Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-23

W. give only the nutritive values, or
the digestible per cent. 1t will be noted
that the clover stands away below all
the grains. This is because the grains
have only about IA per cent. of water,
while the green clover in full blossom
has about 80 per cent. but the nutritive
ratio OF the clover stands higher than
the grains, except peas. But it must
be borne in mind that the table gives
only average values, different samples
varying somewhat in quality.
There is not as much difference
in grains, however, as there
is in the various kinds of hay and fod-
der. Our correspondent may not
know precisely the offices of the sew
eral ingredients, or that the albumi-
noids (nitrogcnous) make muscle and
the cheesy part of the milk, while the
carbohydrates (carbonaccous) ma
terials lay on fat. The free fat is an
aid to digestion and is mainly, if not
entirely, consumed in keeping up ami
NAL heat. The bones are made up
largely of the mineral matters, which
we have not given, as there is no lack
of a sufficient quantity of these in the
foods named. If the other materials
are given in the right proportion, in
the form of grain and clover, the bones
will take care of themselves. None
of the grains would afford a proper
ration, as they lack in bulk.
The wheat and the clover are
balanced about right in the proportion
of albuminolds to carbohydrates, and
the clover makes a good feed alone,
but is better supplemented with a little
corn meal, which contains more carbo-
hydrates. Peas are too strongly nitro
genous by themselves, and should be
fed with care in conjunction with
corn-stalks, ensilage. straw, or some
more carbonaceous food. The ration
needs to be balanced SO that the pro-
portions of albuminoids will be about
as 1:4.5 for milk, beef, work, and in
warm weather, to about 1855 for
fat, animal heat, and even 1:6 or
in cold weather, according to ex.
posure and the amount Of exercise.
There must always be a sufficient
amount of coarse feed to fill the paunch
in connection with the proper
amount of nutritive material. The
standard German ration, whichis founl
to be pretty high for this country, fol
fattening cattle, is for every LOO
pounds in live weight, 81 pounds O
dry feed, of which 2.5 pounds o
albuminoids, Is pounds of carbo-hy
drates and O.5 of a pound of fat should
be digestible. For this purpose, Prof
Stewart thinks a 1900 pound stee
while fattening would require daily q
pounds of best clover hay, 5 pounds o
straw or corn-stalks, and IA pounds O
corn meal, which would afford 31.O7 o.
dry organic matter, of which 3.3;
pounds of albuminoids, 1882 pounds
of carbohydrates and O.96 of a pount
of fat would be digestible. Or tn,
ration might be of peas and oats driet
in blossom and fed with corn meal, 2.
pounds of pea and oat hay, and l.
pounds of orn meal, which would
closely approximate the preceding ia.
ton in feeding value. We have triee
to make the matter clear, but the sub
jcct requires a good deal of study
judgment and practical experience be
fore a satisfactory solution can be
reached. Even our scientists are still
at loggerheads On the subject.-Na
ti0n0I Lice Stock Journal.