Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-16
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Compared with Corn apd oats a. a Ration
Tor Growing and Tatieninr Animals.

Compared with Corn and oats ~ a nation
Tor Growing ana Tatteninr Animals.
A popular subject for discussion Is
the relative value Of wheat IA compared
with corn and oats for food for growing
and fattoning animals. This is duo to tho
great change in the comparative prices
II tho grains mentioned. Recently We
nave seen 90 pounds Of corn sell for
more than could be obtained for 90
pounds OF wheat This roadjusimont Of
the prices Of grain evidently calls for a
reconsideration OF tho methods for dis.
posing Of the cereal CROPS In order 20 de.
tormino which is most profitable under
present conditions With q Wow to
directly answering tho questions most
frequently asked concerning wheat as
food for stock has boon issued by the
department at Washington q circular
from the bureau Of animal industry SET.
ting forth DR.. D. +. salmon's viows on
Che subject
Tables given IN this circular make Il
appear that wheat contains practically
the Same amount Of protein per 100
pounds a. cats, and that both wheat and
oats contain about 30 Per cont moro
protein than corn. On the other hand,
wheat has only about one bali ns much
fatty matter ns com and Data In car.
bohydrntes the position Of wheat rs
about half way between that of corn and
oats. Whilo corn comes ncuor being
tho ideal grain Tor fattening animals, it
a. believed that equal parts " wheat and
corn nro better for fationiug animals
than either u those grains alone. For
young growing animals corn Is plainly
not Boz suitable a. Is wheat or oats
Whom wheat and corn arc tho same
pricc per hushol. &c Do preferable 90 feed
wheat and foll corn, first because
wheat weighs per cent heavier per
bushol than corn; secondly because
wheat is weight for weight and equally
good grain for fattoning animals and
bottor Tor growing animals. and, third.
", because thorc rs much less valuo In
fortilizing elements removed from tho
farm In corn than In wheat
As tho animals arc very fond Of
wheat. bat arc not accustomed TO Il,
this grain ought nt first DO fed In small
quantities 10 should. whom possible, DO
mixed with some ether grain These
precautions arc especially necessary
whom wheat b. fod 20 horses. The best
fmm IN which 90 feed wheat is 20 roll
or grind IL into u coarse meal 10 may
then bo led alone or mixed with corn.
meal or ground oats DR.. Gilbert mp.
pears 20 have obtained better results
from whole than from ground whoat
when fed 20 sheen Sheep feeders may
therefore experiment with whole wheat,
but wheat meal will certainly ho found
10 give batter results with all other
kinds Of animala
Tho number Of pounds Of 1.-Two weight
that may he produced by feeding q bush.
ol Of wheat will evidently vary accord. |
ing 20 tho ngc aud condition n tho ami.
NAL fed. Professor Robertson. at tho |
Ottawa experiment station. fod frozen
wheat 20 hogs and secured from o. 20
10. 80 pounds 1.-Two weight. from q bush.
al, the greater increase boing from
young. growing animals and tho small
or from those which We b. fattoninr. AZ
tho South Dakota oztoriment station
tho hogs fed ground WI at IH@irod Asi
rounds, and those taf~-lt-sa heat ro-
oNsrgd i.0i pou,ida for ono pound gain
In 1.-Two weight Tho ground wheat fed
returned $3.50 cents por bushol. tho
whole wheat 90. 80 cents, corn 90
cents and peas 60 80 cents. Tho quail.
ity Of pork obtained from ground wheat
and corn was about equal and was va.
porior 20 that from whole wheat, peas
or mixed feed From tho Canadian OK.
poriments Il would appear that the feed.
ing valuo OF an equal weight Of wheat
is slightly In excess Of that Of corn.
The South Dakota experiments gavo
better results from corn In general the
difference would probably not DO very
groat. but itwould undoubtedly DO bot.
ter TO mix corn and wheat, or corn.
wheat and bran, or corn. wheat aud
middlings Various combinations are
made. A mixture Of 90 pounds corn and
90 pounds wheat l. recommended as cx.
collont for fattoning animals Equally
good are 30 pounds whoat, 80 pounds
corn and go pounds bran. suitahloaliko
for growing animals or those being Eat.
toned is mixture Of 40 pounds wheat
20 pounds corn. 20 pounds oats and 90
pounds middlingf, or II tho feeder
wants 10 save corn the mixture may BE-.
come 60 pounds wheat, 20 pounds oats
and 20 pounds middlingA