This material contains less fat and nitrogenous matter than the 

 previous one, yet not less than samples from the same mill may show 

 at different times. 



380. HOMINY MEAL. 



Sent on from Berlin, Mass. 

 51.64 pel' cent, passed through mesh 144 to square inch. 



The composition is that of good article of its kind. 



Fertilizers and Fertilizer Analyses. 



One point, which deserves the careful consideration of farmers 

 when devising an efficient and economical diet for their live-stock, 

 does not always receive a proper attention, namely, the mauurial 

 value of the residue left on their hands when the fodder has served its 

 its legitimate purpose. The financial success of a mixed farm man- 

 agement depends quite often largely on the amount, the character, 

 and the cost of the manure obtained in connection with the special 

 industry. The question whether one or the other fodder mixture 

 has to be considered under existing conditions the most economi- 

 cal one, can only be decided intelligently when both, the original cost 

 and the value of the manurial matter obtained by its use, are duly 

 considered. The barnyard manure ought to remain, in a rational 



