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an increased production was noted. (4) Sprouted oats are a very 

 efficient source of feed compared with other succulent feed which 

 could be stored. 



One hundred pounds of fresh sprouted oats contain about the 

 following: Water 75.9; ash 0.8; protein 3.2; fibre 2.5; other car- 

 bohydrates 16.3; fat 1.3. 



This shows a total dry matter of 24.1 pounds as compared with 

 20 in potatoes, 12 in beets, and only 10 in cabbage. 



The analysis shows a protein content of 3.2 pounds as compared 

 with 2.1 in potatoes, 1.3 in beets, and 2.4 in cabbage. 



Buckwheat is highly prized as a poultry feed in some sections 

 where the price is not prohibitive, and especially in sections where 

 white meat is desired. It is usually fed mixed with other grains, 

 its principal properties being to supply heat and energy. The 

 large, black, woody hulls of buckwheat have little food value, and 

 are generally used only when reasonable in price. When ground 

 and separated in making buckwheat flour, two by-products are 

 found, — bran and middlings. The middlings are prized for their 

 high percentage of protein and fat. Buckwheat bran, being com- 

 posed chiefly of hulls, is of little value in poultry feeding, even 

 when ground exceedingly fine. It is doubtless true that buck- 

 wheat foods tend to produce white fat and meat in poultry, just 

 as they tend to produce white, tallowy butter when fed to dairy 

 cows. 



Barley is a suitable feed for nearly all classes of poultry and 

 is a good substitute for corn. It is nearly equal in feeding value, 

 and in Europe it largely takes the place filled by corn in America. 

 It is usually fed whole with other grains as a scratching ration. 

 The carbohydrates in barley are greater than those found in oats 

 and less than those found in corn, and it has less fat than either 

 oats or corn. The barley grain has been for years one of the chief 

 grains for both the feeding of animals and the human race. At 

 present it is devoted almost entirely to brewing purposes. Malt 

 sprouts and brewer's grains are by-products of barley. These 

 preparations are barley grains less the dextrin and sugar. Theo- 

 retically malt sprouts may be a good source of succulent material, 

 but, owing to the demand for this product as dairy feed, it has not 

 been extensively tried by poultrymen. 



Rye. — The use of rye as a poultry feed in America is quite 

 limited. It seems to have no properties which are superior to 

 wheat or barley, its nearest rivals. Persons raising rye extensively 



