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and nearly one ton of carbohydrates, including 

 fiber; the total protein is practically equivalent to 

 that contained in one ton of wheat bran, and the 

 carbohydrates are equivalent to that contained in 

 nearly two tons, but with a rate of digestibility 

 much higher than for the bran. The relatively 

 large yield of nutrients, together with the fact that 

 the crop may be secured without large expense, 

 and without interfering with the growing of other 

 crops the same season, make rye a crop worthy of 

 consideration. It is now chiefly growm in the 

 northeastern states, but its area might be profit- 

 ably extended. 



Feeding rye 



It is desirable in the beginning, and when the 

 plant is in an immature state, to feed about one- 

 half the quantity that the animals usually require, 

 say thirty pounds per day, and by the third day 

 increase it to fifty or sixty pounds for a 1,000- 

 pound cow. Sixty pounds will supply about ten 

 pounds of dry matter, or nearly one -half of the 

 total required in a daily ration for a cow in full 

 flow of milk. Larger amounts are often fed, but 

 usually not to good advantage. Dairy animals are 

 very fond of green rye, when cut at the proper 

 time, and its feeding will always result in an 

 increase in the flow of milk, due both to its suc- 

 culence and to the fact that at the right stage of 



