Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-19
INJuDlcIous USE OF GRAIN.

mas mat tAl AaLil IAsstas A1e fetH
and melted snow had washed and sepa-
rated Il %. that one could see =, glance
ths, there we're large quantities OF undi'
gcs,ed grain amoug Il.
No- The question naturally arose IN
cur mind. i this waste necessary We
believe IL /, not. IL has been overcome.
IN a grea, measure. by u.. both In our
hor.s. and amongs, our cows. The frs,
thing ~e ~i.h to notice. i' the mann-r
Of fs,d.ng Whether the grain shall b.
led ~hole. OF ground and then fed. We
.,ronsly ineline 20 The latter practice ZOE
IN Kinds of stock. We believe that
he gain over feeding whole grain Is iar
above The CO, Of labor Of taking ii TO
The mill and paying the millers toll.
Compe,sn, su,horiiiss claim that ,lH'y
Ter cent. i. saved by grinding. Ih.'
=. siNty bushsl. Of ground grain ~ill -
a. f.r a. oae hundred that l. not ~ lald
Fixing Gus The toll % oae-slsieenth. AMI
~esil have lsf, "a amount of feeding
value that vel pays fof all oar trouble
Then another coa,iiefA'ion come. N
Every particle Of undigesisd food 'ha,
pAs.e. through an animal causes h,fm'
by n. irriiaioa snd the labor that the
dlsvsii,e organs spend uPon II. We
~i.h % fciuc, ihi, labor 10 q minimum.
and % sccompli.h THIS ~e mus, see 10 u
that no, a particle of food passes inio ihe
stomach os the animal ua,il u i In a
proper condition fof that organ 10 aci
apon it 10 ha, been ascsf,sined beyond
question that every whole sfaln o. seed
that goss into an animals stomach passes
from u Ia The same coadltioa ,-PefhaPs
coated With = l'ilr manure that will en-
able II 20 grow sgAin. Ihis seems q be
. pro,..ioa Of nature. and i oae source
of Reproduction Ia rgmiaAn,s there i
not - much dagger % ~hole grain pas'-
ins. a, The process Of chewing The ead
enables them % raise and rrehe~ u.
Bai. often. the grain passes On 20 the
third OF fourth stomach ani i not raised.
aud consequently goes on through the
The system wiihoat being assimilAied
thus b,comins complete lo's. When
feeding millet that was o,er'iPe ~hen
cut. ~e have noticed large quantities oi
The seeds Ia The manure oi cur cows.
No~ the remedy i obvious. Cut the
hsy and other fodder crops before the
seed. form enosgh 20 separate. iced
oaly sound. background grain TO The
hore. and cattle. Thea the waste Aad
~e.r of passing und ses,ed srain will Be
.ioppsd, aad ih- digestive organs Of oar
entire stock hep; Ia Thrifty eondi'ioa
When carrying al the food they can
handle.
Mr.. T 4. Cgr,i... ihe g'ea, Ne"
York dairymAn. always feed. hi' CO.'S
their grain mo.rensd and MIXED with
cut hay. straw. OF ezra fodder. In this
~ay be claims it i all raised With the
eud. i, 20. earned 10 the stomach by u.
.slf And j. 40, wasted by b .as 'aelied
by the ea,,le while they are eating h..
II seems 10 "a this j. the bes' way. aud
~e inisnd q ,ry IL for oaf'elt a. The
sArlie., oppofianry There may be- =
pos.ible oej-ciion 20 this method N It,
Increased labor Bat. Il !, will proportion
si.ly increase the ino0ne from the sane
amour, Of feed. 4, j. the oaly true way.
The farmer. like every oae else en-
sas,d IL business. shoad endeavo' 70
out All TIE labor thA, eau be made 70
p.v in,o hi. business. Much Of the
ws.,e % grain fed 70 horses i caused by
. -roas method OF feeding For year,
NC iollosed IL and now see our error.
Grain j, cd ffs,. then The horse u A.
losed 10 eat large quantities o' tAy' aud
lastly he i led % the trough Aad Allosed
10 drink al the ice cold water be will
take. TIE thirst caused by overeAiing
!. unaa,uAl and he seeks TO ApPease Il by
thi. large amount Of water The horse
stomach i. sma.l and the process OF d.
,,.,.on zee. On constantly. one particle
II food bsing crowded on Into the inies'
tine. O. make room ior another. Iha'
/ /, j.. TIA, the grain. eaten Ia the early
morning. i, crowded on. ol; Of the s'om'
ach ~ihoat being disesied. And becomes
a los. Some horses are % kluiionoa'
that they will take no time 10 chew bat
crowd their food into their mouths, oae
mou,hfal rapidly giving place TO another.
All such should have their grain 20 placed
/ in the mans,r that il will be impossible
eor them to bolt Il. Then. Il they are
wa,ered iae hrs; thing in the morning.
then given their feed Of hay, aud lastly
their graln there will no, be found any
whole or gndise.ied grain in the manare'
lthA natural conclusion. therefore
TIA, il /. ipiadiciogs to feed whole grain
or 70 feed Il TO horses and then allo"
them 70 an themselves siih hay or wa
ter. IL j. injadieiogs TO feed large qaAn'
title. 10 co~,. or other neat stock. With
cu, fn, mois,sning il AID mixing viii
hay or fodder /, Is ipjatieioas TO feed
grain in any form 10 cause lack OF aP'
petite for hay OF other coarse fodder
Asd Il i irj ldicioas TO feed ii largely bl
itself 10 any animal.
We ofen scald our grain for our horses
when Il i, ineonvsnisn, 10 have !, ground
and like the practice much. The hui
Is sofsnsd. the meat Is partially cooked
and the danger Of iis passing through
them undise-tsd is very much reduced
| IL is by "a careful attention to these de-
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