Biennial Report of ... Commissioner of Agriculture

SUMMARY.

Wheat Bran and Mixed Brans.-Fifty-six samples were analyzed. Three are below the guarantee in protein; five are below the guarantee in fat, and four are above the guarantee in fiber.

Fifty-four of these are pure wheat brans and two are mixtures of wheat and corn bran.

Middlings or Shorts.-Sixty-nine samples were analyzed. Four are below the guarantee in protein; ten are below the guarantee in fat, and seventeen are above the guarantee in fiber.

Bran and Shorts.-Thirteen samples were analyzed. Three are below the guarantee in protein, two are below the guarantee in fat, and one is above the guarantee in fiber. Eleven of these samples are wheat products and two are wheat and corn products.

Shipstuff. Forty-one samples were analyzed. Seven are below the guarantee in protein, ten are below the guarantee in fat, and five are above the guarantee in fiber. Thirty-five of these samples are wheat products and six are wheat and corn products.

Rye Feeds.-Five samples were analyzed. All come up to the guar

antees.

Corn and Oat Feeds.-Seventeen samples were analyzed. Six are below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in fat, and one is above the guarantee in fiber.

Rice Feeds.-Thirteen samples were analyzed. Four are below the guarantee in protein, six are below the guarantee in fat, and seven are above the guarantee in fiber.

Molasses Feeds. Twenty-three samples were analyzed. Six are below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in fat, and eight are above the guarantee in fiber.

On the whole, this class of feeds shows a marked improvement over the product found on the markets during previous years. Fewer weed seeds were found in the samples, and in general a higher class of ingredients have been used in making these feeds. Molasses Grains, manufactured by E. P. Mueller of Norfolk, Va., are still low-grade, adulterated products.

Alfalfa Feeds.-Twenty-seven samples were analyzed. Nine are below the guarantee in protein, eleven are below the guarantee in fat, and nine are above the guarantee in fiber.

Dried Beet Pulp.-Three samples were analyzed. All come up to the guarantee.

Chop Feeds and Meals.-Eighteen samples were analyzed. Five are below the guarantee in protein, seven are below the guarantee in fat, and four are above the guarantee in fiber.

Colton-seed Meal Feeds.-Twenty-nine samples were analyzed. Ten are below the guarantee in protein, twelve are below the guarantee in fat, and nine are above the guarantee in fiber.

Peanut Meal.-One sample of peanut meal was analyzed. This is below the guarantee in protein.

Gluten Feed.-One sample of gluten feed was analyzed. This comes up to the guarantee.

Cracked Corn.-Thirty samples were analyzed. Nineteen are below the guarantee in protein, sixteen are below the guarantee in fat, and two are above the guarantee in fiber. Two of these samples contain a considerable amount of cob and one contains damaged corn.

Special Mixed Feeds.-Thirty-two samples were analyzed. Seven are below the guarantee in protein, eight are below the guarantee in fat, and nine are above the guarantee in fiber.

Poultry Feeds.-Thirty-five samples were analyzed. Three are below the guarantee in protein; fourteen are below the guarantee in fat, and three are above the guarantee in fiber.

Miscellaneous Mixed Feeds.-Fifty-four samples were analyzed. Five are below the guarantee in protein, eleven are below the guarantee in fat, and eleven are above the guarantee in fiber.

Microscopic Examination of Feeds Not Analyzed.-Eighty-one samples were examined that were not analyzed chemically.

Cotton-seed Meals.-One hundred and ten samples were analyzed. Thirty-four are below the guarantee of 6.18 per cent nitrogen or 7.50 per cent ammonia (38.62 per cent protein).

INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS OF COTTON-SEED MEAL.

The Cotton-seed Meal Law of this State requires that all cottonseed meal sold in the State shall contain 6.18 per cent nitrogen (equivalent to 7.50 per cent ammonia and 38.62 per cent protein) or more. One hundred and ten samples of cotton-seed meal have been analyzed. These samples were taken in different parts of the State at different times and represent the quality of this product that is offered for sale in the State. Thirty-four of the samples analyzed or 30.9 per cent are below the standard of 6.18 per cent nitrogen.