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CHAP, grain deprived of most of its starch. This feed is rich in fats 

 XIV - and protein (IF 623), and is considered well suited for dairy 

 cows and for fattening stock. The separate by-products of 

 the starch factories, which together constitute " gluten feed," 

 are known separately as " sugar feed," " wet starch feed," 

 " wet glucose feed," and "dried starch". 



The Vermont (U.S.A.) Station [Bull. 48), tested the 

 value of " maize feed" as compared with maize meal and bran, 

 equal parts by weight, for feeding dairy cows ; the roughage 

 consisted of two parts of hay and one of silage. There was a 

 gain of 10 per cent milk and 1 1 '8 per cent fat with the use of 

 gluten meal (Henry, 1). The composition of "maize feed" is 

 not stated, but presumably it is practically the same as " gluten 

 feed". 



672. Gluten Meal. — This differs from gluten feed in that it 

 does not, as usually manufactured in the United States, contain 

 either the hull or bran of the grain, or the embryo. It is a 

 highly concentrated foodstuff, rich in protein (about 30 per 

 cent) (11623). 



The Vermont (U.S.A.) Station (Bull. 48) tested the value 

 of gluten meal, as compared with maize meal and bran, for 

 dairy cows. These were fed daily with 8 lbs. maize meal and 

 bran, equal parts by weight, during the first and third periods. 

 In the second period gluten meal was substituted for half the 

 maize and bran mixture. Because of the heavy character of 

 the gluten meal it was deemed advisable that not over one-half 

 of the concentrates in the ration should consist of this material. 

 The roughage was of equal parts, by weight, silage, and hay. 

 There was a gain of 104 per cent of milk and 13 '2 per cent 

 of fat by substituting gluten meal for half the maize meal and 

 bran (Henry, 1). 



The Maine (U.S.A.) Station (Rep. 1896) tested the value 

 of gluten meal as compared with cotton-seed meal for dairy 

 cows. Six cows, averaging 900 lbs. each, were fed for two 

 months on rations containing cotton-seed meal and gluten 

 meal. The results showed that gluten meal is fully equal to 

 cotton-seed meal when fed in sufficient quantity to make the 

 amount of digestive nutrients equal in each ration. It is not 

 equal to cotton-seed meal, pound for pound, as a source of 

 protein, as it contains on an average about one-quarter less of 



