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These were a mixture of oat feed and hominy chop and were 

 highly recommended by the manufacturers. In the lettei 

 reporting the results of the analyses, it was stated, "so far as its 

 protein content is concerned, it has about the same feeding value 

 as corn stalks. I do not believe it is the kind of feed that should 

 be furnished to Maine feeders. For the most part, they can 

 grow all of the feeds low in protein on their own farms, and 

 when they purchase they should buy the concentrates that are 

 high in protein." The goods were not offered in the State, so 

 far as the writers know. 



WHEAT BRAN AND MIDDLINGS (ANALYSES PAGE 59-) 



Only a few samples of the refuses from the milling of wheat 

 were examined, and these for the most part were sent in by 

 correspondents. Several of the brands have run much lowei 

 in protein than in years past. This was particularly true of the 

 so-called mixed feed of the Huron Milling Company, which was 

 found to carry only 12.06 per cent protein. It is not a mixed 

 feed in the usual sense of the word, but was bran and apparently 

 carried nothing but wheat bran. This particular sample was 

 carefully examined under the miscroscope and was found to be 

 free from foreign admixtures. Its crude fiber, 8.18 per cent, 

 is about the average of that of winter wheat brans; The feed 

 flour of the Brooks-Evaton Company is unusually low in protein, 

 but w^e found no evidence in the sample submitted of adultera- 

 tion. 



ADULTERATED MIXED FEED (ANALYSES PAGE 59.) 



In the fall of 1899 the State was flooded with low grade adul- 

 terated wheat brans and mixed feeds. Because of the publicity 

 given to this class of goods and the co-operation of the best of 

 the large dealers, they have quite largely disappeared, or else 

 are sold under a proper guarantee. Three brands of this class 

 of goods were found in the State this year. The Jersey mixed 

 feed of the Kentucky ^Milling Company is guaranteed to carry 

 II per cent protein and 3 per cent fat, while the sample exam- 

 ined carried only 10.63 P^^ cent protein and 3 per cent fat. 

 The Blue Grass mixed feed of A. Walls & Co., Henderson, Ky., 

 was sent to us by a correspondent. This was without guaran- 



