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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Composition of Rice Feed. 



Moisture 8-39 



Protein 12-31 



Fat 12-39 



Carbo-hydrates 47 "51 



Fibre 11-11 



Ash 8-29 



100 -00 



We should presume this to be an excellent feeding stuff for dairy cows. Its me- 

 chanical condition is favourable to the digestion of the feed, and its composition is 

 such that all the desired nutrients are furnished in good proportion. 



In 1892 we analysed a sample designated ' Rice Meal,' forwarded from Victoria, 

 B.C. Its composition was as follows : — 



Moisture 11-47 



Protein 11-34 



Fat 12-75 



Carbo-hydrates 50-31 



Fibre 6-95 



Ash 7-18 



100 -00 



This sample evidently contained a smaller proportion of hulls than the ' feed ' 

 under consideration, but otherwise they are of a similar character. 



For the purposes of comparison, we insert the following data of rice and its pro- 

 ducts, taken from ' Analysis of American Feeding Stuffs, Jenkins & Winton.' 



Rice 



Rice meal . . 

 Rice hulls . 

 Rice bran . 

 Rice polish . 



Ash. 



p. c 



8 

 13 

 10 



6 



BIBBY'S CREAM EQUIVALENT CALF MEAL. 



An experiment was recently conducted in calf feeding at the Central Experimental 

 Farm, in which this material formed one of the feeds under trial. It was, conse- 

 quently, deemed advisable to ascertain its feeding value, as far as that could be learnt 

 from a chemical and microscopic examination. This is an English preparation, used 

 as a partial substitute for milk in the rearing of calves, and costs $3.50 per cwt. at 

 Ottawa. It has a slight, pleasantly aromatic odour in which that of locust bean is par- 

 ticularly uoticeable. 



