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tein. After the high protein content of this sample was ascer- 

 tained, it has not been practicable to procure a sample from 

 another shipment to see if this was accidental or if it regularly 

 carries this large amount of protein. The goods have not been 

 reported by other Xew England stations. 



UNION GRAINS TaNALYSES PAGE S7-) 



Union grains are a ready made mixture, carr\*ing for the most 

 part the protein and fat according to the guarantee. They are 

 based upon a feeding experiment with Holstein cattle in which 

 Biles Four ex was fed in combination with wheat bran, gluten 

 feed, ground com, groimd oats, and oil meal. For the farmei 

 who must buy all his feeds, Union grains at a fair price would 

 probably prove profitable. As a rule, oats and com are profit- 

 able for cows when the feeds are home grown and expensive 

 feeds to purchase. A feeding test at this Station with Union 

 grains is reported in Bulletin 106. 



MEAT MEALS AND GROUND SCRAPS (ANALYSES PAGE 57-) 



The meat meals and ground beef scraps are used chiefly for 

 feeding poultr}* , and while they are ven.* generally distributed, it 

 is probable that the sales are not large as compared with other 

 materials coming under the feeding stuffs law. The guarantees 

 placed upon the goods are only a ven.- general guide to the 

 actual composition. While aU the brands are quite irregular in 

 composition, some uniformly run higher in protein than others. 



MISCELLANEOUS FEEDING STLTF5 TaNAXYSES PAGE 58.) 



The use of the various oat feeds, corn chops, com and oat 

 feeds and similar offals by themselves, or blended with concen- 

 trated feeds, still continues. They var}- in composition from tht 

 straight oat hull refuse, with less than 6 per cent protein, to 

 blends that carr\^ from 15 to 18 per cent protein. For the most 

 part these goods are fairly weU up to their guarantees. No 

 fault can be found with the manufacturer for desiring to sell 

 these waste products. They make few claims for nutrients 

 which the goods do not actually earn.-. The feeder has himself 

 to blame if, with bams filled with hay, com fodder and silage, 

 he buys this class of feeds low in protein, instead of those hig-h 



