Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07

length OF time on any one drucie fOr IoOu. I
The natural condition Of All our domes
ticated animals Ia to roam at large and
make their own selections from the
abundant varisties which nature has
provided. We frequently speak and
write Of the excellent feeding qualities
of one or another variety of fodder, but
in the experience of feeding twill be
found that In the first change from one
lind to another we have an increase OF
milk, although the change may not al
ways be IN favor of the most nutrition.
A new variety tempts the appetite, and
the extra quantity which the animal
consumes will more than compensate
for its less nutritious character. 1t Is
generally said for horse that is work
ing in heavy teams corn is preferable 70
oats, but for the driving or riding horse
Data are better than corn. With this
statement we disagree and prefer mix
ture. Oats produce more muscle, corn
more fat. A horse fed on oats is
quicker In its motions and more FESTIVE.
but fed on corn is steadier and more en-
during. hence the benefit OF mixed iced.
Nowhere 10 the advantage Of mixed
feed more apparent than in mich COWS,
for, milk being product that requires a
fair proportion of all the elements re-
quired for the production of an animal.
It is evident that all the elements will be
necessary for making milk. But some
times we make special effort to pro-
duce an extra amount of butter; then we
must feed IN extra amount of food which
contains an excess of oil or fat We
find if we are feeding the best Of hay.
II we add little meal we do not increase
the quantity of milk so much as tie
quantity of butter. The German chem
lists have for some time been teaching rs
that to obtain the best results in feed
ing we must have the supply Of carbo-
dydrates fiat and heat producers) and
albuminoids (aesh producers) so evenly
balanced that one shall consume the
other in the animal economy. though
this cannot always be practicable on &C
count of the different conditions o! the
animals. One that is being fattened
will consume larger portion of carbo-
hydrates than Of albuminoids. and the
latter will be found making richer the
manure pile, although food is furnished
largely in excess Of INT producing ma
terial. In growing animals flesh and
bone producers should be in the ascend
ancy, and in mich ccws, rs already
stated, the elements should be well
balanced. The evidence that no one
production of nature is all that is 70
anired in the animal economy is fur
nished in the fact that no one produc-
tion is adapted to all the requirements
of the animals or all that is required
from the animal.
No person has any higher apprecia-
tiop Of rye and corn fodder than the
experienced feeder Yet we do not
think that these fed alone are equal TO {:
mixture. Rye is valuable because It
comes when il is desirable for the cows
to have change; but there is won
derful difference between the addition OF
a few quarts OF brewers grains and n
Quart OF bran, mixed, and n pint OF
La IL, ;nv of Mill ~ A. sr
compelled to feed rye alone because no
other forage crop is available, or We
would not do IL. five could have mix
ture OF barley. oats, and clover with the
rye, we should have superior fodder.
Pasture grass. or rather grasses. excel, ton
for ton, either rye, barley, oats, clover,
corn fodder, or any like crops. because
pastures yield combination OF grasses,
all varying in their composition and in
their. time OF maturing; but the differ
ence Is this, that we can obtain ton Of
any of the fodder crops from less than
onetenth of the ground required for the
pasture grasses. Sill, it is undesirable
to feed any one forage crop when We
could feed three or four mixed, or alter
nately. A mixture of grasses make .
more profitable hay than am one kind.
Glover and peas are good 10 alternate
with corn fodder. Clover. which is
rich in albuninoids, will produce a
large quantity of milk. Sweet corn fod-
der is rich in sugar. starch. and fat, and
will add To the milk the butter and sugar
elements. end 30 on. But we have said
enough to illustrate our position as TO
mixed feed being best for animals
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