FOODS ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



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from the careless feeding of the more highly concentrated parts of the residue, and 

 abolish the necessity of a study of comparative values as now manufactured." 



Statements are made in regard to the palatability and feeding value 

 of these different feeding stuffs and suggestions regarding their use in 

 compounding rations. 



The determination of the ash, phosphoric acid, and potash in the 

 whole kernel and in the various by-products is given as follows: 



Ash constituents in corn and its iy-products. 



Ash. ^'";'J]|l""° Potash. 



Corn 



Biiflalo gluten feed.. 



Gluten meal 



Chicago gluten meal 



Corn oil meal 



Corn bran 



" With one exception the original corn contains more total ash, and more phos- 

 phoric acid, and in every case more potash than any of the products derived from it 

 as feeds." 



Ill conclusion remarks are made on the value of the fertilizing ingre- 

 dients of different feeding stuffs, and a table is given showing the 

 pounds of fertilizing ingredients in a ton of a number of different 

 cereals and by-products. 



Feeding experiments with horses {New Jersey Stas. Ept. 1893, 

 pp. 179-187). — This is a continuation of the experiments in feeding 

 horses reported in Bulletin 92 of the station (E. S. E., 4, p. 742). Two 

 teams of horses on the college farm were divided into 2 lots, I horse 

 from each team being in each lot. Both lots received alike S lbs. of 

 timothy hay and 6 lbs. of corn. In addition lot 1 received lbs. of 

 dried brewers' grains, while lot 2 received 5 lbs. of wheat bran and 1^ 

 lbs. of new-process linseed meal per head daily. The grain for each 

 lot was mixed and fed in 3 portions, morning, noon, and night. The 

 corn was at first fed whole, but afterwards ground. The experiment 

 lasted G months, from June 1 to December 1, and was preceded by 

 a preliminary trial of 1 week. All of the animals performed similar 

 work. The horses were weighed each week, and a record is given of 

 the changes in weight, food eaten, and general condition. 



"The weights of the animals remained remarkably uniform. The difference between 

 highest and lowest did not exceed 75 lbs. in any case, the lowest recorded occurring 

 in July, except for horse No. 3, whose final weight was the lowest. The average 

 weight for the 6 months is practically identical in all cases with the average weight 

 of the first month, though it is lower in all cases than the first weight recorded, and 

 is uniform for both lots. 



"The uniformity in the amount of the food consumed and in the weight of the 

 animals, in connection with the work performed, indic;ites no material difference in 

 the usefulness of the two rations used. Both were entirely satisfactory." 



The cost of the rations is based on the following prices: Timothy 

 hay, $18 J wheat bran, $17.50; corn meal, $22 j dried brewers' grains, 



