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feeder with meat scraps and other high protein feeds. In gen- 

 eral, if one is going to purchase feeds of this class, he will get 

 more for his money in buying the better quality and paying 

 more, than he will in buying the "cheaper" sorts. 



ALFAIvI^A MEALS. 



Alfalfa Meal is the entire alfalfa hay ground, and does not 

 contain an admixture of ground alfalfa straw or other foreign 

 materials. 



Alfalfa hay is similar in composition to clover hay, but car- 

 ries more protein. Where it can be grown, it is a very profitable 

 crop and an excellent feed. Where, as in Maine, the feeder 

 must pay freight on it practically across the continent, alfalfa 

 meal is not ordinarily enough better, price considered, than 

 good clover hay cut into short lengths to make its purchase 

 profitable. 



The few samples examined ran pretty well in accord with 

 their guarantees. 



"dried meat and EISH WASTES. 



The feeds of this class, sold chiefly for poultry feeds, need 

 little special discussion. Only a few of the brands registered 

 are sold in any great quantity in Maine; several of the 'brands 

 were not found by inspectors at all. The samples obtained 

 were for the most part in accord with their guarantees. The 

 few exceptions are noted in the detailed discussion. 



TABULAR RESULTS OF ANALYSIS. 



The details of registration and the results of the analyses 

 are given in the pages which follow. For the description and 

 explanation of the tables see page io6. The discussion of the 

 results of the analyses begins on page io8. 



