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Feeds and Feeding. 



to ascertain the portion whicli passed tlirongh them. The extra 

 feed given the shotes, the available meal in the droppings, the 

 gains, etc., are shown in the following table: 



Feed and gain of shotes following steers fed com meal and Kaffir 

 corn — Kansas Slation. 



It will be seen that the shotes following the steers fed corn meal 

 made 100 pounds of gain from 507 pounds of calculated grain in 

 the droppings and the extra allowance supplied from the trough. 

 The shotes following the steers fed Kaf&r corn made larger gains 

 from the same allowance of extra grain fed in the trough than 

 those following the steers fed corn meal. This shows that they 

 secured more nutriment from the droppings than did the shotes 

 following the corn-fed steers. 



Georgeson summarizes this portion of the experiment in the 

 following words: "The experiment proves that hogs can utilize 

 KalBr-corn feed in the manure and bring out the value in pork 

 in about the same ratio of values that exists between com aad 

 Kafl&r corn." 



Such results in conjunction with those reported in the preced- 

 ing article show the worth of Kaffir corn in the feed lot, and will 

 enhance its value in the minds of stockmen of the Southwest in 

 districts where the rainfall is scant for maximum com crops 

 though sufficient for this sorghum. 



549. Roots. — The British stockman, the best feeder the world 

 knows, has made large use of roots for fattening purposes. The 

 American farmer, and especially the stockman at the West, has 

 made little or no use of them. For information on this subject we 



