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* We refer to such well-known brands as Buffalo, Davenport, Rockford, being the 

 residue from the glucose factories. 



These several brands are quite similar in digestible in- 

 gredients to gluten feed, and for the present they can be 

 considered as having approximately an equal value. They 

 have noticeably more digestible fat and less digestible ex- 

 tract matter than the latter. They are likely to vary more 

 in composition from time to time than the regular gluten 

 feeds. The highest grade would probably contain rather 

 more protein. 



Tests with Milch Cows. 



We were not in a position at the time to carry on any exact 

 experiments with dairy animals. The several lots of grain 

 were, however, fed to a number of cows, and the results 

 were as good as one would naturally expect. The animals 

 ate them well, receiving 3 or 4 pounds daily, mixed with 

 wheat bran ; the milk yield was satisfactory. We see no 

 reason why the quality of the milk and butter should not be 

 equal to that derived from animals fed upon corn silage, 

 dried brewers' grains, etc. It would probably be wise not 

 to feed such materials to animals when the milk was intended 

 for infant feeding. Should these grains be generally intro- 

 duced, it would be advisable to note particularly their in- 

 fluence, if any, on the flavor of milk and butter. 



Several years since, a considerable quantity of so-called 

 Atlas gluten meal was sold in Massachusetts and Vermont. 

 This was dry distillery grains, sold by a distilling company 

 in Peoria, 111. It was not accompanied by a guaranty, and 



