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of protein and fat in a feeding stuff as so often urged, are only a 
partial measure of value. The character of the carbohydrate por- 
tion must be considered, and when oat hulls are present this part 
of the feed becomes more or less degraded. 
The same line of reasoning may be applied to other feeding 
stuffs. Pure hominy feeds, according to several analyses made 
in the laboratory of this Station, contain less than 5 per ct. of 
fiber. It is noticeable that the samples of hominy feed shown in 
the foregoing table appear to be divided into classes, one con- 
taining the normal proportion of fiber, viz.: 4.1 per ct. to 4.5 per 
ct., and another in which the fiber varies from 6.9 per ct. to 8.0 
per ct. The latter samples are somewhat inferior in appearance 
and show an abnormal proportion of fibrous material. 
There is being sold in the State a class of goods made up 
chiefly of wheat bran, but containing an adulterant which in 
certain instances is corn cobs or some material equally inferior. 
To the uninitiated such mixtures appear to be pure wheat bran. 
It is significant, however, that these goods are sold under pro- 
prietary names and that the guarantee for protein is less than 
what pure bran contains. Buyers should be on the watch for 
commodities of this class. 
The following table shows the samples to which it is well to 
apply the above considerations: 
