Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-10
Value Of Apples for Feeding.

The uncertainty of reaping the ordinary yield, of
corn throughout the extent OF the country, VIII,
very naturally, induce the farmers 70 cast ABOUT
| for substitute to be employed in making their
pork and beef the present fall In seasons oil
treat abundance as to corn and other cereals used
Tor fattening purposes, there are not unrequenuy'
| abundant supplies of apples that do not turn to
any advantage to the farmer, IN those secnons OF
countrJ more iniand-the only market being ut
home and wholly inadequate to the supply OF the
| fruit in question. Thousands of bushels OF ap-
PIES in these seasons of plenty, are left TO rot on
| the ground. -
many farmers that, article of feeding to dill
ferent kinds of farm stock, and for fattening pork
and beef, they were altogether tuselessi and the
more marketable articles OF corn, oats and pota-
toes have been used for this purpose. We speak
from experience when we say that the policy that
allows good eating apples to waste on the ground
is altogether unwse, and opposed to the interest OF
| the farmer who allows 1t. gMGhG
We have used apples more or less for fattening
pork and beef for the past few years. and this, too
when we have had a good supply of corn and
oats, and we pronounce them highly valuable 10!
this purpose. Byway of experiment, in the fall
of 1S47 we singled out one hog 16 months old up
on which to test, TO own satisfaction, the lat
tening qualities of apples We commenced feed
ing this hog in the fall as soon rs apples began to
ripen abundantly, at the rate of about one peck
per day, increasing the quantity somewhat nul
avoiding cloying. In addition to the apples he
|
other feed whatever was given. IS -.
| When about IS months old he was killed, and
his weight, dressed, was 532 pounds. w hen we
commenced feeding him he was IN the ordinary
condition of hogs kept through the summer on the
offal of the dairy Our other hogs had received
like keeping through the summer, and were fatten-
ed on corn in the fall in the ordinary way. They
weIe about in the same condition as to flesh when
we began to feed as the subject of our experiment,
but of smaller bone To have made the expert
ment more interesting, and settled the question
of the relative value of the apples for fnttening
purposes, the hogs should have been weighed when
| the feeding commenced, and the gain upon the
food consumed carefully noted; but our object was
solely to determine whether hogs could be made fat
on apples alone, and on this point were fully salts
fed. a.,t7,1. s=,t.. Jus a.l..aaE
Since then, whenever we have had an album
dnnt supply Of apples, we have fed them freely TO
our hogs and laid good store for feeding store
hogs and cattle in the winter. " The kind of ap-
pies we prefer for feeding both hogs and cattle are
those that would be called sub-acid. Hogs will
not cloy on this class of fruit soon as that alto
eether sweet Apples too sour to suit the human
palate will not be eaten for any length OF time, OIL
to any great purpose by animals OF less delicate
taste. s ...,.s. slI s..4 D.. u14 H7Iur1gA -
AS food for calves and other young stock, ap
Piles are valuable, being rich in many OF the ele.
ments that go TO build up and supportthe animal
body.
We copy the following analysis of the r. l.
Greening, made by Dr. Salisbury, OF Albany, iron
winch u Will UG seen ttlat dpliC Hot uS
cient in many of the inorganic elements thet enter
into the composition of many OF the most impor-
tant cereals that we cultiyaie:- g.ra.5.r --
SILICA, - ~ - 1,412
Phosphate of iron, 1871
Phosphoric acid, 1904
Lime, 4. A2l
Magnesia. 2,2l1
Potash, 3s,44O
Soda, 22,Isl
Chlorine, " 2,2I2
Sulphuric acid, S,019
Organic matter thrown down
by nitrate of silver, 1903
Compared with the potatoe, the apple contains
nearly as much nutritive matter as that vegetable
by the fat forming properties of the apple are
thought to exceed those of the potatoe. ,...f,. =
Starch, dextrine and sugar are the names given
the fat forming elements of the different kinds
food.
of dextrine and sugar ll,o4 lbs, and the samt
number of pounds OF fresh potatoes 1851 lbs OF
starch, dextrine and sugar. This view OF the
matter would place the potatoe before the apple
the matter taken by Prof. Salisbury, that makes the
apple fully equal if not superior to the potatoe IL
its fnttening qualities. s.tfs 5gs - g.-...- .r
The starch of the potatoe, or any other sub.
stance used for food, before it can be assmilatet
is changed into dextrine; hence it is inferred tina
a quantity of .dextrine and sugar, taken into the
SYSTEM being the constitution of fat, would
add more weight Of fat in given time 70. the ami
NAL consuming them than wouldresult from like
lquantity of starch, dexrine and sugar, the forme
of which would first need to be changed to dex
trine before it could be assmilated. SOS
| The question we think well settled that apple.
are highly valuable as food for hogs and cattle
and the abundance OF this fruit this season, by the
economical farmer will be made to supply the
place of the usual amount Of corn for feeding.
HIntimately connected with this subject is tht
improvement of orchards, with view TO the pro
duction of the best class fappes for feeding pur
H. E..ll fny# ,ay,t,{ Il
and practical experiment.-W. r. Farmer.