Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-05-18
GLUTEN MEALS.
VARIATION OF DIFFERENT BRANDS IN
AMOUNT or FAT AND PROTEIN.

The diary feed known as gluten meal
OF which there are now four brands
manufactured by As many different corr
starch factories, which are situated IL
the western states in the midst OF the
corn growing region, was first intro
dueed in New England Ia lsS2 by a vel
known Boston firm which was appointed
selling agent. The pioneer brand was
the Chicago gluten meal. The sale was
slow at first, il being a style Of meal en-
tirely unknown TO dairymen. Ii was
necessary 10 induce some well known
parties, interested In dairying and sgri-
| cultural matters. to make a test Of IL,
and among others, Mr.. W. X. Sessions
made trial with very satisfactory re-
suits. The meal early came under no
tice Of DR.. c. A. Goessmsnn, and the
careful analyses and feeding tests made
under his supervision at the state ex-
pertinent station, so clearly demonstrated
its value, because OF its digestibility and
high percentage Of protein, that he call
ed attention in the experiment station
bulletins 20 this new feed aud RECON-
mended its use as valuable supplement
TO the home-raised feeds which are de
ticient in protein.
For several years the Chicago gluten
was the only genuine meal of this de-
scription; there are now three other
brands. more or less known. Notwith-
standing the fact that the Chicago gluten
meal has been in the market for fifteen
years and some of the other brands
several years, il Is doubtful IL dairymeu
fully appreciate the points of difference
between them. Evidently the officers of
the state board OF agriculture are OF this
opinion. and so Incorporated In the bull
letin Of l>.'f very able report on con-
centrsted feed stuAs prepared BY DIR. y.
4. Lindsey of The department OF foods
and feeding ~ the agricultural college.
In this report he calls especial attention
70 the fact that excess OF fats tends 10
produce gNget and that u concentra' ed
feed with high y. rc-ntSge of fat u un-
desirable, especially in summer. By re-
(, rciag To the analysis of the four gluten
meals referred To in Doctor Lindsey 5
report, IL will be seen in case OF the
Chicago gluten, that while the psrceut-
age Of fat i less, the amount of protein
(milk-proiucing element Is greater than
in any Of the others. It Il also worthy
Of the attention of dsirymsn, that feed
in which there Is large smOunt Of oily
constituent j. liable 10 become rancid and
unfit for feed for milch cows on account
OF affecting the health Of the stock as
well "a the milk aud butter. In case of
these other brands. the amount OF fat IL
double that OF the Chicago, and another
has three times as much, and sll OF them
have much less protein,-in case Of one,
the diff renee Is thirteen per cent.
Another point Of much interest TO
farmers in connection With the use OF
gluten meals IS dairy feeds, To which
Doctor Lindsey calls attention, IL their
great fertiliEing value. They c1o be
directly applied 10 the land, but il first
fed TO farm animals, all but from ten 10
twenty per cent Of the fertiliZing value
r,appears ia the manure, provided the
litter i carefully preserved. Manurial
value of corn meal Is only - per ton.
one Of the strongest evidences Of ultra
conservatism-by which l. meant the
disposition Ito do a. ones grandfather
did" is the tenscity with which 30
many farmers cling "a the use OF COM
mon corn meal, twO-thirds OF which is
starch and starch is an article on which
any animal would absolutely starve 10
death, IL wholly confined TO IL which
hiss only about one-third the fertilizing
value OF gluten meals. The gluten meals
cost only little more than cornmeal,
and are worth far more 10 the dairy men.
This testimony has been published by
various agricultural experiment stations,
whose business il il 10 give Information
that will guide the farmer in his work
OF dairying for profit.-New England
Farmer.