The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-11

A comparison of American products
with those of European countries shows
that we are producing more fat-forming
material in proportion to the muscle
forming than our transatlantic brethren.
No Importance would attach to this fact
were 1t not the case that the fats and
fat-forming products are much cheaper
than the other. and thus are our profits
affected. An excess Of starch or oil in
our rations leads to wastes and such
rations are incapable of producing the
best results
Our greatest grain crop is corn, and it
forms the chief grain ration Of our
stock. AS corn is rich in heat and fat
forming material and relatively poor in
that which forms muscle. the horses
and cattle OF this country are below the
English standerd-not all OF them, but
the great majority. Their muscles are not
fully developed because their food is de-
ficient in proportion. 1t is the corn crop
that does much to unbalance the average
stock ration. Corn fodder is lacking in
these elements. The analysis of timothy
hay shows these results. A study Of the
analyses Of almost all of our farm prod
ucts shows this deficiency in muscle
forming food.
The heat and fat-producers are needed,
but something should be added to make
a perfect ration for the growing or work
ing animal. Oats are rich in portein.
They are the grain usually used by those
who try to balance their rations- The
trouble is that they are thought by
many to be too costly for all young
stock. Glover hay is also rich in this de-
siIable element, but all our oats and
clover cannot balance the excess Of
starch and fat in most other products.
Matters have gotten one-sided.
A comparatively new class Of feeding
stuffs is coming into quite general use
that is going to help mend matters. l
refer to the by-products Of factories.
Take the various oil seeds for instance
After extracting the oil the muscle
forming elements remain in a most con-
centrated form. Linseed and cotton
seed oil meal are even more deficient in
fats than are our farm feeding stuffs de-
ficient in protein. With them we can
balance our rations.
Gluten meal, bran. etc, belong TO the
same class. Factories are removing the
oils and starch and returning the part
buy a ton of some by-product that will
balance the rations made from many
tons of his produce. and not only do the
stock thrive better, but the teed1ng Is
more economical A colt or calf or work
ing animal will eat more starch in corn
or hay than il needs in order 10 get
enough portein to build up it's muscles.
The worst part of it is that this excess
is all wasted, as It is worth practically
nothing I'm manure. 1t is carbon, and
the air is full Of carbon.
IL an excess of portein or muscle-form-
ing food were fed IL would be worth
nearly as much I'm the manure as fer
tilizer as Il is as a food. u contains the
nitrogen that makes commercial fertil-
TIER so costly The by-products are
helping us to grow better animals, stop
ping wasteful feeding and enriching the
manure. II all OF us cannot grow oats
and other grains rich I'm portein we can
purchase these by-products OF factories,
and balance the ration Of colts, calves
and pigs. The demand for them will In
crease as we learn more Of the profit to
be gotten from feeding little OF them
with corn and hay.