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nothing, but he also gets his grain ground at half 

 price. 



On the other hand, it is the opinion of some feed- 

 ers that this mode of grinding does not render the meal 

 sufficiently fine to get the full benefit of the nutritive 

 value in feeding. There is, perhaps, some weight in 

 this objection if the meal is fed raw or dry. But if 

 cooked or steamed before feeding, or even if thoroughly 

 soaked, the objection is obviated, and a still further 

 value is imparted to the feed. 



An Ohio correspondent of the Country Gentleman, 

 after an experience of five years in grinding his ears 

 at home, pronounces it a complete success. He con- 

 verts, as he informs the editor of that journal, from 

 six to ten bushels of ears per hour into meal, which he 

 feeds to chickens of two days old, and so on, up to the ox 

 of two thousand Ibs. ; and fattens from eight to twelve 

 head of cattle every winter with satisfactory returns. 



A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer ^ after feed- 

 ing his cows for over two years by this method, states 

 that they do much better than formerly, and that he 

 finds a gain of one-third in the use of this feed. 



If some definite conclusion, or even a probable 

 estimate were formed, as to the relative value of the 

 cob, when compared with any known standard, it 

 would give perhaps a clearer view of what it is actually 

 worth in feeding. Chemistry has shown that seventy- 

 three parts in two hundred are more or less nutritious. 

 Experience has also proved that it possesses this quality 

 in a considerable degree. But here opinions differ, some 

 rating its nutritive value much higher than others. 



