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detected, they have made an actual profit because of its low 

 grade above the contract price. 



This whole matter of the shipments of cottonseed meal has 

 been given very careful attention. At a conference of the 

 directors of the New England Experiment Stations held in Bos- 

 ton, it was the chief topic discussed. The Director of the 

 ]\Iaine Station is the executive officer of the ]\Iaine food and 

 drug law, as well as of the feeding stuffs law ; in the former 

 capacity he holds from tl:e U. S. Secretary of Agriculture a 

 commission whereby he can enforce the provisions of the 

 National food and drug act. As this Act regulates interstate 

 trade, it is hoped that this gives a method of dealing directly 

 with the mills who are at fault in this matter. 



The cottonseed feeds were all above their guaranties, but they 

 are not economical feeds at any price which they have been 

 or are likely to be oft'ered. As a source of protein, a choice 

 cottonseed meal is equal to two pounds of the best cottonseed 

 feed, and 4 pounds of the Star Cotton Feed. 



Both the Old and Xezc Process Linseed Oil INIeals are well 

 up to the guaranty and at the prices which they have been sell- 

 ing, are economical feeds. 



The Gluten Feeds which are largest sold in this State, are well 

 up to their guaranty and have been much more free from seeds 

 than in years past. Many of them are still artificially colored ; 

 they are frequently labeled to that effect. The coloring which 

 is used is probably harmless, but it does not add anything to the 

 quality of the feed. 



The Dried Distillers Grains more or less resemble gluten 

 products in their composition. They are chiefly made from 

 corn from which the starch has been removed by fermentation. 

 Goods of this class run somewhat uneven because of the differ- 

 ence in weight and bulk of different parts of the residues. A 

 process has been invented whereby all the distillery slop is now 

 dessicated. In order to overcome mechanical difficulties, it is 

 necessary to add a drying material and it has been reported that 

 corn cob meal has been used for this purpose. In none of the 

 samples here reported has corn cob meal been detected. 



Strictly speaking the Badger Dairy Feed should have been 

 classed under the molasses feeds and not under the Reinforced 



