The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-01-20
row TO SELECT FEEDS.
Some Valuable Poiatera Prepared by DR.. c. II.
hoffman, State Chemist.

In selecting a feed, the pur-
chaser should decide in the first
place. the kind of feed ne requires.
If you have on hand considerable
corn. roughage NATIVE bay, corn
stover). molasses. it would be a
waste of money to purchase a feed
rich in carbohydrates or containing
a large amount of fibre. Under
these conditions you should secure
a feed rich in protein. Before Sc
lectng the feed rich in protein, we
must determine what kind of stock
it is to be fed to, if to milk cows, o.
for fattening stock or to work
horses.
If for milk COWS it would be best
to select either cottonseed meal
wheat. rice bran or corn shorts
and middlings. Cotonseed meal
carries on an average, from so to
SO per cent of protein, from 8 to
q per cent of fat. from % to %
per cent Of carbohydrates, and
from 5 8 to 10 per cent of crude
fibre. In selecting from the differ
eat cottonseed meal and hull mix
lures on the market, | would Sc
lect. if of the same price. the one
containing the highest amount of
protein and the least amount Of
fibre. Fer example: One cotton
seed meal shows on the tag giving
its guaranteed analysis, Protein
80 per cent; fat 8 per cent: fibre
q per cent: carbohydrates "a per
per cent. and another. protein 42.3
per cent; fat 10 per cent: fibre sc
per cent; carbohydrates 25.6 Per
centand there was a difference iii.
the price of the two of $500 per
ton. would select the one cor
tanning the highest amount of pro-
TEN (42.3 per cent? and the least
amount of fibre t5.6 per cent? al
though its price was higher.
10 selecting from the different
wheat brans of about the same
price. | would choose the one con
tanning the highest amount Of pro-
TEN and the least of fibre. A GOOD
wheat bran should contain at least
IS per cent Of protein and no more.
than 9 per cent fibre. The less
fibre and the more protein, the
richer the bran. The same re-
marks apply to corn and rice bran.
A good corn bran should contain
at least 70 per cent of protein and
no more than 9.85 per cent of fl
bre.
A good rice polish should contain
al least II 5 per cent protein and
no more than z per cent fibre.
A good rice bran should contain
at least 70 per cent of protein and
no more than 9.85 per cent of f.
bfe.
A good shorts and middlings
should contain no less than 1875
per cent of protein end in the case
of shorts, no more than rs per
cent of fibre, and in the case of
middligSs, no more than 5 per cent
of fibre.
If the feed is required for work
stock, corn chops, corn bran and
corn and cat feeds and feed meals
should be selected. In buying
them, always buy the one contain
ing the largest amount of protein
and the least amount of fibre, par
tcularly if you have plenty of
roughness on hand and your work
stock has ample time to eat the
same. A good corn chops should
contain at least IS to 9 per cent
Of protein and no more than 2 per
cent of fibre. Whenever the
amount of fibre in corn chops is
stated above 25 per cent, you may
be sure that it contains a large
amount of cob, which has very
low if any feeding value.
Remember that the selling Price
of a feed is no indication Of its suit
ability to your needs nor that in