Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

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considered more laborious to mix all
the feeding materials together, for the
reason that II the ground grain is to b.
mixed with the hay and fodder the
latter must be passed through the cut
ter and reduced to fine condition. OF
course, there are objections to 80 doing,
yet the cutting OF the food into short
Lengths will effect saving that would
more than Offset the cost of labor, 40
the stock would eat more and cost less
But there Is a gain In feeding ground
grain with cut hay or fodder In an
other manner. When the grain ID
mixed with the coarse material 1t 10
more easily dlgested, as it is divided
and carried into the stomach In a con-
dillon which permits Of the gradual 40
tlon of the digestive organs. The long
provender, also being in a fine state.
a great proportion Of nutrition Is there
by extracted, and the system Of treat
Ing the whole together will prove
economical.
Tree-GrowinE bounty.
There is law on the statute books
Of Pennsylvania which ought to have
wide circulation. 1t is IAN Act for the
Encouragement of Forestry"
The law takes the best means possi-
BILE to encourage owners Of land to pre-
serve and propagate timber-trees, for
1t allows reduction Of taxes to the
owner of forest land which comes up
to certain requirements Of the act.
The first man to take advantage OF
the new law Is an Allegheny county
farmer, Mr. Tenner, of Leet township.
As told by the Plttsburg Chronicle Tel
egraph, Mr.. Tenner has obtained from
the county commissioners reduction
of $22.50 on his taxes for complying
with the provisions of the law.
1t 10 rather remarkable that the sec
ond county in that State in point OF
population should be the first to pay
bounty for forest preservation under
the new law, but such is the case. The
land owner who preserves his woods
not only gets this immediate reward.
but the increasing value Of the trees
will make further and larger profit
for him eventually.
Digestion of Foods in Feeding.
A series of tests is reported by Storrs
Station, Connecticut, in which corn
meal and mixed hay In turn were fed
as maintenance ration to two dry.
farrow cows. The results Of tests
with mich cows, pigs and calves are
also quoted and discussed for pur-
poses of comparison.
On an average 6.25 pounds of corn
meal containing AS pounds digestible
nutrients was required for mainte-
nance by the farrow cows as compared
with 1916 pounds of hayl containing
IL pounds OF digestlble nutrients;
that is. on an average 81 per cent
more dlgestible nutrients was required
for maintenance when derived from
hay than from corn meal. Less d.
gestible nutrients from corn meal.
therefore, were required for mainte-
nance than from hay, because less en-
ergy OF the feed was used In the work
of digestion and asslmilation.n IAN
increase in the proportion OF grain to
roughace in "a ration Mr mitch cow,
(ini tesss which were quoted) tends to
facilitate digestion, and issfollowed By
Increased prod tion.'
"A similar explanation will account
for the more rapid gain In the case Of
pigs and calves fed the more easily d.
gestible rations in the tests summar-
lied. In general, according to the au-.
thor, .'the value of feed depends
upon Its composition, dlgestlbllity and
ease or facility Of digestion. The frst
first two factors are considered In the
formulation of rations. The third fac
tor has only recently been recognized,
and little definite knowledge In regard
1t is at hand. In a general way It
Is recognized that milk Is more easily
digested than meal, concentrates than
roughage, early than late cut hay, 81
lage than corn slower, oat than rye
straw. A pound Of dlgestible matter.
therefore, should be more valuable
in the former than in the latter"
Value of sunaower.
The sunnower, though 1t originated
in this country In the region Of the
great plains is not used so extensively
here as in some other countries, not
4 1hlv Russia II Is n long time qinro