_ 148-507-30111. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. BULLETIN NO. 95. FEED CONTROL, MAY, 1907. INFORMATION REGARD- ING THE NEW FEED LAW BY J. W. CARSON AND G. S. FRAPS. POSTOFF ICE COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations. _.__li_ OFFICERS. GOVERNING BOARD. (RoARn OF DIREoToRS A. AND M. COLLEGE.) K. K. LEGGETT, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Abilene T. D. RoWELL, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Jefierson A. HAIDUSEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..LaGrange J. M. GREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yoakum WALToN PETEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . .Dallas B. T. MILNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. . . . .Austin L. L. MOINNIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Bryan W. B. SEBASTIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Breckinridge STATION OFFICERS. H. H. IIARRINGToN, LL. D., President of the College. J. W. CARSoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vice Director M. FRANoIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Veterinarian E. J. KYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Horticulturist F. R. MARSHALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Animal Husbandry B. L. BENNETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Cotton Specialist O. M. BALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Botanist G. S. FRAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Chemist A. F. CONRADI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Entomologist C. E. SANBoRN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Co-Operative Entomologist JOHN C. BURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Animal Husbandry L. MoLENNAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Deputy Feed Inspector M. S. CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Deputy Feed Inspector H. E. HANNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Deputy Feed Inspector C. W. CRISLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Clerk Feed Control C. A. POFFENBERGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Chief Clerk MISS M. H. WATKINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Stenographer STATE SUB-STATIONS. W. S. HOTCHKISS, Superintendent . . . . . . . . . . ..Troupe, Smith County S. A. WASOHKA, Superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Beeville, Bee County NoTE.—The» main stat/ion is located 0n the grounds of the Agricul- tural and Mechanical College, in Brazos County. The paslofitee address is College Station, Texas. Reports and bulletins are sent free upon application to the Director. TAB LE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. The Feeding Stuff Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to Meet the Requirements of the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Composition of Texas Feeding Stufis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 Definition of Terms: Protein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 Value of Protein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Value of Fat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (‘rude Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Value of Crude Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Xitrogen-Free Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Value of Nitrogen-Free Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Ash and Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Digestibility of Feeding Stufis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11. Composition of Wheat Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Corn Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Cotton Seed Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Rice By-Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Kafiir Corn and Milo Maize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Miscellaneous Analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Text of the Feed Stuff Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 \ [Blank Page in Original Bulletin] Information Regarding the New Feed Law. J. W. CARSON, Vice-Director. G. S. FRAPS, Chemist. The Legislature of 1905 passed a law, Senate bill No. 159, govern- ing the sale of concentrated feeding stuffs in Texas. The Legislature of 190'? amended said law, and the new act is known as House bill No. 399. This bulletin sets forth and explains the provisions of the act now regulating the sale of feed stuffs in the State of Texas, and gives the composition of some feeding stuffs on the Texas market, for the information and guidance of those concerned. THE FEEDING STUFF LAW. The following is a summary of the chief provisions of the Texas Feeding Stuff Law. (For full text of the law, see pages 20-24.) The Texas Feeding Stuff Law requires that every package of feed- ing stuff shall carry a tax tag, and on the tag a plainly printed state- ment showing clearly the number of net pounds of feeding stuff in the package, and, in case the contents are of a mixed nature, the name or names and percentage of materials of which such weight is composed, the name, brand or trade-mark under which the article is sold, the name and address of the manufacturer or importer, the place of manufacture, and a chemical analysis stating the minimum per- centages it contains of crude protein, of crude fat, of nitrogen-free extract, and the maximum percentage it contains of crude fiber. All concentrated feeding stuffs, including wheat bran, corn chops, cotton seed meal, rice hulls, etc, are subject to the requirements of the law. Hay and straw and the whole seed or grains of wheat, corn or other whole or unground grains or seeds are not included in this law. Before selling or offering for sale "any concentrated feeding stuff in this State, the manufacturer, importer, or party who causes it to be sold or offered for sale, must deposit with the Director of the Ex- periment Station a sealed glass jar or bottle containing not less than one pound of each kind or brand of such feeding stuff. This sealed package is hereafter referred to in this bulletin and in correspondence as the “deposit sample.” The sample must be accompanied by an affidavit that it is a fair average sample of the feeding stuff to be sold or offered for sale, and that it corresponds within reasonable limits to the feeding stuff which it represents in the percentage of protein, fat, crude fiber and nitrogen-free extract which it contains. The sample must also be accompanied by the following information, to wit: 6 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, 1. The number of net pounds of feeding stuff in the package t0 be sold 0r offered for sale. 2. The names and percentages of materials of which the Weight is composed where the contents are of a mixed nature. 3. The name, brand, or trademark under which the article is sold. 4. The name and address of the manufacturer or importer. 5. Place of manufacture. 6. A statement of the protein, fat, crude fiber and nitrogen-free extract which it is guaranteed to contain. This shall not be construed to apply to farmers who grind their own feed stuff and who do not adulterate same. The above information must be printed or stamped on the reverse side of the inspection tax tag. Mill products shall have the following standard weights, viz.: Flour, one hundred and ninety-six (196) pounds per barrel, or- forty-eight (48) pounds per sack; corn meal, bolted or unbolted, thirty-five (35) pounds per sack; rice bran, one hundred and forty-three (143) pounds per sack; rice polish, two hundred (200) pounds per sack, and other feeds made from cereals of any kind, whether pure, mixed, or adul- terated, one hundred (100) pounds per sack. Fractional barrels and sacks shall weigh in the same proportion, and these weights shall be net and exclusive of the barrel or sack in which said product is packed. On application to the Director blank registration forms are fur- nished to the manufacturer, importer, or party wishing to register feed stuffs. The lawpimposes a tax of 10c per ton on all concentrated feeding stuffs, which must be paid before the tags are issued. This money is paid to the Director of the Experiment Station to be transmitted to the State Treasurer and to be withdrawn for expenses incurred in the enforcement of the law. The penalty for using any bag, box,‘ barrel, or any other receptacle into which to put a product other than the one bearing the name of the mill manufacturing the product is a fine of from one hundred dollars to one thousand dollars, or confinement in the county jail for a term of thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment. The penalty for selling or offering for sale any concentrated feed- ing stuffs without the tax tag and the information required by the law, or with the statement that the feeding stuff contains substantially a larger percentage of protein, fat or nitrogen-free extract, or a smaller quantity of crude fiber than it does contain, is a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, and not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thou- sand dollars for each subsequent offense. Counterfeiting tax tags or using the same tag a second time may be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, one-half of which is paid to the informer. This fine may be increased for subse- quent offenses. The penalty for manufacturing, selling or offering for sale any adul- terated feeding stuff is a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, and not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county 0 INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. 7 jail for a term of not less than thirty days and not more than sixty days, or both fine and imprisonment. An adulterated feed is one that contains any sawdust, dirt, damaged feed, or any foreign matter whatever, any rice hulls or chaff, peanut shells, corn cobs, oat hulls, or if other similar substances of little or no feeding value are admixed, or if it is in any respect not What it is represented to be; provided, that no wholesome mixture of feeding stufi is adulterated if the true percentage of constituents of such a feed are clearly stated on the package and made known to the purchaser at the time of the sale. The law requires the Director of the Experiment Station to make annually one or more analyses of each feeding stuff sold or offered for sale under this act, and it empowers him to take samples, which shall be drawn from not less than five per cent of the Whole lot inspected. The Director has the power to refuse the registration of any feeding stuff under a misleading name or not in conformity with adopted standards and definitions. He shall have a right to cancel the regis- tration ten days after notice if it is discovered to be in violation‘ of any provisions so required. The results of the analyses and additional information must be pub- lished in reports or bulletins. HOW TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW. The Director of the Experiment Station has instituted a depart- ment which is designated as the “Feed Control.” All correspondence relating to this subject should be addressed to Feed Control, College Station, Texas. ' The Feed Control has prepared certain forms and adopted regula- tions for carrying out the provisions of the law, which are here briefly outlined for the guidance of those interested. The following forms i are used: 1. A “Registration Form” for use in first registering a product with the Feed Control. 2. A “Re-Registration Form.” The Registration Form contains blanks for inserting the informa- tion required by laW, and a blank form of the affidavit required. When a manufacturer or importer wishes to put a feed stuff on the Texas market, he applies to the Feed Control for a “Registration Form.” Receiving this, he fills out the blanks, executes the atfidavit, which is a part of the form, sends it to the Feed Control, and at the same time a “deposit sample” of the feed stuff. A separate registration form and separate sample is required for each particular feeding stufi to be registered. For illustration, if one wishes to register corn chops and wheat bran, apply for two registration forms. When the registra- tion form, or forms, properly executed, and the sample of the feeding stuif (properly sealed and otherwise correct) arrive _at the Feed Con- trol office, the feeding stuff concerned is registered at once. Tags may be ordered at the time these things are attended to, or as needed. To arrive at percentage of protein, fat, crude fiber, and nitrogen- 8 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, free extract which he wishes to guarantee for his product, the man- ufacturer or importer may adopt either of the following plans, to- wit: (1) He may examine the tables in this bulletin to see how pure products similar to his usually run, and then make a guarantee that he feels he can safely maintain, or (2) he may send a fair average sample to some chemical laboratory for determination of its protein, fat, crude fiber, and nitrogen-free extract content, and base his guar- antee on this analysis. It is not usually safe to make a guarantee quite so high as the chemist’s analysis shows, especially if such analysis runs high, since a hi h guarantee is difficult to maintain. The Feed Control makes analyses from time to time of samples taken by its inspectors from stores or from the mills, to ascertain whether the guarantees are maintained. _ The “Re-Registration Form” referred to is used when the manu- facturer or importer wishes to re-register a feed stuff already duly registered. No samples need be sent when re-registration is desired, unless a change in guarantee or the percentage of materials of a feed is made. If such an alteration occurs a new sample in a sealed glass jar or bottle is required. In case of a change in the proprietorship of a manufacturing plant or firm where a registration of feeds has been made the new owner should notify the Feed Control of the change and a request be made for re-registration forms. The same guarantee used by the first party may be used by the second party or a new guarantee may be made; however, a new re-registration must always be executed. A sealed sam- ple in a glass jar or bottle in such cases is only required where a change in guarantee or the percentage of materials in a feed is made. The tax tag is simply a certificate from the Feed Control otfice, stating that the inspection tax has been paid. The inspection tax im- posed by the law upon feeding stuffs is collected by selling these tags at such a price, each, as makes the amount of ten (10) cents per ton. Money for the tags should accompany the order or they will be sent C. O. I). Upon receipt of these tags the party registering the feeding stufi should have printed or stamped on the reverse side the informa- tion required by law-—the name of the manufacturer, the place of man- ufacture, the content of protein, fat, crude fiber, and nitrogen-free extract, and the percentage of ingredients, if it is a mixed feed. The printing of this information is never done by the Feed Control ofliee. Deposit samples must be sealed with sealing wax, or they will be rejected by the Feed Control, and new ones called for. To insure safe arrival it will be well to enclose jars in a strong wooden box, protected by excelsior or other material to prevent breakage. Ship samples of feed stuff to this ofizice in sealed glass jars or bottles only. THE COMPOSITION OF CONCENTRATED FEEDING STUFFS OF TEXAS. The amendments to the Feed Law require a guarantee of the nitro- gen-free extract and crude fiber in addition to the guarantee of protein and fat previously required. This fact renders it desirable to publish some information in regard to the composition of the concentrated INFORMATION REGARDING THE New FEED LAW. 9 feeding stuffs sold in Texas, which is accordingly presented in the following pages. DEFINITION OF TERMS. The complete analysis of a feeding stuff gives its content of protein, fat, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extract, and ash, expressed in percenta- ages. Protein, being the constituent of food which forms flesh, muscle, hair, ligaments, and other portions of the animal body, is of great im- portance. It replaces the Wear and tear of the animal tissue and fur- nishes material for additional flesh. Besides furnishing material for tissue, protein may be burned in the body to produce heat, or it may serve as a source of fat in case of a deficiency in carbohydrates and fat accompanied by excess or protein. It is, however, a costly source of heat and fat. Value- of Protein.—Protein is the most expensive portion of a food, and feeds rich in protein usually sell for a higher price than feeds low in protein, though the difference is not as great in Texas as in Northern States. With a given feed, the- more protein it contains, the better its qualiti, compared with other feeds of the same kind. Thus, cottonseed meal containing ~18 per cent protein is of better quality than cottonseed meal containing 45 per cent protein. A low protein content of cottonseed meal, accompanied by a high content of crude fiber, indicates that the meal contains an excessive amount of hulls. We can not, however, compare the values. of different feeds on a protein basis: For example, a cottonseed meal containing 45 per cent protein does not have five times the value of corn chops containing 9 per cent protein. There are other constituents of both feeding stuffs (fat and nitrogen-free extract) which are of value to the animal, and corn chops contains much more nitrogen-free extract than cottonseed meal. l Fat (or ether extract) is composed mainly of fats and oils in the case of concentrated feeding stuffs, but with fodders or hays it is often composed to a considerable extent of waxes, coloring matter, and other substances. Fat is used in the animal body as a source of body fat and to furnish heat and energy. The animal requires heat to.keep its body warm and energy to run the animal mechanism or t0 do out- side work. The beating of the heart, chewing, movements of the intes- tines, and the involuntary muscular movements require energy which is furnished by the oxidation of fats, carbohydrates or protein. One pound of fat is equal to 2.25 pounds carbohydrates. Value of Fat.—Fat ranks next to protein in its value in a feeding stuff. The more protein and fat a given feed contains, the better its quality compared with other feeds of the same kind. Cottonseed meal containing 58 per cent protein and fat is of higher value than cotton- seed meal containing 50 per cent protein and fat. Cottonseed meal is indeed often sold on the basis of its protein and fat content, as deter- mined by chemical analysis. As with protein alone, however, two feeds of different kinds can not 10 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT Stmcrrons, be compared on the basis of their content of protein and fat, since other factors enter into consideration, which will be discussed later. Crude Fiber is the portion of the plant which resists the intense action of acids and alkalies. It consists mostly of the cell walls and woody fiber of the plant, and is the most indigestible part of the feed stuff. By means of fermentation in the intestines, crude fiber is di- gested to some extent in animals which chew the cud. The operation, however, consumes so much energy that a large portion of the value of the crude fiber is taken up by the process of digestion. Hays and fodders and other roughage generally contain much crude fiber, but concentrated feeding stuffs contain comparatively small quantities of it. Value of Crude Ftber'.—Crude fiber is the Woody and less digestible portion of a feeding stuff. The more crude fiber a food contains, the poorer its quality compared with other feeds 0f the same kind. Feed- ing materials of low value, both commercially and to the animal, such as straw, cottonseed hulls, rice hulls, oat hulls, corn cobs, rice bran, etc., contain large quantities of crude fiber, and their addition to a concentrated feeding stud increases its content of crude fiber. Thus, if the crude fiber in cottonseed meal exceeds certain limits, it indicates that the meal is adulterated with cottonseed hulls. In a similar way, crude fiber in excess of a given minimum may indicate corn cob or corn bran in corn chops; rice hulls in rice bran or other feeding stuffs. The amount of crude fiber is a much more sensitive indication of low quality or of adulteration, than the protein and fat, since the adulterants generally contain large quantities of crude fiber. To repeat, the more crude fiber a feeding stuff contains, the poorer its quality compared with other feeds of the same kind. This also holds to_ some extent in comparing feeds of different kinds, but not entirely; we must also consider the protein and fat content of the two kinds of feed. Thus wheat bran contains considerably more crude fiber than corn chops, but has a higher feeding value because it con- tains more protein. Nitrogen-free extract is composed of starch, sugar, dextrin, and other substances of similar nature. These substances are mostly carbo- hydrates, that is, they contain carbon, and hydrogen and oxygen in "proportions to form water. Crude fiber is also composed largely of carbohydrates. Value 0f Nitrogen-Free Ezvtract.—The nitrogen-free extract of most concentrated feeding stuffs, such as corn chops, wheat bran, cottonseed meal, kaffir corn, is composed largely of sugars and starches, which are readily digested and have considerable value to the animal. The nitrogen-free extract of wheat skins, corn bran, corn cobs, rice hulls, hays and straws, and similar feeds, is composed mostly of other substances than sugar and starch, and has a lower value to animals. The nitrogen-free extract of these two kinds of foods, therefore, can not be compared directly. In general we may say, that the more protein, fat and nitrogen-free extract, and the less crude fiber and ash a given feed contains, com- pared with other feeds of the same kind, the better the quality of the feeding stuff, and the reverse is also true. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. 11 The same statement also holds in comparing feeding stuffs of differ- ent kinds, but not altogether; since, in comparing foods of different kinds we must also consider their digestibility and the productive value of the digested material. Ash is the residue left when the plant is burned. It represents mostly the mineral portion of the plant and the portion which comes from the soil, although a part of the ingredients withdrawn from the soil are volatilized during combustion. Nitrogen particularly is driven out completely. Ash is valuable to the animal, inasmuch as it fur- nishes the material for bones, and some constituents of it, particularly phosphoric acid and sulphur, are essential constituents of the animal cell. Value of Ash.—Ash is necessarily present in feeding stuffs. An excessive amount indicates contamination with dirt, sand, or other matter. The amendment to the feed law does not require a guarantee of ash. WQiter (imo-i-sture) is always contained in feeding stufis, but since it is furnished for the most part in liquid form, it can not be considered as having any special nutritive value. Value 0f Water.——The more water a feed stuff contains, the less of the other nutrients it contains, and the more liable it is to be injured by heating or mold, etc. The water content of feeds varies, being larger in new grains and gradually drying out. DIGESTIBILITY OF FEEDING STUFTFS. That portion of a food which disappears in its passage through an animal is termed the digestible portion. Since the constituents of dif- ferent feeds have different digestibilities, it is obvious that the digesti- ble nutrients is a better basis for comparing feeds of different kinds than the chemical composition. There are a number of factors which influence digestibility, such as the kind and condition of the animal, the stage of growth of the plant, the proportion of the nutrients, and cooking, or other treatment. It would take too much space to discuss these factors here. By the coefiicient of digestion, we mean the percentage of the nutrient which is digested. Thus, suppose we give 59.7 as the coefficient of digestibility of protein in green corn. That means that 59.7 per cent of all the protein present is digested in the passage of the feeding stuff through theanimal. Table 1 gives the coefficients of digestibility of some feeding stuffs. 12 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT Srarrons, TABLE N0. 1.--COEFFICIENTS or DIGESTIBILITY OF SoME FEEDING STUFFS. r-I 2 - - . . »- c" B; g En wQ _ Flu q) OJ god)“ =6" - w '6 Q09 . sari :1 o :1 9M5 w *2 "1 *~ ~ vwqis =3 O <1 0-1 o Y. a Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 3 5 4 65 5 . Johnson grass hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3O 1. .7 .9 38 4 Orchard grass hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 8 . . . .. 59.5 60.4 55.4 53.8 Timothy hay.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57 9 32.8 46.9 52.5 62.3 52 2 Corn fodder (mature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 70 7 30.6 56.1 55.8 72.2 73 9 Corn stover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59 1 32.6 35 6 64.2] 57.9 70 4 Crimson clover hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59.1 51.9 68.7 46.7 64.6 43.4 Alfalfa hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 60.7 39.5 72.0 46.0 69.2 51.0 Peanut vine hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 63.1 20.4 63.3 51.9 69 5 65.9 Corn meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89.6..... 67.9..... 94 6 92.1 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.8 . . . . . . 55.6 45.7’ 87.6 84 1 Corn cobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 514.... . 19.3 57.5 48.3 . . . . .. Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 65.7 77.8 28.6 69.4 68.0 Wheat middlings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.5 . . . . . . 79.8 33.] 81.3 86.3 Cottonseed hulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40.5 23.2 . . . . .. 40.0 41.1 85.7 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 76.1 23.7 88.4 55.5 60.6 93.3 Rice meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 81.6 -61.9 . . . . .. 92.3 91.1 COMPOSITION OF WHEAT PRODUCTS. The principal Wheat products sold for animal feeds in Texas are wheat bran, wheat shorts, and wheat chops, the amount of the latter being small. Wheat bran is the outer covering of the wheat grain, containing usually a small quantity of starch. Wheat shorts consist mostly of the inner portion of the grain, next to the bran, though it often contains some bran. It is much more starchy than Wheat bran. Wheat chops is the entire grain chopped up. The chemical composition of Wheat products is shown in Table 2. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. TABLE N0. Qr-COMPOSITION OF WHEAT Pnonnors. 13 5f fir; c g ' ' i-I g i 5E5‘; 55 .5 ‘S g E2 ~95 i AZ s é s: 5 E55 ‘i: “ W i 3030 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.58 407 17.33 9.31 53.62 5.09 3022 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.20 3.73 16.75 10.42 51.63 6.27 3038 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.03 4.49 17.50 8.82 52 96 6.20 3037 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.53 3.81 19.00 11.30 48.45 3.81 3059 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.88 3.94 17.25 7.02 55.20 4.71 3047 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.25 3.26 17.00 7.98 55.59 4.92 3041 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.71 3.96 17.58 8.22 56.99} 2.54 3043 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12 3.81 17.95 5.18 57.00; 4.94 A 3044 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.13 3.52 19.32 7.48 53.50‘ 5.05 3046 Wheat bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.00 4.05 15.95 8.47 55.53 5.00 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.94 3.86 17.56 8.42 54.05 4.85 Average 488 analyses (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 4.42 14.75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3039 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.42 4.06 14.75 9.60 55.99 6.18 3023 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.81 4.59 18.13 3.45 60.12 2.90 2985 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.58 2.15 15.31 1.30 69.39 1.27 2938 Wheat shorts... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.13 3.09 15.25 4.13 63.13 3.27 2983 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.83 2.29 17.38 2.32 64.87 2.31 2946 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.23 2.86 15.63 2.69 66.41 2.18 2973 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.48 2.57 17.18 2.05 7.21 1.51 2916 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.43 4.43 16.00 3.12 63.16 2.86 3074 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.83 3.27 17.00 3.73 60.32 2.85 2689 Wheat shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.85 4.52 16.12 3.90 60.48 3.13. Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.76 3.38 15.28 3.63 63.11; 2.85 Average 97 analyses g (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.28 16.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2941 Wheat chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.07 2.01 16 50 3.54 64.71 _ 2.17 2987 Wheat chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.10 1.90 16.81 2.93 65.70 1.56 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.09 1.96 16.66 3.19 65.21 1.87 Average 13 analyses (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.52 16.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORN PRODUCTS. The principal corn products are corn chops, corn bran, corn and cob meal. and Corn chops is the entire grain of corn chopped up for feeding pur- poses. Corn brain is the outer covering of the corn grain. product in the manufacture 0f corn meal. It is a by- Corn and cob meal is the ground grain of corn, with more or less cob therein. The composition of some corn products is shown in Table 3. 14 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. TABLE N0. 3.—C01\1P0s1T10N OF CORN Pnonuows. E‘. E a s. *9 Q9 _ ‘ or i =‘ e z: 2 E =1; f i qz ? a. a. o Z “ <1 3049 Corn chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.12 3.63 9.50 2.44 69.18 1.13 3050 Corn chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 3.83 10.13 3.77 68.79 1.14 3051 Corn chops* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13.34 3.80 9.13 8.61 63.90 1.22 3080 Corn chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 11.71 3.81 8.88 2.26 72.21 1.13 3081 Corn chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.23 4.10 9.90 2.15 71.48 1.14 3064 Corn ch0ps* . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 11.78 3.83 9.88 6.13 66.43 1.95 3067 Corn chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.98 4.31 9.82 2.51 31.13 1.22 3068 Corn chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.29 3.98 9.00 2.47 1.1 1.08 3069 Corn chops.‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13.15 4.59 10.06 1.93 69.11 1.16 3070 Corn chops. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12.77 4.15 10.25 2.31 69.50 1.02 2300 Corn chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.48 3.75 9.81 2.80 87.88 1.64 Average except 3051 and 3064.... 11.81 3.90 9.60 2.52 71.71 1.19 Average of 475 analyses (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 4.10 9.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 424 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.45 3.04 7.83 10.48 68.05 1.15 425 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 11.48 3.65 8.25 7.48 67.95 1.22 426 Crushed ears 0f corn. . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.54 4.26 9.37 5.82 71.69 1.42 427 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.40 3.98 17.12 6.20 62.90 1.40 750 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.78 4.29 10.00 754 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.81 3.89 10.25 '1 . . 0 758 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.38 3.04 10.85 10.25 65.14 1.38 802 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.18 3.58 7.35 1.30 2928 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12.45 3.45 10.75 5- '7. 1.14 3078 Corn and cob meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63 3.74 9.64 7.98 76.63 1.38 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.01 3.69 10.14 7.10 68.78 1.28 Average of 10 analyses’; (Bulletin . 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.49 8.51 7.98 . . . . . . 2.01 1903 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.22 5.71 8.125 13.30 60.73 1.79 666 Corn bran .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.63 7.84 8.69 13.03 57.07 1.74 848 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.03 4.53 9.50 7.03 65.51 1.40 638 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 3.18 . 9.13 17 7g 636 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 2.31 8.00 2.5.. . . 1010 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.26 5.66 8.69 9.44 65.30 1.65 351 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.12 8.33 10.07 9.99 61.18 2.31 499 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.42 11.22 11.00 10.49 56.91 3.01 749 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.16 2.66 5.48 16.13 65.33 1.24 753 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.02 9.09 10.41 8.57 61.15 2.76 756 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.84 6.03 8.28 9.44 60.44 8.97 761 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18 8.70 10.72 8.81 59.73 2.68 751 Corn bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.92 5.85 8.12 13.81 62.47 1.83 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.12 6.24 8.95 10.79 62.35 2.51 Average of 18 analyses (Bulletin 90). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “E . . . . .. 6.23 8.86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *N0t pure. "Vrexas. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. 15 COTTONSEED PRODUCTS. We have not considered it necessary to make analyses of cottonseed hulls. The composition of hulls and meal is exhibited in Table 4. Bulletin No. 70 of the Texas Experiment Station contains a discus- sion of the composition of cottonseed meal. The samples received from various mills were subjected to analysis and plotted upon the map of Texas. It was clearly shown that the richest meal comes from thecen- tral portion of the State, and meal from the eastern part of the State is lower in nitrogen. This East Texas meal is, however, equal to, or superior to, the American average. TABLE No. 4.—Coi\11>os1T1oN OF CoTToNsEEn PRODUCTS. i“ s is s i. s? a: ‘é s %”~~:; ,. s = ‘3 f; s a ~ .53”- s s ~12 =3 a m _ o l 2”’ < 3008 Cottonseed meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00 12.17 48.25 507i 12.1_7 13.59 3003 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.27 9.19 45.75 2.80] 20 11 6.88 3007 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.64 9.20 45.00 2.80 28.56 6 80 3084 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.85 10.26 49.57 5.55. 26.71 5 06 3079 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.73 8.28 47.63 6.28 25.69 5.39 3073 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.96 9.38 46.06 6.19 25.17 6.24 3007 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.61 9.20 45.00 7.41 24.66 6.12 3071 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.82 6.92 44.63 6.22 28.77 5.64 3006 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.82 6.92 44.63 6.22 28.61 5.80 3005 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20 11.18 46.06 4.29 25.27 6.00 3004 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87 8.05 50.65 4.02 24.33 6.08 3008 Cottonseed meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 8.57 47.13 4.43 27.29 5.58 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.31 9.11 46.70 5.11 24.7 6.60 Average of 321 analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69 47.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cottonseed hulls, average of 22 analyses... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.36 2.22 4.18 45.32 34.19 2.73 (The Cotton Plant). RICE BY-PRODUCTS. The by-products of rice milling are rice hulls, rice bran, and rice polish. Rice hulls is the husk which encloses the grain of rice. It is com- posed largely of fiber, and has little feeding value. Rice bran is the cuticle of the rice grain, together with some broken rice, and a small percentage of rice hulls. Rice polish is the finely powdered material obtained by polishing the grain. It contains a small quantity of broken rice. Table 5 gives data in regard to the composition of rice by-products. l6 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, TABLE N0. 5.—-—CoMPos1T10N or R1012 BY-PRonUoTs. i E3 £5 s s?‘ s: . E s’ ‘W5 .9 5 g 4Q Q g f; 2 :6 35 a i. 53 ‘<3 E5 i‘ i? 763 Rice bran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.23 7.35 11.50 18.25 41.60 11.07 765 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.27 11.03 12.25 10.50 46.48 9.47 797 Rice meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 9.32 13.88 2.98 56.38 5.03 801 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.59 7.36 10.19 19.43 39.46 12.97 803 Rice meal . . . . . . . ... , . .. . . . . .. . .. 10.69 10.71 12.62 5.52 54.08 6.38 805 Rice bran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.70 10.38 13.80 10.70 46.64 7.78 3045 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.51 8.56 10.88 17.37 42.50 11.18 3042 Rice bran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.72 8.62 12.50 10.06 51,22 8,88 3075 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.80 11.64 14.88 10.55 43.04 10.09 3072 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12.78 12.95 14.19 6.45 47,50 6,13 2911 Rice bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.70 10.38 13.80 10.70 46.64 7.78 2909 Rice meal . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.69 10.71 12.62 5.52 54,03 6,33 2966 Rice bran.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.76 11.82 12.38 7.56 47,19 11,29 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 9.29 12.73 10.43 47.45 8 80 Average of 18 analyses (Bulletin 73) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.77 10.48 11.85 12.19 45.76 9.95 Average of 10 analyses (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.96 10.91 . . . . . . _ , _ , , , _ , , _ , , Rice Hulls, Average 9 analyses (Bulletin 73) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.62 1.12 3.07 36.17 34.66 15.38 Rice Hulls, Average 6 analyses (Bulletin 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.44 2.59 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 805 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 10. 70 10.38 13.80 10.70 46.64 7.78 764 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.89 6.06 11.63 .77 66.97 3.68 796 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 7.28 12.63 .40 61.89 4.50 800 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.42 5.43 11.00 .36 68.46 3.33 2732 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.89 6.06 11.63 .77 66.97 3.68 2734 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 7.28 12.63 .40 61.89 4.50 2736 Rice polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 5.43 11.00 .36 68.46 3.33 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.70 6.85 12.05 1.97 63.04 4.40 KAFFIR coRN AND MILO MAIZE. Kaffir corn comes on the market in two ways: Kafiir corn chops, which is composed of the grain; removed from the head and chopped up. Kafiir head chops, which is composed of the grain and head chopped up. This feed naturally contains more crude fiber and is less valuable, pound for pound, than the Kaffir corn chops. Milo maize is also placed on the market in these two forms, the chops and the head chops, and should be finely ground. The composition of these products is presented in Tables 6 and 7. F‘ INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. 14 TABLE N0. 6.--C0MP0s1TI0N OF KAFFIR CORN PRODUCTS. :>. 1 *5 s s 1 .513 a .2 ‘i?’ - d i vm 84E 5" "' q; m: 45 O z Kafiir Corn. 2 , B '5 2 3 Q - £2 w 1.; g g s =~ ‘S 5 q 3 z c. o 25*“ <1 1933 Chops .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28 3.13 12.94 2.89 70.08 1.68 1945 Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75 3.15 10.82 1.90 73.06 1.32 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 33 3.91 12.94 3.08 70.18 1.56 1977 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 87 3.45 10.75 2.70 71.89 1.34 1979 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 34 3.09 10.56 3.05 72.48 1.48 1817 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 24 3.20 12.18 1.99 70.83 1.56 1818 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 97 3.29 13.06} 2.86 69.85 1.97 1819 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 95 3.41 12.68} 2.84 70.32 1.80 1709 Cho s.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.80 3.32 10.85 2.97 71.59 1.47 1710 lVleal, unbolted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.62 3.28 11.50 2.15 72.65 1.80 1863 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.70 3.14 9.62 3.03 72.06 1.45 1743 Chops . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99 2.70 9.12 2.99 74.65 1.55 1728 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 57 1.46 11.81 3.22 69.59 1.35 1698 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 12 51 2.94 9.94 3.09 69.92 1.60 762 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 47 4.12 8.82 2.68 73.13 1.78 1403 Meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 59 2.63 11.75 1.52 73.14 1.37 2 Mar Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 42 3.05 9.32 1.95 75.78 1.48 1410 (Thops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.49 3.37 10.00 2.08 73.56 1.50 3013 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.33 2.64 8.88 5.27 67.91 2.97 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.86 3.12 10.98 2.75 71.18 1.63 Kaffir Corn 1n head. 1983 Heads chopped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.67 2.74 9.68 10.73 62.04 3.14 1723 Heads chopped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 2.74 9.68 7.25 69.83 2.95 Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.63 2.38 8.40 6.92 58.26 2.38 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.62 2.62 9.25 8.03 63.38g 2.82 r 18 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL Ex1>1s1111u1a1¢r 5711710148, TABLE N0. 7.—O0MP0s1'r101~1 OF M1Lo MAIZE P30000113. 1 1.1 a . I is’ 44 ‘£5 . . - s ‘ '=- 3B1 . g a M110 Mame. f5 ‘g g 2 6,8 _ i3” i? ‘i 2 2 :32 i dz 3 é cu o 2h“ <1 _ . _ . _ _ . . _ . ___ 1' . _. 1911 Meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.21 2.69 10.07; 2.72 73.97 1.34 1912 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.50 2.77 12.191 2.37 71.81 1.36 1934 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.86 2.75 12.321 3.98 68.65 3.44 1978 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.05 2.91 10.501 2.52 73.55 1.47 1814 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.26 2.78 11.18! 2.92 71.18 2.68 1815 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.91 3.73 11.62‘ 2.03 70.06 1.65 1816 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 88 2.72 11.19 3.05 68.70 3.46 1707 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.65 2.54 12.25 3.05 67.17 3.34 1716 Chops ‘ / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.48 2.75 10.81 2.05 74 55 1.36 1658 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.95 2.91 11.75 3.52 71.00 1.87 718 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.13 3.03 9.501 2.45 72.12 1.77 -4620116ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.97 2.21 9.75! 3.09 74.04 1.94 2314 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.33 2.50 9.63 7.06 77.82 3.79 2306 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.96 2 57 10.42 1.91 76.45 1.69 Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 60 2 78 10. 73 3.05 72.22. 2.30 M110 Maize in Head. 1980 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.48 2.51 8.93 6.46 69.72 1708 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.15 2.29 8.51 9.45 67.99 1.61 338 Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.58 2.25 10.19 5.23 71.09 2.66 798 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.47 2.70 9.25 4.88 69.40 3.30 Average . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.42 2.44 922i 0.51 (59.55 2.71 INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. 19 Under this heading we report a number of analyses of miscellaneous feeding stuffs made at this Station. TABLE N0. 8.—CoMPos1T1oN or 1111.0 FonnEn. 1 1 ;= 1 . . l g3 . 2 g E 1 1 ‘$5 5? . ‘ 2 1» é’ 123i.‘ i5" 21-8581 ..1 B ‘ a , m 1 o , z *‘ ~ km-im-"WA" >)~~i * a 1 . 1 1 . 588 Milo fodder, dough stage . . . . . . . . .. 8.88 5.091 12 871 19.54 41.961 592'Milo fodder, milk stage . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.011 6.461 11.50 20.31 45.051 595 Milo fodder, just heading . . . . . . . .. 7.091 4.44 17.50 19.79 38.991 603,Mi1o fodder, 10 days ripe . . . . . . . . .. 12.741 3.971 10.25 18. 7 41.46;‘ Oompositzon of Kafiir Fodder. 5941BlackHulledWg. Kafiir, milk stage 8.411 4.76 15.871 19.65 39.481 597 Black Hulled W11. Kaflir, fodder 1 | just ripe (flour stage) . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.131 5.03 14.25 18.93 40.79 598 Black Hulled Wh. Kaflir, just head-I 1 1 ' l ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.07 4.191 17 50, 22.591 39.80 001 Black Hulled Wh. K5511, doughl l 1 stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.28 4.881 14.75 21.58 84.40 602 Red Kaflir, dough stage. . . . . . . . ..1 9 26 5.551 16.12 19.66, 35.07 29131Ground Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.501 5.281 12.001 11.84 57.59 29151Ground Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.971 4.741 12.881 13.451 55 16 (Jomposwtton 0f Alfalfa. 604lAlfalfa, fourth cutting . . . . . . . . . . 12.751 18.85 20.50 26.691 28.491 60541115115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.921 . . . . .. 16.50 29.021 . . . . . 6111A1fa1fa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..‘ 11.62’ . . . . . . . . . . .. 26.501 . . . . 739lAlfalfa hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 8.92 1.62 10.37 31.011 40 031 7591Alfa1fa meal . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . -1 9.171 1.931 13.25 33.221 25 671 4601Alfalfa meal... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..1 8.83 1.761 15.75 26.431 38 15, (1071111081117017 of Sorghum Fodder. 589 Amber Sorghum, dough stage.. .. 1 6.34‘ 5.19 15.87 . . . . . . . . . .1 590 Orange Sorghum, dough stage... . 7.81 3.77 13.75 20.01‘; 46.231 593 Orange Sorghum, ripe . . . . . . . . . . .. 8.11 4.141 14.37 20.461 40.29 5961Sumac Sorghum, dough stage. .. - 7.13 4.25 11.62 19.671 47.88 5991Amber Sorghum, ripe . . . . . . . . . . . 10.78 4.18 13.50 18.231 36.061 600 Samless Sorghum, dough stage. . . .1 8.87 4.22 8.87 23.051 42.111 788 Sorghum r504 r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l 8.001 1.52 10.87 22.62‘ 48.181 Miscellaneous. 587 Meng Bean..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . 8.681 1.811 14.37 22.20 43.73 591 Cow Peas, early and late .. ..... .; 9.021 2.10 10.87 27.28 40.07 605 Star Glrass, legume . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..‘ 11.891 1.13 16.00 22.82 37.03 6071Prairie Hay . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 9.881 2.19 4.75 27.88, 47.26; 608 Johnson Grass Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 9.581 1.63 4.50 27.901 47.36‘ 509 Forney Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 2.27 4.00 24.401 52.841 610 Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.28 2.66 4.62 33.45 43.991 2310Nutri1ine. .. 1 9.82 1.36 11.75 7.6017432 790 Plantago Purshii (tallow weed). . . .1 6.381 1.80 8.25 22.461 32.29 1.381 3.19 7.13 14 41; 71 (l2 794 Palmetto seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 9. 17... i—*)—l N) lO(DCD€DCDCD@>-—©QO .79 .80 .18 .49 .05 .76 .08 .21 .66 .13 .04 .03 .53 00 .26 .82 w l 20 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, COPY OF LAW REGULATING SALE OF MIXED FEED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. (Effective July 11, 1907'.) An Act to amend Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 11 of Chapter 108, Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature, being an Act entitled “An Act reg- ulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs and the materials from which they are manufactured, defining concentrated feeding stuffs, prohibiting their adulteration, providing for their cor- rect weighing and marking, and providing for the collection of sain- ples, the expenses of the enforcement of the law, and fixing penalties- for its violation,” and to add thereto Section 11a, empowering the Director of the Experiment Station to adopt standards and defini- tions for concentrated feeding stuffs and to refuse the registration of feeding stuff under certain circumstances, and to cancel registra- tion under certain circumstances after notice, and to empower said Director to adopt rules and regulations for the enforcement of all of the provisions of this Act. Be it enacted by the Legislature 0f the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 11, of Chapter 10S, Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature, entitled “An Act regulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stufis and the materials from which they are manufactured, defining concentrated feeding stuffs, prcéhibiting their adulteration, providing for their correct weighing an marking, and providing for the collection of samples, the ex- penses of the enforcement of the law, and fixing penalties for its viola- tion,” be so amended as to hereafter read as follows, and that Section ltlagienépoweéirégfithe Director of the Experiment Station to adopt s an ar s an e nitions for concentrated feeding stuffs and to refuse the registration of feeding stuffs under certain ocircumstances and to cancel registration under certain circumstances after notice, and to empower said director to adopt rules and regulations for the enforce- pnlelnt of all the provisions of this Act, be enacted so as to read as o ows: Section 1. Every lot or parcel of concentrated feeding stuffs, as de- fined in Section 3 of this Act, used for feeding farm live stock, sold, offered or exposed for sale in the State of Texas for use within this State, shall have printed on a tax tag, described in Section 5 of this Act, a plainly printed statement clearly and truly certifying the num- ber of net pounds of feeding stuff in the package, stating the name or names of materials of which such weight is composed where the con- tents are of a mixed nature, the name, brand, or trademark under which the article is sold, the name and address of the manufacturer or importer, the place of manufacture, such information as is required by Sect-ion 11, if any, and a chemical analysis stating the minimum percentages it contains of crude protein, allowing one per cent of ni- trogen to equal 6-} per cent of protein, of crude fat, of nitrogen-free extract, and the maximum percentage it contains of crude fiber: these constituents to be determined by the methods adopted at the time by INFORMATION REGARDING THC NEW FEED LAW. 21 the Association of Oificial Agricultural Chemists of the United States. Mill products hereinafter mentioned shall have the following standard Weights, viz.: Flour, one hundred and ninety-six (196) pounds per barrel, or forty-eight (48) pounds per sack; corn meal, bolted or un- bolted, thirty-five (35) pounds per sack; rice bran, one hundred and forty-three (143) pounds per sack 3 rice polish, two hundred (200) pounds per sack; and other feeds made from cereals of any kind, whether pure, mixed, or adulterated, one hundred (100) pounds per sack. Fractional barrels and sacks shall weigh in the same proportion, and these weights shall be net and exclusive of the barrel or sack in which said product is packed. Any person, firm, or association or per- sons, engaged in the manufacture of mill products of any character xvhatsoever, who shall use any bag, box, barrel, or any other recep- tacle into which to put such product other than the one bearing the name of such mill manufacturing the same, shall be guilty of a misde- meanor, and upon conviction therefor shall be fined in any sum from from one hundred dollars to one thousand dollars, or in addition thereto be confined in the county jail for a term of thirty days, or both such fine a11d imprisonment. Sec. 2. The term concentrated commercial feeding stuffs, as herein used, shall not include hay and straw, the whole seed or grains of wheat, barley, rye, oats, Indian corn, rice, buckwheat or broomcorn, or any other whole or unground grains or seeds. Sec. 3. The term concentrated feeding stuffs, as herein used, shall include wheat bran, wheat shorts, linseed meals, cottonseed meals, pea meals, cocoanut meals, gluten meals, gluten feeds, maize feeds, starch feeds, sugar feeds, dried brewer’s grains, malt sprouts, hominy feeds, cerealine feeds, rice meals, rice bran, rice polish, rice hulls, oat feeds, corn. and oat chops, corn chops, ground beef, or mixed fish feeds, and all other materials of similar nature not included in Section 3 of this Act. . Sec. 4. Before any concentrated feeding stuff, as defined in Sec- tion 3 of this Act, is so offered or exposed for sale, the importer, man- ufacturer, and party who causes it to be sold or offered for sale within the State of Texas for use within this State shall for each and every feed stuff bearing a distinguishing name and trademark, file with the Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station a certified copy of the statement named in Section 1 of this Act, and shall also deposit with said Director a sealed glass jar or bottle containing not less than one pound of the feeding stuff to be sold or offered for sale, accompanied by an affidavit that it is a fair average sample thereof and corresponds within reasonable limits to the feeding stuff which it represents in the percentage of protein, fat and crude fiber, and nitrogen-free extract which it contains. This shall not be construed to apply to farmers who grind their own feed stuff and who do not adulterate same. Sec. 5. The manufacturer, importer, agent. or seller of each con- centrated commercial feeding stuif, as defined in Section 3 of this Act, shall, before the article is offered for sale, pay to the Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station an inspection tax of ten cents per ton for each ton of such concentrated feeding stuff sold or offered for sale in the State of Texas for use within this State, and shall affix 22 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, to each lot shipped in hulk, and to each bag, barrel or other package of such concentrated feeding stuffs a tag to be furnished by said Director, stating that all charges specified in said section have been paid. The Di- rector of said Texas Agricultural Experiment Station is hereby empow- ered to prescribe the form of such tags and adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this law. Whenever the manu- facturer, or importer, or shipper of a concentrated feeding stuff shall have filed a statement made in Section 1 of this Act, and have paid the inspection tax, no agent or seller of said manufacturer, importer or shipper shall be required to file such statement or pay such tax. The amount of the inspection tax and penalties received by said Di- rector shall be paid into the State Treasury. So much of the inspec- tion tax and penalties collected under this Act shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Treasurer of the Texas Agricultural and Me- chanical College as the Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station may show by his bills has been expended in performing the du- ties required by this Act, but in no case to exceed the amount of the inspection tax and penalties received by the State Treasurer under this Act. Provided, the excess, if any, for the next two years may be used as it accrues by the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechan- ical College for the purpose of putting up a station administration building to provide the necessaryoffices and laboratory space, in order that the purposes of this Act may be carried out. Sec. 6. Any manufacturer, importer, or agent selling, offering or exposing for sale any concentrated commercial feeding stuff as defined in Section 3 of this Act, without the statement required by Section 1 and the tax tag required by Section 5 of this Act, or with a label stating that said feeding stuff contains substantially a larger percentage of protein, fat or nitrogen-free extract, or a smaller quantity of crude fiber than is contained therein, and any person violating any other pro- visions of this Act shall, on conviction in a court of competent juris- diction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars for the first conviction, and not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent con- viction. Sec. '7. Any person who shall counterfeit or use a counterfeit of the tag or tags prescribed by this Act, knowing the same to be counter- feited, or who shall use them a second time after the said tags shall have once been attached, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, one-half of which shall be paid to the informer; which fine may be doubled or tripled at each second or third conviction, and so on progressively for subsequent convictions. Sec. 8. All manufacturers and importers of concentrated commer- cial feeding stuffs, or dealers in same, shall, when requested, furnish the Director of the Texas Experiment Station with a complete list of names or trademarks of such feeding stuffs. Sec. 9. The Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion shall cause one analysis or more to be made annually of each con- centrated commercial feeding stuff sold or offered for sale under the provisions of this Act. Said Director is hereby authorized in person, INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW FEED LAW. 23 or by deputy, to take a sample not exceeding two pounds in weight for analysis from any lot or packages of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs which may be in the possession .of any manufacturer, importer, agent, dealer or buyer in this State; but said sample shall be drawn or taken in the presence of said party or parties at interest or their repre- sentative, and shall be taken from a parcel, lot or number of parcels which shall not be less than five per cent of the whole lot inspected, and shall be thoroughly mixed and divided into two samples and placed in glass or metal vessels carefully sealed and label placed on each stating the name or brand of the feeding stuff or material sampled, the name of the party from Whose stock the sample is drawn, and the date and place of taking such sample, and said label shall be signed by the Director or his deputy and the party or parties at interest, or their representatives present at the taking and sealing of said sample; pro- vided, that where the party or parties at interest refuse to be present and take part in the sampling of the said feed stuffs, the Director or his deputies may take said samples in the presence of two disinterested witnesses, one of said duplicate samples shall be retained by the Di- rector and the other shall be left with the party whose stock was sam- pled, and the sample or samples retained by the Director shall be for comparison with the certified statements made in Sections 1 and 4 of this Act. The result of the analysis of the sample orisamples so pre- scribed, together with such additional information as circumstances advise, shall be published in reports or bulletins by the Texas Agricul- tural and Mechanical College from time to time. Sec. 10. The term importer for all the purposes of this Act shall be taken to mean all such persons as shall bring into or offer for sale within this State concentrated commercial feeding stuffs manufactured without this State. Sec. 11. Any person manufacturing, selling or offering for sale any adulterated feeding stuff within this State, shall upon conviction therefor, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, and not more than two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty days and not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For the purpose of this Act a feeding stufi shall be deemed to be adulterated if it contains any sawdust, dirt, damaged feed, or any foreign matter whatever, or if it is in any respect not what it is represented to be, or if any rice hulls or chaff, peanut shells, corn cobs, oat hulls, or other similar substances of little or no feeding value are admixed therewith; provided, that no wholesome mixture of feeding stuff shall be deemed to be adulterated if the true percentage of constituents thereof is plainly and clearly stated on the package and made known to the purchaser at the time of the sale. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Experiment Sta- tion to examine, or have examined for adulteration, all suspicious sam- ples of feeding stuffs and such other samples as may be desirable. Sec. 11a. The Director of the Experiment Station is hereby em- powered to adopt standards or definitions for concentrated feeding stuffs and such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of the law. The said Director shall have the power to refuse the regis- tration of any feeding stuff under a name which would be misleading 24 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, as to the materials of which it is made up, 0r which does not conform to the standards and definitions aforesaid. Should any of said mate- rials be registered and it is afterwards discovered that they are in violation of the above provisions, the said Director shall have the power to cancel the registration ten days after notice. The Director of the Texas Experiment Station is hereby empowered to adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of all the pro- visions of this Act. SEO. 12. The fact that the present feed stufi law imposes a greater tax than is necessary for the enforcement of the provisions thereof and is indefinite and uncertain in some of its provisions, creates an emer- gency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that this Act take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.