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Cuart 6. Lot 715. These records illustrate the failure of young rats to grow when fed solely on a mixture of four 
seeds, maize, wheat, rolled oats, and hemp seed. The prompt response with grow i even after long stunting, upon the 
addition of a suitable salt mixture, adds further support to the belief that the inc: zanic content is the greatest factor in 
rendering mixtures of seeds incapable of supporting growth. 
Lot 722 shows that growth cannot take place in the young rat on a monotonc: s food mixture consisting of maize 90 
per cent and flaxseed meal 10 per cent. Even after almost complete suspension o° growth during 3 to 4 months, there is 
an immediate response with increase in body weight on the addition of a suitable ss 5 mixture to the diet. The flaxseed 
differs from the cereal grains in its relative richness in the fat-soluble A. This fact cecounts at least in part for the great 
favor which this substance has found as a stock food. 
