56 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I916. 



Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



Brand, Maker and Guaranties. 



Results of Examination. 



East St. Louis Brand Cotton Seed Meal. 

 East St. Louis Cotton Oil Co., National 

 Stock Yards, 111. Contains not more than 

 12 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than 

 6 per cent, fat and 38.62 per cent, protein. 

 Not registered in 1915. Registered in 1916. 



Illinois Brand Cotton Seed Meal. East St. 

 Louis Cotton Oil Co., National Stock 

 Yards, 111. Contains not more than 10 per 

 cent, crude fiber, and not less than 6 per 

 cent, fat and 41 per cent, protein. (1915 

 certificate gives 7 per cent, as minimum 

 fat.) Registered in 1915 and 1916. 



Milko Brand Cotton Seed Meal. H. F. H. 

 Eberts, Little Rock, Arkansas. Made 

 from pressed cotton seed. Contains not 

 more than 12 per cent, of crude fiber, and 

 not less than 5.50 per cent, of fat and 38.62 

 per cent, of protein. Registered in 1916. 



Big League Cotton Seed Meal. Eldred Mill 

 Co., Jackson, Mich. Made from decorti- 

 cated cotton seed. Contains not more than 

 12 per cent, crude fiber, and not less than 

 6 per cent, fat and 38.62 per cent, protein. 

 Not registered in 1915. Registered in 1916. 



"Eldred" Cotton Seed Meal. Eldred Mill 

 Co., Jackson, Mich. Made from decorti- 

 cated cotton seed. Contains not more 

 than 10 per cent, crude fiber, and not less 

 than 7 per cent, fat and 41 per cent, pro- 

 tein. Not registered in 1915. Registered 

 in 1916. 



Bull Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Humphreys- 

 Godwin Co., Memphis, Tenn. Made from 

 pressed cotton seed. Contains not more 

 than 10 per cent, crude fiber, and not less 

 than 6 per cent, fat and 41 per cent, pro- 

 tein. Registered in 1915 and 1916. 



Colonial Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Hum- 

 phreys-Godwin Co., Memphis, Tenn 

 Made from pressed cotton seed. Contain! 

 not more than 15 per cent, crude fiber, and 

 not less than 6 per cent, fat and 34 per cent 

 protein. Registered in 1915. Not regis- 

 tered in 1916. 



Danish Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Hum- 

 phreys-Godwin Co., Memphis, Tenn. 

 Made from pressed cotton seed. Contains 

 not more than 15 per cent, crude fiber, and 

 not less than 5 per cent, fat and 36 per cent, 

 protein. Not registered in 1915. Regis- 

 tered in 1916. 



Dixie Brand Cotton Seed Meal. Humphreys- 

 Godwin Co., Memphis, Tenn. Made from 

 pressed cotton seed. Contains not more 

 than 12 per cent, crude fiber, and not less 

 than 6 per cent, fat and 38.62 per cent, pro 

 tein. Registered in 1915 and 1916. 



The three dealers' samples substantially 

 agreed with the guaranteed protein. The 

 one official sample slightly exceeded the 

 guaranty in protein and fat, and did not 

 overrun in fiber. 



Three dealers' samples were practically in 

 accord with guaranty of protein. No 

 official samples received. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



The three dealers' samples up to guaranteed 

 protein. One official sample up in protein 

 and fat, and did not exceed in fiber. 



No dealers' or official samples received. 



One dealer's sample, protein in accord with 

 guaranty. No official samples received 



Of the 20 dealers' samples, 11 were practi- 

 cally up to or above the guaranteed per- 

 centage of protein. One sample was 1 per 

 cent, below the guaranty; 5 samples 

 were within 2 per cent, of the guaranteed 

 protein; 3 samples were about 5 per cent, 

 below the guaranty for protein. Four of 

 the 10 official samples were practically up 

 to or above the guaranteed protein; one 

 sample was within 1 per cent. ; 2 samples 

 were within 2 per cent.; and 3 samples 

 were more than 3 per cent, below the 

 guaranteed protein. All but one of the 

 samples examined for crude fiber overran 

 the maximum guaranty. 





