Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-21

equally good grain for fattening animals and
better for growing animals; and third, he
cause there is mnch less value in fertilizing
elements removed from the farm in corn than
in wheat.
s'There are certain points to be borne in
mind when one is commencing to feed wheat.
Our domesticated animals are all very fond
of it, but are not accustomed to eating it..
Precautions should consequently be observed
| to prevent accidents and disease from its use.
| 1t is matter of common observation that
when full fed horses are changed from old to
new oats, they are liable to attacks of indi-
| gestion, collie and founder. If such results
follow the change from old to new oats, how
much more likely are they to follow radi-
cal change, such as that from oats to wheat?
For this reason, wheat should at first be fed
| in small quantities. 1t should. when posi-
BILE, be mixed with some other grain, and care
should be taken to prevent any one animal
| from getting more than the quantity intend
, ed for it. These precautions are especially
necessary when wheat is fed to horses, as
these animals are peculiarly liable to collie
and other disturbances of the digestive or
gans, accompanied OF followed by laminltis.
Cattle, sheep and hogs frequently crowd each
other from the troughs, in which case some
individuals obtain more than their share, and
| may bring on serious OF fatal attacks of indi-
gestion.
1.-The best form in which to feed wheat is to
roll OF grind it into coarse meal. 1t may
then be fed alone, or mixed with corn-meal
or ground oats. When ground fine it is pasty,
and adheres to the teeth, gums and cheeks so
that it is not SO readily masticated OF eateu.
| In the form of coarse meal it is relished by
I all animals, it is in a condition to be attack
ed by the digestive processes whether
thoroughly masticated OF not. and in most
cases gives the best results. Dir. Gilbert APP
pears to have better results from whole than
from ground wheat when fed to sheep. Sheep
feeders may therefore experiment with whole
wheat, but wheat-meal will certainly be
found to give better results with all other
kinds of animals.
"The number of pounds of live weight that
may be produced by feeding bushel of wheat
will evidently vary according to the age and
| condition of the animal fed. Prof. Robertson
at the Ottawa experiment station, fed frozen
wheat to hogs, and secured from 81 to Is. AZ
pounds, live weight, from a buShel, the great
er increase being from young, growing
animals. and the smaller from those which
were fattening. At the South Dakota expert
ment station, the hogs fed ground wheat, re-
quired 4.9l pounds. and those FED whole
wheat required 4.91 pounds for one pound
gain in live weight
For many months past the feeding of wheat
to farm stock has been advocated by such eX-
cellent authorities as Prof. w. A. Henry. II
is already in successful practice in many
parts of the country, and the practice is daily
I extending It's first and desirable effects will
be to restore the equilibrium of price between
wheat and corn, and cut down the surplus OF
wheat that bears down it's market price be-
low profitable production.