190 MAIXE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I915. 



Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



Brand, Maker and Guaranties. 



Results of Examination. 



Gritless Chick Feed. Park & Pollard Co. |, The only official sample obtained -was found 



in accord with guarantee in protein and 

 fiber but over 1 per cent, low in fat. It 

 contained many weed seeds. 



Boston, Mass. Composed of cracked 

 Corn, wheat, Kaffir corn, Milo. Whole: 

 Millet seed and oats and shredded fish. 

 Contains not more than per cent, crude 

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

 11 per cent, protein. Registered in 1914 

 and 1915. 



Growing Feed. Park & PoUard Co., Boston, Two official samples were both up to guar- 



antee in protein. One was examined fox 

 fiber and f§,t and tovuid in accord with 

 guarantee in both. 



Mass. Composed of ground: Corn, wheat 

 barley, oats, naeat, bone, alfalfa, Kaffir 

 corn, wheat bran, wheat middlings, buck- 

 wheat, beet pulp, calcium carbonate and 

 salt. Contains not more than 8 per cent, 

 crude fiber, and not less than 85 per cent, 

 lat and 10 per cent, protein. Registered 

 in 1914 and 1915. 



Intermediate Chick Feed. Park & PoUard Two official samples were both up to guar- 



Co., Boston, Mass. Composed of cracked 

 corn, wheat, buckwheat, oats, millet, 

 Kaffir corn and Milo. Contains not more 

 than 5 per cent, crude fiber, and not less 

 than 3i per cent, fat and 10 per cent, pro- 

 tein. Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



Lay or Bust" Dry JIash. Park & Pollard Of 3 official samples, 2 were up to guarantee 



antee in protein. One was examined for 

 fiber and fat and found in accord with 

 guarantee in the former but over j per 

 cent, low in fat. It contained some weed 

 seeds. 



Co., Boston, Jilass. Composed of ground: 

 Wheat bran, wheat middlings, corn, wheat, 

 oats, barley, Kaffir com, buckwheat, al- , 

 falfa, fish, meat, bone, beet pulp, calcium 

 carbonate and salt. Contains not morej 

 than 12 per cent, crude fiber, and not less] 

 than 3i per cent, fat and 18 per cent, pro- 

 tein. Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



in protein, the other slightly below. 2 

 were examined tor fiber and fat and found 

 in accord frith guarantee in both. In_2 

 samples no weed seeds were found, in 

 the other a few. 



Margaret Mahaney's Turkey Feed. Park &|iVo goods of this brand were found by 

 PoUard Co., Boston, Mass. Composed of inspectors, 

 ground: Wheat, barley, Unseed oil meal, 

 oats, meat, bone, calcium hydroxide, cal- 

 cium carbonate and salt. Contains not 

 more than 12 per cent, crude fiber, and 

 not less than 3* per cent, tat and 10 per 

 cent, protein. Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



Red Ribbon Chick Feed. Park & Pollard Three official samples were all up to.guar- 



Co., Boston, Mass. Composed of cracked: 

 Corn, wheat, oats, Kaffir corn, Milo and 

 whole millet seed. Contains not more than, 

 5 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than 3-i 

 per cent, fat and 10 per cent, protein. 

 Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



Red Ribbon Scratch Feed. Park & Pollard 

 Co., Boston, Mass. Composed of cracked 

 com, wheat, buckwheat, barley, oats, 

 Kaffir com, ^lilo and sunflowei seed. Con- 

 tains not more than 5 per cent, crude fiber, 

 and not less than 3j per cent, fat and 10 

 per cent, protein. Registered in 1914 and 

 1915. 



Screened Scratch Feed. Park & Pollard Co., 

 Boston, Mass. Composed of cracked corn, 

 wheat, buckwheat, barley, oats, Kafiir 

 corn, Milo and sunflower seed. Contains 

 not more than 5 per cent, crude fiber, and 

 not less than 3? per cent, tat and 10 per 

 cent, protein. Registered in 1914 and 1915. 



Chick Mash. Pendexter Bros., Comish, Me. 

 Unregistered. Unlabeled. Case pending. 



antee in protein. One was examined for 

 fiber and tat and found in accord with 

 guarantee in the former, but over one-half 

 per cent, below in fat. 2 samples were 

 examined for weed seeds; one contained 

 some, the other many. 



Two official samples were both up to guar- 

 antee in protein. One was examined for 

 fiber and fat and tound in accord with 

 guarantee in both. One contained some, 

 the other many, weed seeds. 



Three official samples were all up to guar- 

 antee in protein. One was examined for 

 fiber and fat found in accord with guar- 

 antee in the former, but over one-half per 

 cent, below in fat. One sample contained 

 some, the other many, weed seeds. 



The only official sample obtained carried 

 20.38 per cent, protein, 4.86 per cent.,.fat 

 and 6.60 ner r-oT-t. fii-r-. 



