Milford chronicle., 1928-04-06
FIND SOME FEED
BELOW STANDARD
rcnntinued from frst paqel

crenancies were very slight, an(
some of these varied so little from
the supposed analysis, that for al
practical purposes, they would be
passed by any authority on feeding
stnffs. There are a few, however
to which attention should be called
Among these are several brands
of cottonseed meal. A sample Of
.White Mule" brand, Mariana
Sales Co., Memphis, Tenn, guaran-
teed 1870 protein, SO fat, 1919 fiber
was found to contain only S9.96%o
protein and 11.47%o fiber. The fat
was well above the guarantee.
A sample of Bakers Prime
brand, H. ]. Baker and Bros, Full
ton St., New York, guaranteed 1870
protein, SO fat, 1919 fiber, was
found on analysis to contain only
4O.S19b protein and 11.409o fiber.
The fat was above the guarantee.
Two official samples of Helmet
Brand" Ashcroft Wilkinson Co.,
Atlanta, Ca, guaranteed 419o pro-
tein, SO fat, 1870 fiber, were taken.
One of these carried 3S.449o pro-
tein, 11949o fiber, with the fat
above the guarantee. The other
sample, however, contained more
than the guaranteed per cent OF
protein, namely 41.75.
A sample of alfalfa Leaf Meal"
Pecos Valley Alfalfa Mill Co., Hag-
erman, N. NJ, guaranteed 1790 pro-
tein, 1870 fat, 1890 fiber, carried
only 1880 protein, LAO fat, and
26.55Go fiber. Another alfalfa pro-
duct. called "Atlas Poultry Green's"
A. w. Scott Co., San Francisco,
and guaranteed to contain 1872 pro-
tein, go fat and only 22%o fiber,
was found in one case to contain
1910 protein, 1.7O1o fat, and
24.O5% fiber, while another sample
of the same goods carried 10000
protein, 2.O5%o fat, and only 9O.65%
fiber, one being within the guaran-
tees in every respect, while the
other was not in accord with the
guarantees on either constituent.
Several samples of poultry feeds,
swift Sure Brand" put out by M.
L. Shoemaker & Co., Philadelphia,
were found to be below guarantees.
One called Ground Beef Scraps for
Poultry" guaranteed $3.50 protein,
SO fat, go fiber, carried 5O.69%o
protein, 11.459o fat, and 2.10% fiber.
Another ground scraps guaranteed
$50 protein, 1919 fat, 10 fiber, car
ried 54.639o protein, 10.239o fat and
2.22d fiber, and still another meat
and bone scraps for poultry, guar
anteed 500 protein, SO fat, go
fiber, carried 1850 protein,
1860 fat and 2.279o fiber.
A sample of American Milling
Company's "Amco Egg Mash"
manufactured in Peoria, I'LL, and
guaranteed POO protein, 20 fat
and 10 fiber, was found to contain
1882 protein, $3.50 fat and
$3.50 fiber. Three other brands of
feeds put out by this same company
were in accord with it's guarantees.
A sample called Jersey Dairy |
Feed" manufactured by the Deal
Milling Co., Cumberland, Md, was
guaranteed to contain 1870 protein,
go fat and 1870 fiber, and actually
contained by analysis 1880 pro-
tein, S.4O9o fat and 1920 fiber.
Three brands of feeding stuffs
by F.. S. Wertz and
Son, Reading, Pa, were found.
Reading Hog Feed" of this COM
pany, guaranteed 1496 protein,
$500 fat and 14.5Oq6 fiber, carried
1850 protein, also fat and
19.4O%o fiber, being below guaran-
tees in all respects. "Wertz Berk-
shire 1870 Dairy Feed" by the
same company, guaranteed 1879
protein, 40 fat and 1870 fiber, con-
tanned 1889 protein, S.4O%o fat
and 1859 fiber, also below in ev-
cry constituent. The third sample
from this company, "Wertz 1870
Dairy Feed" guaranteed 1870, was
in accord with it's guarantee, con-
tanning exactly 1870.
Feeding stuffs should be purchas-
ed and used according to analysis,
md the dealer or feeder who pur-
,hases a feed which is found to be
below the protein content, or SER
ously above the fiber guarantee,
should be entitled to a rebate on
he purchase price, and it is sug-
rested that both dealers and feed
IFS make more use of the State d.
laboratory, by sending samples of :
lew lots for analysis. This state =
nent is particularly true with re- ;
,ard to the protein content, which =,
S the most important constituent :
# a feed. Any new lots of the :
bove brands coming into the state, {
hould be noted, and the samples
ent to the laboratory will receive Z
rompt attention. In taking sam =
les for analysis, care should be :
bserved that the sample properly =
epresents the lot in question. SeV-$ =
raj packages should be opened and !.
portion taken from each, not from !,
ne top only, but after the contents =,
ave been mixed as thoroughly as =,
ossible. The State Laboratory is u
ltended for the protection of the
itizens of the state. At the pres
Mt time, the principal work of the
lboratory is the examination of p
lie fertilizers and seeds now being
attributed for spring use, but Ii
lmples of feeding stuffs sent for fl
lalysis will receive prompt atten- =
on, and if an examination shows
ed to be seriously below it's guar
ltees, an official sample will also
: drawn if possible to send man
the time it is in stock.