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from the straight oat hull refuse with perhaps 6 per cent protein, 

 to the blends that carry from 15 to 18 per cent of. protein. For 

 the most part these goods are fairly well up to their guarantee 

 and no fault can be found with the manufacturer for desiring 

 to sell these waste products. Few or no claims are made for 

 nutrients which the goods do not actually carry. The feeder 

 has himself to blame if, with barns filled with hay, corn stalks 

 and silage, he buys feeds low in protein instead of those high 

 in protein. An oat feed with 6 per cent protein is no better feed 

 nor is it any better digested than a coarse fodder with the same 

 protein content. This class of foods can probably be econom- 

 ically used only by feeders who find it necessary to buy 

 "roughage'' as well as concentrates. 



One sample of Ideal Corn, Barley and Oat feed was found in 

 the western part of the State ; it was below guaranty in protein 

 and fat. It, however, contained no weed seeds. These goods 

 probably have a small sale and only in the western part of the 

 State. 



The Boss Chop feed was above the guaranty in both protein 

 and fat. It carried a few mustard seeds. 



One sample of Chop feed made by David Stott was found 

 which was not guaranteed according to law. It had about the 

 ordinary analysis of a chop feed, but carried from 3 to 5 per cent 

 of weed seeds, including pigweed, lady's thumb, ragweed, com- 

 mon mallow, green foxtail, yellow foxtail, and wild buckwheat. 

 These seeds were alive and in sufficient quantity to furnish 

 upwards of 18,000 weed plants per 100 pounds feed. 



One sample of Fine Ground Eclipse feed for stock was found 

 and ran above the guaranty in protein. It carried from 3 to 5 

 per cent of weed seeds, of which wild buckwheat was the most 

 ■common. There was, however, considerable ragweed, corn 

 cockle, flax, pigweed, yellow foxtail and wild sunflower. 



The Empire feed for stock was for the most part above the 

 guaranty and was free from weed seeds. Haskell's stock feed 

 ran above the guaranty and with the exception of a few rag- 

 weed seeds, no foreign seeds were found. The Horse feed oi 

 the Buffalo Cereal Co. was up to guaranty and carried a few 

 wild buckwheat and mustard seeds. Husted Stock feed was up 

 to guaranty. Pearl Cooked Horse and Cow feed was above 



