Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01

II viii be noticed that the better
grade ~ frozen wheat has 20 pounds
less of dry matter In 100 pounds than
that fully mnturcd. and that the poorer
grade has about one pound more; that
neither grade Of frozen wheat con-
tnina as high per cent OF protein. or
muscle-mnklnR material. az does the
milling wheat. but that both Of them
have higher ror cent Of fat, an
equally vulunDln foJI constituent. and
almost ne large an amount Of carbo-
hydfutcs, which include such nutrients
a. sugar. starch aud gum. There il an
cNtru quantity OF crude flhcr In both
samples of the frozen wheat. which in
dicntcs n little lower per cent OF dl-
gcntibllity than for milling wheat
From the standpoint u composition.
taken as a whole. the frozen wheat
ranks little Inferior for stock feeding to
that fully ripcned,
The composition of both kinds OF
screenings shows high feeding value.
though the larger per cont of crude
nhcr Indicates that they are less d.
gcstihlc than any u the wheats
ON account Of the numerous fine seeds
tho frst screenings contain, they viii
give better results fed to sheep than
10 cattle and pigs. While both kinds OF
cent " carbohydrates than the wheat
this shortage IL largely made up for In
their extra quantity Of fat.
In Manitoba and other portions OF
canada, where there are frequently
large quantities Of frozen wheat, ex.
perimcnta have been conducted To de-
termine It's value for cattle and swine
feeding. with the results given below.
When large swine, averaging $50
pounds In weight nt the beginning Of
the experiment, and 2lj pounds AZ It's
close. were fod frozen wheat. ga pounds
were required for 100 pounds Increase
live weight. while at the same Time.
with like lot Of large swine 5g2 pounds
~ mixed grain, consisting Of equal
parts by weight OF No. l wheat, barley
ana peas, were required for the Ramo
Increase In live weight
In second test, feeding pigs that
nvcraged 81 pounds each until they
reached an average weight OF li5
pounds ouch, 100 pounds OF Increase in
live weight were obtained from ssS
pounds 81 frozen wheat, The pork wns
considered excellent. much superior to
That OF hogs fed on peas alone.
In both trials the frozen wheat WINS
ground and soaked FOR twelve hours
before feeding one hundred pounds OF
frozen wheat was found equal TO 7gi
pounds ~ Hklm-milk In Increasing tn.
live weight ~ pigs.
When frozen wheat WIS fod 10 two
yehr-old steers In comparison with
mixed meal made M of equal parts,
by welght Of oil cake, peas and barley)
corn cntlage constituting the rough.
age, the average daily gains were / "A
pounds for the wheat, and l.9i pounds
for the mixed meal. but ut market
prices Of the feeding stuns, the frosted
wheat gains were made at s2l2 less
cost per hundred weight Steers fed
frozen wheat with corn ensllnge made
u per cent higher daily gains than
those fed the mixed meal with hay ana
roots ana at cost per hundred weight
less than ouc-hnlf aH great.
The quality of beef from steers fed
on frozen wheat was pronounced 20 be
particularly excellent by the butchers
and by the members of eight dif,rent
households who examined IL critically
when served az roast beef"
The daily ration Of tho mixed meal
ana OF the frozen wheat was In each
Instance six pounds per head. When
both were fod IN connection with corn
enHilnge II required 300 pounds OF the
mixed meal FOR each 100 pounds gain.
anu 3l3 ~ the frozen wheat.
While the feeding trials reported give
no direct comparison OF frozen wheat
with that fully maturcl. still the re-
suits show Il TO be practically equal 10
q mixture NJ wheat, oats and barley for
hog feeding ana to stand very high as
concentrated food for fattoning cattle.