The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-29

The Composition and Feeding
Value orFrozen wheat.

'""t ~ HTuLen wheat.
This bulletin is prepared In answer to
the many inquiries that have recently
been made concerning the feeding value
Of frozen wheat.
In order TO learn the composition OF
such wheat, as compared with that fully
ripenod, two samples were submitted 10
the station chemist for analysis. one.
representing good quality Of frozen
wheat, with a large portion Of the,
kernals only slightly shrunken, and n
few fully matured, the other represent
ing lower grade with no mature kerr
mails, and fully two.thlrds shrunken to
about hall sire.
The better grade Of frozen wheat has
30 pounds less Of dry matter in 100
pounds than that fully matured, and
the poorer grade has about one pound
more neither grade Of frozen wheat
contains ne high per cent. Of protein,
or matchmaking material, ~ does the
milling wheat, but both OF them have
a higher per cent, Of fat, an equally VAL
liable food constituent, and almost as
large an amount Of carbohydrates,
which include such nutrients az sugar.
starch and gum. There Ia an extra
quantity Of crude iibre In both samples
Of the frozen wheat, which indicates a
little lower per cent. Of diges,ibility than
ior milling wheat.
From the standpoint Of composition,
taken Ne whole, the frozen wheat ranks
little inferior for stock feeding TO that
fully rlpened.
The composition OF both kinds Of
screenings shows high feeding value,
though the large per cent. Of crude fibre
indicates that they are less digeatible
than any Of the wheats.
On account Of the numerous fine seeds
the first screenings contain, they will
give better results fed to sheep than to
cattle and pigs. While both kinds Of
screenings contain n much lower per
cent. OF carbohydrates than the wheat,
this storage is largely made up for in
their extra quality OF tat.
In Manitoba and other portions Of
4 Canada, whore there are frequently
srsa asse ~ "a iss.sn .hse,, sssssI,
mine lie value 10 'tattlt And wine tesa
iu Ing, With the results riysn below.
When large swine, averaging fs'
In pounds In weight at the beginning O
70. the experiment, and 275 pounds at tbs
close, were fed frozen wheat. 524 pound
we're required ior 100 pounds Increase II
ca live weight, while at the same time
with like lot Of large swine b22 poundl
". oi mixed grain, consisting Of equal part
nj by weight Of No. | wheat, barley and
peas, were required for the same In
" crease In live weight
ot In a second test, feeding pigs tha
he averaged 81 pounds each until they
y; reached M average weighioi if5 pound
H., each, 100 pounds increase In live weigh
we're obtained from 1888 pounds Of irozor
~ wheat. The pork was considered eX
hi cellent, much superior 20 that Of hog
fed on peas alone.
~ In both trials tho frozen wheat wa
an ground aud soaked Tor twelve hours DO
fore feeding. one hundred pounds a
az frozen wheat was found equal 70 ~
lac pounds or skim milk In inoreaaing tn
he live weight oIpigs.
ID. When frozen wheat was fed 20 two
~ year.old steers IN comparison witt
mixed meal tmade up Of equal parts
IVY hy weight, .oi oh cake, peas and barley
corn ensiago constituting the rcughage
lay the average daily gains were Ia pound
W. for the wheat, aud 1891 pounds for ia
mixed meal, but at market prices Of th
feeding siuGs, the frosted wheat grain
we're made at i2.ls less cost per hundre
weight. Steers fed frozen wheat wit
his corn ensilage made 10 per cent highe
,so daily gains than those fed the nike
lo meal with hay and roots and at a cos
ave per hundred welghtless than one ha
,ur a. great.
Ire nt VI wv ~" =
Fo, frozen wheat was pronounced to be par
tioularly excellent by the butchers an
by the members oieight different housI
holds who examined II critically whe
served as roast beef"
ars The daily ration Of the mixed mel
AGO and Of the frozen wheat was IL each II
m stance six pounds per head. Whe
oea both we're fed in connection with col
the ensilage II required 800 pounds Of Il
his mixed meal for each 100 pounds gail
.rly and S43 Of the frozen wheat.
H. While the feeding trials reported CIV
sale no direct comparison Of frozen whe
with the fully matured, still the resul
show 1t TO be practically equal to mi
,ow ture Of wheat. oats aad barley for h
feeding aud to stand very high as
~ concentrated food for fattening cattle.
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