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guaranty and carried no weed seeds. Schumacher's Stock feed 

 ran, for the most part, well above the guaranty. It carried few 

 seeds of mustard and lady's thumb; which, however, did not 

 germinate. 



Victoria Chop feed ran uneven, — one sample being well up 

 and the other below guaranty. It, however, carried no weed 

 seeds. The Vigo Com and Oat feed fell considerably below 

 guaranty. It had a few foxtail and pigweed seeds, which, how- 

 ever, did not germinate. The Wirthmore Stock feed was below 

 guaranty in protein, but considerably above in fat; it had no 

 weed seeds. The Hominy feeds were all up to guaranty. One 

 lot of Ground Rice feed was found and was considerably below 

 guaranty. 



Poultry Fefds. 

 Analyses page 170. 

 These mixed goods are difficult to sample and hence it is pos- 

 sible that the samples did not fairly represent the goods. The 

 Dry Mash feed was considerably below the guaranty as was also 

 Schumacher's Scratching feed. These all carried more or less 

 weed seeds. The Purina Baby Chick feed was about a fourth 

 weed seeds, such as pigweed, mustard, green foxtail, yellow fox- 

 tail, wild buckwheat, flax, raspberry and lady's thumb. While 

 these seeds would germinate, it is very likely that they would be 

 so acted upon in the digestive apparatus of the chickens as to 

 loose vitality. 



Wheat Offals. . 

 Analyses pages 171 to 174. 

 The wheat offals do not come under the requirements of the 

 feeding stuffs law provided they are not adulterated. In many 

 instances, these goods are guaranteed and for the most part they 

 are well up to the guaranties placed upon them by the makers. 

 On page 193 there will be found the examination of these goods 

 for weed seeds. Except in one sample of Gem Soft Wheat 

 Mill Run mixed feed made by the Allen Baker Corn Co., which 

 carried about 2 per cent of corn cockle,* there were no more 

 foreign seeds than would naturally be expected. Not only was 



* See page 202 relative to poisonous weed seeds. 



