BUCKWHEAT 



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have some feeding value, but many other better feeds are 

 obtainable, so these should be used only when such other 

 feeds are scarce. Buckwheat middlings, composed of 

 that portion of the grain just beneath the hull, have a 

 high feeding value, being high in protein, carbohydrates, 

 and fat. Buckwheat bran is a mixture of the middlings 

 and the hulls, and is much poorer as a feed than the 

 middlings alone. Buckwheat middlings is high in 

 nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, consequently the 

 manure from stock fed with these has high fertilizing 

 value. 



The value of buckwheat by-products and fertilizing 

 constituents as given by Henry is shown below. 



TABLE XX. BUCKWHEAT AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS, DIGESTIBLE 

 NUTRIENTS, AND FERTILIZING CONSTITUENTS 



669. Buckwheat as a feed for live-stock. The grain 

 of buckwheat is used extensively as a feed for poultry, 

 being popularly supposed to stimulate egg production, 

 although this is not borne out by experiments. The 



