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that oat hulls have been added. Ground corncobs and corn 

 bra n are occasionally mixed with wheat bran. A cottonseed 

 feed that is a mixture of cottonseed hulls and cottonseed 

 me il is found on the market. The only object in making 

 such a mixture is to sell cottonseed hulls at a good price. 

 All alf a hay of doubtful quality is mixed with sugar refuse, and 

 by liberal advertising sold at a price above its real value. 



Nearly all states where large quantities of feed are pur- 

 chased by the farmers now have laws regarding the sale of 

 feeding stuffs. These laws, however, do not take the place 

 of intelligence on the part of feed users. Such a law generally 

 requires the proper branding of each sack and labeling to 

 inciicate the chemical composition. It should be remem- 

 bered that the label gives the total amount of protein and other 

 constituents, and not the amount of each that is digestible, 

 which is decidedly lower. Feed buyers should patronize 

 only reliable dealers, and buy feeds that are labeled and 

 guaranteed. There are no mixtures better than the buyer 

 can make himself, and there is no special feed or mixture 

 having any remarkable properties not possessed by familiar 

 feeds. The buyer of mill feeds should make a point of keep- 

 ing in touch with the experiment station of his state, and if 

 the feed control is vested in some other body or official, with 

 them as well, and make use of the information they will be 

 able to furnish regarding the feeds on the market. 



107. Condimental Stock Foods. Numerous articles vari- 

 ously known as " stock food " and " condition powders " 

 are common on the market and are fed to a considerable 

 extent by farmers who are not well informed regarding the 

 feeding of live stock. They are guaranteed to make stock 

 grow faster, cows to give more and richer milk, and some 

 are recommended as cures for nearly all diseases of domestic 



