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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1904. 



While the results are not as satisfactory as could be wished, 

 they seem to indicate that on the whole the cows did practically 

 as well on the mixed corn and soy bean silage with one pound 

 less grain as on corn silage with the larger weight of grain. 



UNION GRAINS AND OIL MEAL AND BRAN COMPARED. 



Union Grains, — Biles Ready Ration, were introduced into the 

 Maine market the past winter by the state agents, Norton- 

 Chapman Company of Portland. Five samples were examined 

 by the Experiment Station in the winter of 1904. The results 

 were given in Bulletin 102* as follows : 



"Union grains are a ready made mixture carrying protein and 

 fat according to the guarantee. They are based upon a feeding 

 experiment with Holstein cattle in which Biles Fourex was fed 

 in combination with wheat bran, gluten feed, ground corn, 

 ground oats, and oil meal. For the farmer who must buy all 

 his feed, Union grains at a fair price would probably prove 

 profitable. As a rule, oats and corn are profitable for cows 

 when the feeds are home grown and are expensive feeds to 

 purchase." 



RESULTS OF ANALYSES OF UNION GRAINS.* 





Protein. 



Fat. 



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01 



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Name of Feed and Manufacturer or Shipper. 





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fe ft 



Op. 



fe ft 



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03 



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24.19 



24.00 



7.13 



7.00 



10058 





23.63 

 24.38 

 25.14 



24.00 

 24.00 

 24.00 



- 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



10245 





10346 

 10561 



I 



24.50 



24.00 



- 



7.00 



10574 



* Bulletin 102, Maine Agr. Expt. Sta. on Feeding Stuff Inspection. 



THE FEEDING TEST. 



From a car shipped to Old Town one ton was sent to the 

 Station, and was used in a feeding trial with milch cows. This 

 lot carried 24.19 per cent protein and 7.13 per cent fat. When 

 the Union Grains were received the Station herd was being fed 

 corn silage, mixed hay containing considerable clover, and a 



