Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-04-17

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| that by mixing Two or more together
| the hca,,atul nutritive ratio of the feed
NAV be maintained, or that the dchcl-
eutv Of coarse folders, such as straw,
marsh hay. etc. may be made up. also
that an economical selection of foods
NAV ne made for feeding for various
purposes, for growth, fat, milk or
butter.
Fat is more readily assimilatcd in
the system than starchy food, Fat IS
essentially d arbo-hydrate-that is, it
i> made Of carbon and hydrogen, a
starch. sugar and gum are but while
these have to be digcSted and changed
in the digestive and a>>imilative organs
before they pass into the blood, fats are
emulsiiied in the liquid aliment which
passes from the stomach into the mites"
tines and become absorbed to a large
extent directly into the blood, from
which they are deposited in the tissues
or pass into the udder and are secreted
in the milk. For this reasonfat is valued
as food two and half times as much as
| starch or sugar, and this higher value
is to be taken into account. One other
point should be noted, viz, that by the
new process Of extracting oil by solu-
ton in naphtha or benzine the oil
meals are practically deprived OF all
their fat, and their character is thus
changed VERY considerably. Upon eX-
aiming the above list some OF the
foods are seen to be complete in them
selves. while Others are found to vary
exceedingly from the standard nutri-
tive ratio. Wheat bran, for Instance,
allowing for the difference above men
toned in the value Of the oil, i, seen to
have a ratio Of ten of proteine to sixty
Of carbohydrates, or n to SIX. which
is so near the estimated ratio a, to be
accepted as a normal one. Oats bear a
ratio Of one to ten, and barley almost
the same. Peas, on the other hand,
have a ratio OF about to three. If.
therefore, an equal quantity of oats and
peas are ground together the mixture Is
equal to two to thirteen. or one to six
and a half, which i very near what
i, wanted, and when fed with ordi-
nary hay make an eNcellentIy well
balanced food, especially for Young
animals. just here We might mention
that the so-called calf meals, calf foods
and lamb meal and milk substitutes
which are popular among English
farmers, and deserve to be equally
popular and useful here, are made up
Of a mixture of various meals, selected
for their digestibility and for their
healthful nutritiye ratio. These +
sold al a high price As compared with
their cost, the skill and knowledge Of
the compounder being charged for a
literally as the market will bear. By
comparing the ratio of various foods
in this list with that Of milk, which j.
one to four and four and a half land
is especially favorable for very Young
animal, which require a surplus Of
proteinel it is not difficult for any in
telligent farmer to make a satisfactory
substitute for milk for himself, and to
rear his calves without depending upon
the cow>-a practice Of the greatest
value to the dairyman.
As a frightfui example Of an i'll
balanced food which has called for
well-deserved animadver>ion, We may
take di,tillery ,lop, the food with
which the so-called swill milk diaries
are supplied. This stuff is seen 10
have a nutritive ratio Of about one TO
three, the eXces, OF nitrogen producing
an iufamcd condition Of the blood, a
deficiency Of carbon for respiration,
and throwing an excessive quantity Of
urea into the kidneys. The conSe-
quences Of such feeding can not help
but BE- disastrous. The blood i, soon
poisoned. the lungs can not supply the
system with sufficient oxygen to get
rid Of the waste matter in the blood.
the whole system j. on fire with fever.
and the fatal lung fever which prevails
in these "not-beds, well named and
Justly abOminated a. the source Of a
most pe-tilent infection. carries off the
COWS with great rapidity and infects
the whole locality with contagion.
Thi, subject i worthy Of the closest
and most careful study, and the figures
given should be preserved for reference
as a basis for q system Of feeding that
may inure to the profit Of the farmer
and the welfare Of the stock, one being
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