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EXPERIMENT STATION KECORD. 



"The results show a difference of 10 per cent digestibility in favor of the cracked 

 wheat. Had the wheat formed more than half of the ration, the difference in 

 digestibility would undoubtedly have been even greater. 



"[The above coefficients are compared with those for cracked barley, wheat, shorts, 

 wheat bran, and cracked corn.] 



" The digestibility of cracked wheat comiiares very favorably with other grains. 

 It does not appear to be quite as digestible as corn, but the dry matter is more 

 digestible than that of barley, shorts, or bran." 



When the wheat was fed whole some of the kernels passed the 

 animals undigested. These kernels were washed in distilled water 

 and analyzed, the result being compared with the composition of the 

 wheat as fed. 



"The only noticeable difference is about 2^ per cent more water in the wheat 

 recovered from the manure. When the results are compared on the basis of the dry 

 matter the differeuce in composition between the 2 samples is very slight." 



The digestible dry matter and nutrients in a bushel of wheat and of 

 corn are compared as follows : 



Digestible nutrients in a bushel of wheat and corn. 



Dry matter. 



Fat. 



Protein. 



Carbohydrates, 



Fuel value. 



Wheat 

 Corn ... 



Pounds. 

 43.5 

 43.5 



Pounds. 

 1.0 

 1.5 



Pounds. 

 7.0 

 4.5 



Pounds. 



3.5.0 

 37.5 



Calories. 

 82,315 

 84,407 



"When wheat and corn are both selling at 50 cts. per bushel the 50 ctS. will pur- 

 chase the same amount of digestible dry matter of either wheat or corn, but the 

 digestible dry matter in the bushel of wheat contains 2^ lbs. more of digestible pro- 

 tein, while the bushel of corn contains 2-J lbs. more of digestible carbohydrates. 

 The amount of heat units produced by each grain is about the same. . . . 



"Furthermore, the manure from the wheat is worth about 25 per cent more than 

 the manure from the corn." 



Corn on the cob and corn meal, W. P, Wheeler {J^ew York State 

 JSta. Rpt. 1893, pp. 235-237). 



Synopsis. — A comparison of com meal with ear corn on 2 lots of 4 pigs, lasting 63 

 days. The lot on corn meal made the larger and more economical gain, both 

 financially and for the dry matter eaten. 



Eight pigs, Poland China-Duroc cross, weighing about 110 lbs. each, 

 were divided into 2 lots with 2 sows and 2 barrows in each. Both lots 

 received the same amount of a grain mixture (5 parts wheat bran, 3 of 

 cotton seed meal, 1 of linseed meal, and 1 of middlings), and in addi- 

 tion one lot had all the ear corn it would eat and the other lot had an 

 equivalent amount of corn meal. Eighty-nine per cent by weight of 

 the ear corn was kernels. The trial lasted from February 13 to April 

 17, being divided into 2 periods. The average results follow: 



