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one only. 3 1-2 per cent. From the showing made by the 

 samples examined, the latter would appear to be the safer 

 figure. Of II samples examined, only 3 were up to guaranty 

 in fat. One of those 3 was the sample previously mentioned as 

 guaranteed 3 1-2 per cent; another was guaranteed 4 per 

 cent; and the third, 5 per cent. Four of the 8 samples below 

 guaranty were guaranteed 4 per cent ; four of them were guar- 

 anteed 5 per cent. The fat content of this class of feeds has 

 been found lower than last year. Of the samples examined 

 in 1913-14, the highest in fat tested 5.42 per cent, the lowest 

 4.08 per cent, and the average was 4.56 per cent. This year 

 the highest sample tested 5.45 per cent, the lowest only 2.83 

 per cent, and the average Avas 4.06 per cent, or lower than last 

 year's lowest sample. Of course, the chances for getting a 

 representative sample of some of these brands were not of 

 the best, owing to the difficulty of sampling goods in bulk in 

 bins, but the chances were the same as in previous years. Good 

 corn and good oats both carry on the average about 5 per cent 

 of fat. The findings on the corn and oat feeds examined ap- 

 pear to indicate that all the mills do not use the best quality 

 corn and oats in these feeds. 



HOMINY FEEDS. 



Hominy Feed or Hominy Meal is a mixture of the bran coat- 

 ing, the germ and a part of the starchy portion of the con. 

 kernel dbtained in the manufacture of hominy grits for human 

 consumption. 



With the exception of the one sample of hominy feed manu- 

 factured by the Mystic Alilling Co., which was deficient in 

 protein and fat, and high in fiber, the feeds of this class which 

 have been examined have been very closely in accord with 

 guarantees. No other samples were deficient in protein and the 

 one deficiency in fat and the two over-runs in fiber were slight. 

 Several of the samples were examined for weed seeds ; none 

 were found. 



FEEDS UTILIZING CORN AND OAT BY-PRODUCTS. 



Protein under ij per cent. 

 Corn Feed Meal is the si f tings obtained in the manufacture 

 of cracked corn and table meal made from the whole grain. 



