The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-22
Agricultural.
INC FeedIns Value Of Foods.

the proper proportions of
substances necessary to promote growth
or fat is very important branch of |
knowledge, and those who fully under
stand how to procure the largest sup
ply of available matter from the several |
kinds of feed allowed to stock will
derive more satisfactory results than
those who feed as a routine, without
having any special purpose to accom-
plish by so doing. Although animals
are not confined to any particular diet
exclusively where they can be allowed
variety, yet all that can be obtained
from the feed, whetherit be concentrated
or bulky, is classed under the heads Of
protein, cross-hydrates, fat and ash.
Protein is that substance which is prin-
cipally found in lean meat, the white
of eggs and in the blood, being nitro
genous, while the carbohydrates include
starch, woody fibre, sugar, ETC., and
derive the name from the fact that
they are composed mo matter in
what form we possess them) of carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen. Fat exists
in plants, also, but in small quaint
ties. Ash relates to the mineral sub
stances, which supplies the bones and
| tissues.
AS the matter which is appropriated
by the animal is composed of these four
substances - protein, carbohydrates,
fat and ash-it is at once apparent
that, in order to feed to the best advau-
tage, some consideration must be given
the character of the food allowed, and
instead of feeding indiscriminately,
certain quantities and proportions must
be used. Many valuable experiments
have been made for the purpose of
testing grains and folders, in order to
estimate their value for feeding, and
we are gradually arriving to that point
at which the aid of investigations will
be used in order to feed animals accord
ing to age, period of growth and weight
of carcass. For instance, by the use
of 100 pounds of ordinary hay the SUP.
ply of digestible nutriment will be a
fraction over five pounds of protein,
forty-three pounds of carbohydrates
and about a pound of fat While only
pound of protein can be extracted from
the same quantity of digestible materia
in mangolds, with ten pounds of carbo
hydrates and no fat. The differenc,
between the nutritious matter ay
and mangolds at once enables the stock
breeder to discard the mangolds alto
gether or use less quantity of hay and
supply the deficiency with mangolds
Any number of substances can be used
provided they are fed proportionately t
value, the object being to neither have
an excess nor deficit of any substanc,
that enters into composition of tn
body.
r What is given in shape of bulk,
| material, such as hay and straw, cal
| also be found in grains, which posses
D autriment in a more concentrated form
Z Using wheat straw as compared wit
: corn, the straw contains about thre
> pounds of protein to the 100pounds, Will
a corn contains over ten. 1t is necessary
therefore, to lessen the supply of stray
t and add corn to complete the propOrtio
e f portein and as the straw contain
e ,bout 40 per cent. of crude fibre, whic
d is almost useless, while corn contain
t less than per cent. the waste in tn
0 ,ystem is much less from the corr
l The straw, though containing less fat
q contains larger amount of ash, an
d there is no kind of material use
|, hat is deficient in one directio
IS mt what is overabundant in other II
d pects.
& By directing attention to the stud
% # food composition there is anotht
d object to impress on the stock-breede
% which is that by feeding variety
e. ood the animal will grow taste
II atten more readily and keep in
s healthier condition than by usiI
if a single article of diet Althoul
W t is not every farmer who max,
ll it a duty to feed for nutritive walt
g Inly, yet they know by experien
is hat certain foods give certain I
as ults; but the field is still open f
ee more knowledge in that directio
lg and every farmer should avail himself
le the privilege of obtainig it, PhiIdd
le Jbja Record.
al HANDLING YOUNG SToCK.-I ha
al read with much interest your remar
3 in the February number, page G3, upt
o. Winter Education in the Stable"
ot heading, by the by, which made L
nd turn over to see whether l had not G
or into the horse department, as we,
of England, call only the horse stalls t
IN, stable, and the dwellings of our COW
10 heifers and calves the byIe, shipOn
nd COW house and the loose box. As
NO practical manager of stock can testi
nd that the handling you advocate
no most important, and l would add
~ your suggestions about the heife
=, udder just this That the milkmaid
od herdsman who attends to the heii
I'd about the time of calving, and mil
il her constantly afterward, should devc
a special care to the fore quarters of t
.,y udder. These being a little more dill
,at cult to milk than the hind quarters, I
,Ie milk not running so freely as from I
,ar latter, are often neglected the mill
-, does that which he finds easiest to