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hulls and cotton as practicable is great. The processes of manu- 

 facture in different mills also vary so that the meal from some 

 mills will contain more of the dark hulls which gives a dark 

 colored meal of inferior feeding value. 



Strictly first-class cottonseed meal is always bright and yellow 

 and should have a pleasant nutty flavor. Not all dark colored 

 cottonseed meal is necessarily adulterated. The spontaneous 

 heating of the seed in the field, or over cooking of the "meats" 

 may render the meal dark in color without changing its compo- 

 sition. Such meal is not first quality, however, and should be 

 sold at a lower price. 



A SIMPLE TEST FOR QUALITY. 

 Because of the differences in the behavior of hulls, the finely 

 ground cottonseed meal, and the cotton when wet up with water, 

 the presence of undue amounts of hull and cotton can be readily 

 detected by stirring a little of the meal in a tumbler of water. 

 The hulls, unless they are very finely ground, settle out first and 

 on top of these will come the finer portions of the meal, and 

 finally the cotton by itself. By testing a meal of high grade in 

 comparison with a poor quality meal, one can so familiarize 

 himself with this test as to quite readily and accurately dis- 

 tinguish the quality of cottonseed meal. 



ANALYSIS OF DEALERS SAMPLES. 



The cottonseed meal situation in Maine in 1906-7 was very 

 unsatisfactory, chiefly because of the great damage to the cotton 

 crop of 1906 by the severe storms in the Gulf States. Fearing 

 that conditions might again lead to the shipping of low grade 

 meal the following circular was sent to Maine dealers in Octo- 

 ber, 1907. 



"The cottonseed meal situation in the fall of 1906 and winter 

 of 1907 was very unsatisfactory. Something has been done 

 towards correcting this matter through the Interstate Cotton- 

 seed Crushers Association. Also many shippers are apparently 

 desirous of doing the right thing. There is reason however, to 

 fear that low grade goods may be shipped into the State again 

 this year. To guard against this and to protect the dealer, the 

 following suggestion is made. 



