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 Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



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Brand, Maker and Guaranties. 



Purina Chick Feed. Purina Mills Branch, Rals- 

 ton Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Buffalo, 

 N. Y. Composed of wheat, corn, millet, kaffir, 

 milo maize. Contains not more than 4 per 

 cent crude fiber, and not less than 2.5 per 

 cent fat and 10 per cent protein. (1916 cer- 

 tificate gives 11 per cent as minimum protein 

 guaranty). Registered in 1916 and 1917. 



Purina Chicken Chowder Feed with Charcoal, 

 not over 1%. Purina Mills, Branch, Ralston 

 Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Composed of wlieat middlings, wheat bran, 

 corn meal, alfalfa flour, linseed meal, gran- 

 ulated meat, not over 1 per cent salt. Con-, 

 tains not more than 9 per cent crude fiber, and 

 not less than 4 per cent fat and 19 per cent 

 protein. Registered in 1916 and 1917. 



Protena Scratch Feed. Purina Mills, Branch, 

 Ralston Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Buf- 

 falo, N. Y. Composed of wheat, corn, barley, 

 kaffir, milo maize, and sunflower. Contains not 

 more than S per cent crude fiber, and not less 

 than 2.5 per cent fat and 9 per cent protein. 

 Not registered in 1916. Registered in 1917. 



Results of Examination. 



No dealers' or official samples 

 received. 



One official sample. In accord 

 with guaranty in protein and 

 fat; over one per cent high in 

 fiber. Contained a few seeds of 

 chess. 



One official sample. In accord 

 with guaranty in all respects. 

 Guaranty on bag did not agree 

 with _ guaranty as registered. 

 Contained some seeds of wild 

 buckwheat and a few of corn 

 cockle, mustard, yellow foxtail, 

 and charlock. 



One official sample. In accord 

 with guaranty in all respects. 

 Contained some seeds of wild 

 buckwheat, corn cockle, mustard, 

 and other weeds. 



No dealers' or official samples 

 received. 



Purina Scratch Feed. Purina Mills Branch, 

 Ralston Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Buf- 

 falo, N. Y. Composed of wheat, corn, barley, 

 kaffir, milo maii'e. buckwheat, sunflowe'. Gm- 

 tains not more than 4 per cent crude fiber, and 

 not less than 2.5 per cent fat and 10 per cent 

 protein. Not registered in 1916. Registered 

 in 1917. 



Purina Pigeon Feed. Purina Mills, Branch, 

 Ralston Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Buf- 

 falo, N. Y. Composed of wheat, millet, kaffir, 

 milo maize and Canada peas. Contains not 

 more than 4 per cent crude fiber, and not less 

 than 2.5 per cent fat and 11 per cent protein. 

 Registered in 1916 and 1917. 



Iowa Chick Feed. Purity Oats Co., Davenport,: NTq dealers' or official samples 

 Iowa. Composed of cracked corn, _ cracked received, 

 wheat, cracked kaffir corn or milo maize, steel 

 cut oats, recleaned wheat screenings, and mil- 

 let. Contains not more than 5 per cent crude 

 fiber, and not less than 3 5 per cent fat and 

 10 per cent protein. Registered in 1916 and 

 1917. 



Tom Boy Chick Feed (With & Without Grit).! One official sample. In _ accord 



Purity Oats Co., Davenport, Iowa. Composed 

 of cracked corn, cracked wheat, cracked kaffir 

 corn or milo maize, steel cut oats, recleaned 

 wheat screenings and millet and (with or with- 

 out grit). Contains not more than S per cent 

 crude fiber, and not less than 2.75 per cent 

 fat and 10 per cent protein. Registered in 

 1916 and 1917. 



Iowa Scratch Feed. Purity Oats Co., Daven- 

 port, Iowa. Composed of cracked corn, buck- 

 wheat, hulled oats, kaffir corn or milo maize, 

 barley, wheat and sunflower seed. (1916 cer- 

 tificate gives in addition, recleaned wheat 

 screenings). Contains not more than 5 per 

 cent crude fiber, and not less than 3.25 per 

 cent fat and 10 per cent protein. Registered 

 in 1916 and 1917. 



with guaranty in protein; not 

 examined for fiber and fat. Con- 

 tained about 10 per cent weed 

 seeds, including wild buckwheat, 

 mustard, pigweed, etc. 



No dealers' or official samples 

 received. 



