156 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I915. 



Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



BRAJfD, Makeb and Guaranties. 



Restjlts of Examination. 



Tt^-o oflScial samples were both misbranded 

 in that they carried guarantees agreeing 

 with neither the 1914 nor the 1915 cer- 

 tificates. Both were up to both the pack- 

 age and the certificate guarantees in pro- 

 tein. One was examined for fiber and fat. 

 It was in accord with both fiber guar- 

 antees but fell slightly below both guar- 

 antees in fat. No weed seeds were found 

 in the one sample examined. 



Two official samples were both misbranded 

 in that they carried guarantees not agree- 

 ing with the filed certificates. Both sam- 

 ples were in accord with the certificate 

 guarantee in protein, but one was over 1 

 per cent, below the protein guarantee on 

 its label; one sample was examined for 

 fiber and tat and found in accord with 

 the certificate guarantee in both but 

 above its label guarantee in fiber. 



Fanners' Favorite Middlings -s^-ith reduced 

 screenings. Valley City Milling Co., Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. Wheat middlings and mill 

 run of screenings. On 1914 certificate: 

 Contains not more than 7 per cent, crude 

 fiber, and not less than 4.25 per cent, fat: 

 and 15.5 per cent, protein. On 1915 cer- 

 tificate: Contains not more than 5.8 per 

 cent, crude fiber, and not less than 4.2 per 

 cent, fat and 15 per cent, protein. Regis- i 

 tered in 1914 and 1915. { 



Farmers' Favorite Cow Feed with reduced' 

 screenings. Valley City Milling Co., Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. Composed of wheat bran, 

 wheat middlings and mill run of screenings. 

 On 1914 certificate: Contains not more 

 than 7.5 per cent, crude fiber, and not lessi 

 than 4.25 per cent, fat and 14.18 per cent.' 

 protein. On 1915 certificate: Contains 

 not more than 8.1 per cent, crude fiber, andj 

 not less than 4.2 per cent, fat and 15 per 

 cent, protein. Registered in 1914 and 

 1915. 



Victor Spring "Wteat Bran_ -n-ith screeningslNo goods of this brand were found by 

 not exceeding mill r\in. Victor Milling Co., I inspectors. 

 Victor, N. Y. Contains not more than 151 

 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than 4 per 

 cent, fat and 14.6 per cent, protein. Not 

 registered in 1914. Registered in 1915. ! 



Victor Spring Wheat Middlings with screen-'No goods of this brand were found by 

 ings not exceeding mill run. Victor Milling 1 inspectors. 

 Co., Victor, N. Y. Contains not more than 

 10 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than 

 5 per cent, fat and 17.5 per cent, protein. 

 Not registered in 1914. Registered in 1915. 



Victor Spring Mixed Feed. Victor Milling No goods' of this brand were found by 

 Co., Victor, N. Y. Composed of spring inspectors, 

 wheat bran, spring wheat middlings and, 

 low grade flour. Contains not more than' 

 10 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than' 

 4.5 per cent, fat and 15 per cent, protein. 

 Not registered in 1914. Registered in 1915. 



Voigt's Pure Bran with ground screenings 

 not exceeding mill run. Voigt ^lilUng Co., 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. On 1914 certificate: 

 Contains not more than 7.5 per cent, crude 

 fiber, and not less than 6.5 per cent, fat and 

 17 per cent, protein. On 1915 certificate: 

 Contains not more than 11 per cent, crude 

 fiber, and not less than 3i per cent, fat and 

 14 per cent, protein. Registered in 1914 

 and 1915. 



Voigt's Middlings. Voigt Milling Co., Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. No screenings in middlings.) 

 On 1914 certificate: Contains not more 

 than 5 per cent, crude fiber, and not less: 

 than 5.5 per cent, fat and 14.5 per cent. 

 protein. On 1915 certificate: Contains 

 not more than 8 per cent, crude fiber, and 

 not less than 4 per cent, fat and 15 per cent. 

 protein. Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



The 2 official samples obtained both carried 

 the 1914 guarantees. They were both 

 nearly 2 per cent, below that guarantee in 

 protein, over 2 per cent, below in fat, and 

 nearly 1 per cent, high in fiber. Both 

 contained some hulls of corn cockle. 

 Both samples would have been in accord 

 with the 1915 guarantees which all goods 

 of this brand shipped into Maine are now 

 carrj-ing. 



The only official sample obtained carried 

 the 1914 guarantees. It was in accord 

 with that guarantee in fiber but over 1 

 per cent, below in protein and over 1 7 per 

 cent, below in fat. On the basis of the 

 1915 figures, it was in accord with g\iar- 

 antee in fiber, slightiy low in fat, and, of 

 course, more deficient in protein than on 

 the 1914 basis. 



Voigt's Mixed Feed containing screenings not The only official sample obtained was taken 



exceeding mill run. ^'oigt Milling Co., 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. Contains not more 

 than 9 per cent, crude fiber, and not lessj 

 than 4 per cent, fat and 14.25 per cent.l 

 protein. Not registered in 1914. Regis-! 

 tered in 1915. I 



before these goods were registered. Its 

 guarantees were much in excess of those 

 filed in the certificate. On the basis of 

 the claims on the package the goods were 

 very deficient in protein and fat and high 

 in fiber. On the basis of the certificate 

 guarantees, the goods were in accord in 

 protein and fiber, but sUghtly low in fat. 



