The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-03
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST

ers of concentrated feeds post them
selves more thoroughly in regard to
the composition Of the various feeds,
and come to appreciate the value OF
high grade feeding stuffs. When this
change occurs, the cost of the feed
will become of less Importance than
now, for buyers will realize that feeds
of good quality cannot be sold at
cheap prices.
Although the gluten feeds sold in
this state do not come up to the man
ufacturers' guarantees, they are feeds
of considerable merit, of good quality
and free from foreign admixtures.
They are easily 4digestible and espe-
cially valuable as feeds for dairy ami
mails, since they supply protein and
other important feed constituents to
the rations fed. Hominy feeds are
the dry residue obtained in the manu-
facture of hominy from Indian corn.
Three different brands were licensed
this year All but two of the collected
samples contained the guaranteed
percentages of protein, and the aver
age composition was above guarantee
for protein in the case OF all brands.
Deficiencies in the fat content were
found in two samples of Standard
Hominy feed, but even in this case
the average content came above the
manufacturers guarantee as regis
tered with the experimental station
and published in it's bulletins. These
feeds, like the gluten feeds, can be
safely recommended, as they are free
from authorizations, palatable and cas-
ily digested Their relatively low pro-
tein content and high content OF
starch and other non-nitrOgenous con-
stituents, place them in class with
corn and other cereals, and they may
be considered valuable substitutes Tor
these feeds.
Early in the year shipment OF
ground rice hulls was found by the
experiment station inspector in the
warehouse of a Milwaukee feed deal
er. This material has practically no
feeding value whatever, and, what IS
still worse, owing to the peculiar
barbe-like fibers of the hulls and the
large amount of silica which they con-
tain, they are dangerous material TO
! feed to stock, and the records are at
hand showing that they have caused
the death of farm animals fed thereon.
AS it was feared that the shipment
would be used for mixing with differ
ent feeds and sold as ground feed to
owners of horses and other live stock,
q notice was sent to the state press
calling attention to the danger of this
material finding it way into mixed Teed
and warming buyers of such feed to be
on their guard This notice was given
general publicity, and reputable feed
dealers in all parts of the state in
formed us that they would not handle
any feeds of this character. AS a re-
suit no rice hu1ls, rice bran or rice
feeds have been met with in this state
since the early part of the year. The
ignorance or cupidity displayed by
dealers and commission men In trying
to sell feed mixtures of this character
under a misleading name is but little
short of criminal, in view of the
| dangerous character of rice hulls as
an adulterant The prompt action OF
the experiment station officers was
the means of effectively driving such
materials from the feed market of the
state. and Wisconsin farmers were
thus protected from losses OF Doth
money and live stock,