Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-17

In my mind the question OF feeding dry
or wet food admits Of no discussion, every
POINT being in favor Of the latter. One
advantage gained in feeding cnsilagc J.,
that 1t insurcs wet food Stock fed On drv
io"I "ftea suffer, when confined in tho
stall, from tho want Of water; their food is
a loss instead Of a gain. In this connection
I Will mention one set of experiments
made same wears ago by Il French sciGn-
jjsl, Prof. NJ. Dauccl of Paris. This
gcntlcman was engaged in making the
subject ri obesity II study, and finding
nearly all worry tleshy people were large
auid consumers he instituted experiments
10 satisfy himself on the subject OF such nc.
suits. The account says: "Ile obtained
permission Of tie COmmandant OF the Gems
darmcS to control the feed OF a very lean
horse Of his regiment. lie ordered that
only thin slop feed be given. even using
wheat bran in his drink Of water The
result was gain OF over one pound per
day, which was sustained for over thirty
days. Inc professor then reversed the
test upon the carriage mare olthc surgeon
Of the regiment, which was so fat as to he
hardly safe to drive in hot weather. lie
cat of the supply Of water largely, and
confined the animal 10 strictly dry food.
The shrnkagc Of woghtwas fully as great
in this as the increase in the other expert
ment The professor then gave his phil.
oSOphv OF the chemical processes duriny
digestion, in which the water performed
IN essential part
Ii Is, undoubtedly. the experience uf
every UbsGrvanL person who cats Il dish Of
good soup AZ Il prelude to his dinner that
ono pint of such fluid. though perhaps not
containing over Il tablespoonful of solid
matter. will half satisfy the appetite ut the
time. The COWS that arc fed upon distil.
IcgV st0p, very thin soup, with but Il
limited supply of solid lpDl in addition.
are really producing more than one half
the milk consumed in many ofour western
cities. Hogs and cattle arc extensively
fattcned on this slop. In fact, it canno, be
successfully denied that wet food is tho
most nutritious. IN important question
then arises; DO not the prices Of vegeta
ton, embracing rs they do sugar, free
vlnous acid and other well.AnoWn nutritiyo
properties in solution, become preferable
to mere water MS solvent IN tho food of
ANIMALS, or still more so 10 the old process
Of examining the animals stomach with
such dry food as taxes to the utmost the
oslivRry glands as we'll as the gastric juices
Of tho stomach > How often does such a
course of dry feeding cause ievorishness
and distress, indicated by such stamping
aud kicking among the animals thus fed
as will arouse the ignorant attendant to
provide water in liberal quantities.
a recent writer in the CaLirat0r very
correctly states the process Of evaporation
10 be ono canso Of tho waste of the nuri
two properties OF succulont plants. Docs
tho secretary Of the Massachusetts State
Board OF Agriculture doubt tho existence
Of nutritive qualities in those sweet, dc.
lightful odors that fill the air in meadows,
along the road sides and In the barns when
the new hay is being harvested and stored
in the NOW? Twill ask him what will be