed meal must be finely ground, of sweet 

 odor, reasonably bright in color, and by analysis must con- 

 tain at least forty-three per cent, of combined protein and 

 fat. 



LINSEED MEAL. 



Linseed meal, oil meal, or flaxseed meal is the residue 

 from the extraction of oil from flaxseed. The oil is ex- 



