80 Comparative Value of different Kinds of Fodder. 



lbs. 



Carrots 276 



Cohlkalis 287 



Swedish turnips 308 



Ditto, with the leaves on , . . 350 



Grain — Rye ■■ 54 



Wheat . . , . . 45 



Barlev 54 



Oats ' 59 



Vetches 50 



Peas 45 



Beans 45 



Buckwheat .... 64 



Indian corn .... 57 



French heans, dried , . 32 



Chestnuts 47 



Acorns 68 



Horse-chestnuts . . . 50 



Sun -flower seed ... 62 



Linseed cake .... 69 



Wheat bran .... 105 



Rye bran 109 



W^heat, peas, and oat chaff . . 167 



Rye and barley chaff . . . . 179 



Dried lime-tree leaves , . . . 73 



oak leaves 83 



Canada poplar leaves . . 67 



Observations. 



Lattermatli hay is g-ood for cows, not for horses. The second 

 cut is generally considered as inferior in nourishment to the first. 

 New hay is not wholesome. At Paris, when a load of 1000 

 kilos is bargained for, the seller must deliver — if between hay- 

 making and October 1, 1300 kilos— from October 1 to April 1, 

 1 100 kilos — and after April, only 1000. This is fair, and allows 

 for loss of weight in drying. In London, a load of new hay is 

 20 cwt. ; of old hay, only 18 cwt. Spurney (Spergula arvensis) is 

 excellent food for cows ; but, except on poor moist sands, the 

 crop is so light as not to pay for cultivation. It grows rapid) v, 

 and makes a good intermediate crop between barley-harvest and 

 winter. 



The dried halm of the Trifolium incarnatum, after the seed is 

 ripe, is little better than straw. Clover, lucerne, and sainfoin are 

 generally supposed to lose three-fourths of their weight in drying ; 

 but in general they lose more, especially in moist climates, where 

 the sap is more diluted. When touched by the frost, they become 

 very unwholesome,, and should never be given to cattle except 

 quite dry. 



