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hull, gluten, and starch. The gluten is dried and ground and 

 was formerly sold as gluten meal, containing about 35 per 

 cent, protein and 3 per cent. fat. Because of its high concen- 

 tration it has so frequently produced a bad effect on animals 

 when used by inexperienced feeders, and also to provide a 

 market for corn bran, it is now mixed with corn bran and 

 marketed as gluten feed. 



The bran increases the bulk and reduces the fat and pro- 

 tein content. The proportion of meal to bran is about 55 

 per cent, to 45 per cent. The protiein content of gluten feed 

 varies so much that it should always be purchased on a 

 guaranteed analysis. 



Gluten feed is a valuable source of protein, as it appears 

 to be readily digested and palatable. It should never be 

 used to entirely displace protein feeds from animal sources 

 and should be accompanied by bone meal. 



The average amounts of the nutrients found in 100 pounds 

 of gluten feed are 8.7 pounds of water, 2.1 pounds of ash, 

 25.4 pounds of crude protein, 60 pounds of carbohydrates, 

 of which 7.1 pounds are fiber, and 3.8 pounds are fat. The 

 amounts of these digestible for chickens are not known. 



Hominy Feed. — ^This consists of the hull, germ, and part 

 of the starch cells of the corn kernel which are separated 

 out in the process of making hulled corn or hominy. This 

 feed runs about the same as the whole grain in protein 

 and carbohydrates, but is higher in ash and fat. It is an 

 excellent poultry feed, but is not used extensively because 

 of the limited supply. 



The average amounts of the nutrients found in 100 pounds 

 of hominy feed are 10.1 pounds of water, 2.6 pounds of ash, 

 10.6 pounds of crude protein, 68.7 pounds of carbohydrates, 

 of which 4.4 ppunds are fiber, and 8.0 pounds of fat. The 

 amounts of these digestible for chickens are not known. 



Meat (Fresh). — Fresh meat is undoubtedly the most palat- 

 able feed of animal origin except that furnished in nature 

 in the form of insects and worms. It may be ground fine 

 and mixed with a wet mash or it may be fed separately. An 

 idea of its feeding value may be gathered from the discussion 

 of meat scrap. 



