Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-04
Farm Notes.

The view was prevalent for long time
that protein was the sole source of animal
force This doctrine has substantially
disappeared, yet has SO much life in it as
to warrant Sir Henry Gilbert in review
ing the whole literature of the subject in
his address before the students of Am
herst says the Mirror and Farmer The
conclusion is arrived at that carbohydrates
are source of force and that little i'm
portance is to be attached to the old view.
1t seems sufficiently well demonstrated
that either the carbohydrates, fat or pro-
tein may be u source of force, although it
is probable that carbohydrates form the
main source of force. This view of the
case when coupled with the known power
of carbohydrates to produce fat, is a
strong justification of the belief held at
Rothamsted that carbohydrates are a
better measure of the value of foods than
protein and that they are to be held of
higher value in foods than protein.
Cider mill refuse in the form of pomace
will be scarce article this season. AS a
good deal of it is wasted in a good apple
year" it may be well, however, to know
of it's value as food product 1t has been
fed to cows by one or moro stations and
reported upon favorably. Its analysis
shows rs per cent ash IA per cent of
protein, g. 9 per cent fiber, 1862 per cent
carbohydrates, and l. 3 per cent fat. 1t
will be seen that it does not contain half
the water that the root crops do less than
amount of protein as the root crops q
little more Of fiber decidedly more fat and
about the same amount of carbohydrates
rs potatoes, and over twice as much as
the root crops One that can afford to
SOW, weed and handle watery crop could
afford to pay considerable sum er ton for
good pomace.
A. W. Cheever, editor of the n. f.
Farmer says: "Cottonseed meal seems
to be too rich a food for pigs, calves and
other young animals. 1t may be fed
moderately to mature horses and sheep
with excellent results but the quantity
must be small both on account of health
and economy. Heavy feeding would be
both wasteful and dangerous
Dairy" may rest assured that a cross
between either Jersey or Guernsey and
Short Horn will result in a valuable but
ter COW, if due regard is paid to the selec
ton and mating of the animals that are
bred from. In 'Dairy's'' case the Short
Horn cows should be, above all, deep
mixers, and the Jersey bull of a reliable
milking strain, and specially himself tho
offspring of COW whose milk is of high
color and rich in butter fat Then he
may cross without fear, and look forward
with certainty to the production of young
animals combining in themselves the ex-
cellence of both parents We're l intend
ing to inaugurate a cross bred herd of
butter cows, | should select the black COW
of Wales in preference to the Short-Horn.
The Welsh COW is of hardy, shifty
nature, breeding every true to type She
is also one Of the most valuable of our
dairy animals, her milk flow being gen
erous, and, at the same time, of rich
quality, while her butter, both in color
and texture, is very fine. a cross between
the Welsh and Jersey should result in an
ideal dairy and butter COW, but, as said
before, the Short-Horn and Channel
Island crosses are valuable dairy animals
have had several, and been acquainted