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“This means too only the best of the offal, for what is com¬ 
monly known as “peck’’ never goes into such tanks, being kept 
apart, and the residue of “peck" tanks goes to fertilizer only.. 
“Recent analyses of our Meat Meal show that in addition to 
60 °/o proteids, it contains about 13 % fat, and 14 . 5 % ash. 
“There is not properly any crude fibre ;n this, and wha f 
foreign matter may get in will not exceed half of one per cent.” 
The Colorado Packing and Provision Company of Denver, 
who furnished the selected tankage used in these experiments, have 
the following to say concerning their product, under date of Oct. 
19 , 1908 : 
“We will state as near as possible the analysis of our Selected 
Beef Tankage for stock food: 
Water . 10% 
~ Protein . 55 % 
Crude Fibre . 5 % 
Free Extract of Nitrogen. 7% 
Fat ... 8 % 
Phosphate of Lime..15% 
“This will vary some, as our material is not always uniform, 
but we will make it as near the above as possible. 
