The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-02
I.ArIoNs roR LIvEsroc,<.
How Food should be Proportioned for
.."r Animals on IL Farm.
tw L. Jones in Atlanta Constitution)

.r Animals on IL Farm.
(W. l.. Jones in Atlanta Constitution0
In last weeks issue it was stated that
n portion of animals food was burned in
its body to keep up its normal amount
of heat. This suggests the idea that
different ingredients of tho food supply
different wants. In work animal n
part Of the food is needed to furnish
force or power, Il part to replace wasted
or used up muscle, and part to supply
heat. In milk COW the muscles are
not much wasted, and little muscular
force is expended but the heat Of the
body has to be kept up, and the material
which contributes to the formation of
milk must he supplied. 1t is evident,
therefore, III general way, that differ
emily adjusted food would be called for
by different classes OF animals; and that
where there is an excess Of any one i'll
8rrdicnt above IFS proper ratio to the
OtticrS III amy given ease, it would be
practically lost or wasted. Not only the
unlmaFS cXcrctory organs would have
the unnecessary burdens of getting rid
OF it, but i'll an economical point of view,
III the matter Of dollars and cents, there
would be actual loss.
Admitting this to be true, it may be
asked how can we find out the several
rations adapted to working animals, to
| iattCning animals, to ANIMALS not at
work, to milk animals aud so on. The
answer is by cXpcrimcnt-by trying
differently compounded rationS, noting
results rs shown i'll tho animals health,
ability to work, increase or loss OF
weight yield of milk etc, and at the
same time by analyzing the cXcrcts, to
| ascertain If an excess of any ingredient
has passed OFF through them. Now a
farmer could not well carry out such ex-
pcrlmcntS, bat if has been done Cor him
by agricultural experiment stations, par
tlcularly those Of Germany. ForLunutc-
Ny this is a case where locality does not
affect results. Conclusions reached III
Germany would be equally true and cor
rect IN America. The experiments al
Iudcd to have been performed with great
care Animals have been kept during
the experiment iii airtigllt chambers,
through which the necessary fresh air is
carried, and al the foui air which passes
on! is collected and NnalyZod, TO find
what the animal appropriated from tho
, fresh alr, and what it throws off by its
1 lungs and the pores Of It's skin, into the
, foul air. At the same time the cXcrrts
collected and anolyIrl Thn ,D t,nI |"iItU,,S ,t;r
thr animal wns cSrcg,,iI,. u.o;tG"t lG".i o',ui
It, composition aScCTtainCd, hy nnalyH
ing some OF exactly the same KIND. ",
speak now not OF one, but OF many cX
If p,rimrnts OF this character made l.,
, different parties. Tue average results O
c all will be given hclrw.
~ hnt before donG tins, it may be state,
| tEHl tlprr mr., tll,rtN lrNli,,Cr
. VI .oo't' Que III "iiich nitrogen IS an i'm
y i"'I'!o cirmcht' tW" others IN whi:I
/, 'iiorG IS no nitrogen. lhc first Is tcrmr
d IL" an'umlholiS Suh&ttncr, OF fUr cor
Nchlcllcc amt brCylty, 'yrotcin;' In
second, because carbon and hydrogc
S "iU thclf TWO chlct constituents, III
&c c"urI "hydrocarbons; the thiId is I'll
We II known substance fat. The hydr,
c"FpohS embrace Substances rs starrl
\. sugar and gums. Protein replaces vast,
muscle ana supplies material for %roNt
III young animals. II also is tie %oIlr,
-, o. Iilc chccSN portion OF milk. llNNr
-. 'Hf"ohS i(hu lat are the sources OF hr;,
ys oi power ana Oh the 1At winch is laiI |
Il. III inc "hl!naM booty. Win these {
ne p"'i'a'ory remarks, the results OF actu
IL Nn'H may HOW hC %'NrN. 0uIpn"n.t
s. "ii'iI"i ~ "|'!'n WV" V"un1% III" h'
" ,', i'Ioi'" are "'';Nh'I' Nn"N 1t d'%rats al
II "I1'lolni"'V5 oNI ol us luOu per daE:
H.u"o
~ An oxatrc,t 'd2i:n' 90 EN- S1'I"'' ,% :;
~ 4" on mcd"r"try workcl.l.G IT,. II ) lis. All
Il, iI it r tsH mEn';y WORKED - Tbs. . Ih' u"l
~ -, Mik COW - in', Xxx e. IN
NJ /" 'en'r%"N Ih.. HIS H.. ca
-, If animals WEIGH mara ~. I,... ~,
ii 900 pounds, the unnmtitira ~ .nn
N table must be corrc.,1onImnIv imc,.,o ~
lm or diminished But , fnrm1r. ,,,,I. :,
'c how can know how much nf th~S,
Il sprctivc substances urr roni,innI -
lc diycstiblc form in the yar;ors Kind.
'c food | give my animals, TnhIry aI,i
r. this information are nov TO Inc fnSnI
J y?lious publications. u. AnnlrtnuM G,
Of New York, publish 4 Ittlr nnrk
lc manual, entitled ."Thc Formrrs' Inn1
~. ilaud Book," which contains >rrh
y blcs, together with ruch other ynlIln(
If Information, which it would be we'll /