60 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1917. 



Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



Brand, Maker and Guaranties. 



Results of Examination. 



"Puritan" Cotton Seed Meal. J. E. Soperj One oflficial sample. One half per cent 

 Co., Boston, Mass. On 1916 certificate:; low in protein; in accord with guaranty- 

 Contains not more than 16 per centi in fiber and fat. 

 crude fiber, and not less than Sj^ per 

 cent fat and 36 per cent protein. On 

 1917 certificate: Contains not more than 

 IS per cent crude fiber, and not less thani 

 S per cent fat and 36 per cent protein 

 Registered in 1916 and 1917. 



American Red Tag Cotton Seed Meal.l Six official samples 

 Union Seed & Fertilizer Co., New York.j with guaranty 

 N. Y. Contains not more than 11. S per 

 cent crude fiber, and not less than 6 

 per cent fat and 38.62 per cent protein. 

 (1916 certificate gives 6.5 and 38.55 per 

 cent as- minimum fat and protein guar- 

 anties respectively). Registered in 1916 

 and 1917. 



Security Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Union 

 Seed & Fertilizer Co., New York, N. Y. 

 Contains not more than 14 per cent crude 

 fiber, and not less than 5.5 per cent fat 

 and 36 per cent protein. Registered in 

 1916 and 1917. 



Surety Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Union 

 Seed & Fertilizer Co., New York. Con- 

 tains not more than 14 per cent crude 

 fiber, and not less than 5.5 per cent fat 

 and 36 per cent protein. Not registered 

 in 1916. Registered in 1917. 



Four -were in accord 

 protein ; one was 

 examined for fiber and found in accord 

 with guaranty; no other examinations 

 for fiber and fat were made on these 

 samples. One sample was slightly 

 below in protein and another nearly 

 1 per cent below; both of these were 

 in accord with guaranty in fiber and 

 fat. 



Six dealers' samples. Three were in 

 accord with guaranty in protein. The 

 others were five-tenths, seven-tenths, 

 and 1.8 per cent below respectively. 

 Not examined for fiber and fat. 



Xo dealers' or official samples received. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



COTTON SEED FEEDS. 



Jay Brand Cotton Seed Feed. F. W. 

 Erode and Co., Memphis, Tenn. 



Fox Brand Cotton Seed Feed. F. W. Erode 

 & Co., Memphis, Tenn. Composed of 

 cottonseed meal and cottonseed hull 

 bran. Contains not more than 22 per 

 cent crude fiber, and not less than 5 

 per cent fat and 20 per cent protein. 

 Not registered in 1916. Registered in 

 1917. 



"Euco" Cottonseed Feed. Buckeye Cot- 

 ton Oil Co., Cincinnati, O. Composed 

 of cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls. 

 On 1916 certificate: Contains not more 

 than 23 per cent crude fiber, and not 

 less than 4 per cent fat and 20 per cent 

 protein. On 1917 certificate: Contains 

 not more than 27 per cent crude fiber, 

 and not less than 3]/2 per cent fat and 

 20 per cent protein. Registered in 1916 

 and 1917. 



Carries 36 per cent protein and is listed 

 under Cotton Seed Meals. 



One dealer's sample. Seven-tenths per 

 cent below guaranty in protein; not 

 examined for fiber and fat. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



