GO Report of the Department of Animal Husbandry of the 



ing stuff an oat feed sold in the State of 'New York- The results 

 were as follows: 



Digestion Experiment with Oat Feed. 



The organic matter represents the total amount (ash excepted) 

 of nutritive compounds which are utilized bj an animal in main- 

 taining and building the body and it appears that the whole oats 

 furnish about 12 lbs. and maize 31 lbs. more of this per hundred 

 than the oat feed. Besides, the material coming from the entire 

 grains is of better quality, being made up more largely of protein 

 and the easily digestible carbohydrates. 



THE CARBOHYDRATES OF MIXED FEEDS AND OTHER FEEDING STUFFS. 



The superiority of the dry matter of the cereal grains over 

 th;at of the coarse fodders is generally recog-nized. This fact is due 

 to two causes, viz: (1) The greater extent and (2) the greater ease 

 of digestion of the grains as compared with the fodders. In this 

 connection the carbohydrates are of first importance, in point of 

 quantity at least. These compounds differ among themselves in 

 their digestibility to a marked extent. The sugars and starches, 

 under normal conditions are promptly and completely digested, 

 while the gums, fiber and other less well known substances are 



