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to the Station months before by the wholesaler, who writes as 

 follows : "When you analyzed our oil meal we had a large 

 quantity on hand, and we tagged as you directed. It is so high 

 now that very little is sold and we have had a few lots that we 

 have sold and we supposed was of same quality. We have not 

 at present a single sack in our store." 



OAT FEEDS. 



A number of samples of different oat feeds have been exam- 

 ined. For the most part guarantees are based upon single anal- 

 yses of the feeds and the goods usually are not quite as good as 

 the sample upon which the guarantee rests. With the exception 

 of the American Cereal Company's Quaker Oat Feed none of 

 these materials are much below and some run above the guar- 

 antee. 



BLATCHF0RD''S CALF MEAL. 



This is a manufactured food only one lot of which was found 

 by our inspectors. This was not guaranteed but carried 33.44% 

 protein and 5.23% of fat. In some advertising matter connected 

 with Blatchford's calf meal it is claimed that 12.8 pounds of it 

 has three and one-half pounds of protein, which is about twenty- 

 seven and one-half per cent. A sample of these goods sent by 

 a dealer to the Station in September analyzed as follows : 



Water, 7.70% ; ash, 5.46% ; protein, 25.63% ; crude fiber, 

 5.28%; starch, 18.24%; undetermined carbohydrates, 32.13%; 

 fat, 5.56%. It will be observed that the goods as evidenced by 

 the official sample and this lot sent to the Station are very uneven 

 in composition ; — one sample carrying about 26% and the other 

 about 33% of protein. A large part of the ash is common salt. 



These goods were sent to an expert on food mixtures and 

 adulterations at the Connecticut Experiment Station who reports 

 as follows : "I have examined Blatchford's calf meal under 

 the microscope and find it contains linseed meal, some product 

 from the wheat kernel, some product from the bean kernel and 

 a little fenugreek. The linseed meal appears to be the chief 

 constituent. The wheat product is bran, middlings or some 

 similar product consisting of starchy matter mixed with more or 

 less of the seed coats. Bean bran was present in considerable 

 amount and more or less of the starchy matter." 



