The Globe-republican., 1890-02-26
1901 CARGO
7o'e'"e' hyarafes. Fo.
20 lbs. 936 lbs. 20 lbs.
1873 lbs. 20 lbs. 81 lbs.
80 lbs. ZOE lbs. II lbs.
So lbs. 1.473 lbs. g lbs.
I ton timothy hay.
I ton clover hgy.
1 ton corn fodder.
I acre corn fodder
(ArmSbV)

corn fodder is worth just about seven
eighths as much as a ton of timothy
hay, as measured by the results OBJ
tanned in digcstible trials. We can not
compare fodder with clover hay satisfao.
torily, because the clover hay is nearly
three times as rich in proteine as the
corn fodder, while it contains only
about ten per cent. more carbohydrates.
The table shows that Prot. Arusby
found that an acre of corn-stalks con-
tanned nearly twenty per cent. more
digestible proteine, over fifty per cent
more digestible carbohydrates and ten
per cent more fat than ton of timothy
hay. In Iowa, where there is yield Of
fifty bushels Of shelled corn per acre.
there must be fully two tons of field
cured corn-stalks per acre, which, by
the above figures, may be said to be
worth about fve-sevenths Of that many
pounds of hay.
So much for the subject when studied
from the chemical side together with
actual digestion trials. Inever feel sat-
isaed, however, with the mere chemical
statement in questions of this nature,
though l believe much light is thrown
upon such practical subjects BY the in
vestigations Of the chemist Very fort
unately we have fed corn stalks in
actual competition with hay. and our
results will enable us to approach the
subject from the practical side. In our
feeding trials one lot Of cows received
corn fodder. fed long, while another lot
received mixed clover and timothy hay.
After feeding for a time and carefully
noting the results We changed the feed
for the lots SO a. to eliminate individual
difference 20 far as possible. With the
stalks and hay were fed limited amounts
Of corn-msal and bran, giving about the
same amount per cow per day to both
lots of animals. The following table Is
deduced from actual results IN the
stable. Be it understood that the corn
stalks had the ears huslred from them
before feeding:
Food required for 100 lbs of milk
when feeding corn-stalks--193 lbs of
corn-stalks, Is lbs. of corn-meal and IS
lbs of wheat bran.
Food required for 100 lbs. Of milk
when feeding mixed hay-T lbs. OF
mixed hay. 26 lbs of corn-meal and 50
lbs Of wheat bran.
Food required for 100 lbs. of milk
when feeding clover hay-sO lbs. Of
clover hay, % lbs. of corn-meal and 81
lbs. of wheat bran.
Here we ind that 1913 lbs. of corn
stalks fed long, together with q certain
amount of grin, produced 100 lbs. Of
milk, while with the same cows under
the same conditions u lbs. of mixed hay
or go lbs. of clover hay, with practically
the same amount Of grain, produced 100
lbs. of milk. These trials show that
corn-stallks fed long have 81 per cent Of
the value of mixed hay. In the trials,
however. We found that 81 per cent Of
the weight of our fodder remained I'M
eaten.
Carefully conducted trials Ut later
period showed that by the use Of the
feed-cutter corn-stalks can be reduced
to such fineness that they are wholly
consumed by COWS on such trials -
these; and further, that the saving Of
fodder by the use Of the feed-cutter il
fully equal to the weight of stalks saved
thereby. Had Ne fed cut instead of
long fodder. then 128 lbs. instead Of
19S lbs, would have sufiiced with the
grain for producing 100 lbs Of milk.
Actual feeding trials 1t this station,
then. show that - lbs. of mixed hay
equal 100 lbs. Of uAcut corn-stalks, or IS
lbs of mixed hAy equal 100 lbs. Of Ane.
ly-cut eorn-stalkA An acre q corn
stalks, then, when uncut Is worth I, $50
lbs Of mixed hay, and when reduced 10
fneness BY the feed-cutter + worth
2. 200 lbs. Of mixed hay. This gives .
valre to the stalk-helds Of &S.6S per aeeo
in the first case, and s. so in the seeanA-
Gazette.