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combinations would be unsatisfactory. The selling price and the 

 name of a feed do not indicate its suitability for the needs of the 

 purchaser. Often the cheapest feeds are the most expensive for 

 the nutrients received and sometimes the reverse is true. 



Classes of Feeds. — The table following shows the principal 

 feeds found on the American market arranged in classes accord- 

 ing to their protein content. 



1 30-50 per cent. 



I protein 



I 23-49 per cent. 



J carbohydrates 



20-30 per cent. 

 ! protein 

 I 35-55 per cent, 

 carbohj'drates 



Class I 



Class II 



Class III 



Class IV 



Class V 



Cotton-seed meal 

 Linseed meal 

 Gluten meal 

 Dried distillers' grains 



Gluten feed 

 Malt sprouts 

 Cotton-seed feed 

 Dried brewers' grains 

 Germ oil meal 



Wheat middlings (flour) 



Wheat middlings (standard) 



Wheat mixed feed (bran and shorts) 



Oat middlings 



Wheat bran 



Flax feed 



Molasses dry dairy feed 



Rye feed 



Feed mixture (dairy) 



Alfalfa meal (whole plant) 



Wheat admixture 



Eice bran 



Clover meal (whole plant) 



Fortified oat feed 



Rice polish 



Molasses dry horse feed 



Feed mixture (horse and mule) 



Ground oats ' 



Ground wheat 



Barley meal 



Rye meal 



Hominy feed 



Mixed oats and barley 



Provender 



Feed meal 

 Corn bran 

 Corn meal 

 Corn chops 

 Corn and oat feed 

 Oat feed 

 Dried beet pulp 

 Beet molasses 



14-20 per cent. 



protein 

 35-65 per cent. 



carbohydrates 



10-14 per cent. 



protein 

 35-65 per cent. 



carbohydrates 



8-10 per cent, 

 protein 

 50-75 per cent, 

 carbohydrates 



