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which will ibe greatly relisihed by the 

 swine. Fed to poultry in small quan- 

 tities, a tablespoonfui to each hen 

 twice weekly, it will brighten the plum- 

 age and ipromcte laying. 



Cottonseed Meal. 

 This is (the ground residoie obtained 

 in -the manufacture Oif cotton seed oil, 

 made as an old process linseed meal. 

 It is readily oaten by cattle and sheep 

 coarsely broken. There are here -again 

 two kinds — decorticated, made from 

 seeds with the hulls removed ibefore 

 the oilis extracted; and the unde- 

 oorticated, so called cold pressed cot- 

 tonseed meal. This is obtained when 

 the whole uncrushed seed is subjected 

 to the cold pressure process for the 

 extraction of the oil. The difference 

 in composition is as follows: The de- 

 corticated is richer in ash, twice as 

 valuable in protein, ooatains only one- 

 quarter undigestible constituents, 

 nearly as much nitrogen free extract, 

 and 1 per cent, more fat than the un- 

 decorticated or ooldHpressedl ootttonj- 

 seed meal. The former Is therefore 

 much more valuable despite the fact 

 that the latter sells for only a few 

 dollars per ton less. Buy only the 

 best varifeties. 



This meal is valuable when, properly 

 fed. In some sections of the States it 

 is their cheapest source of protein.' lit 

 is an excellent feed for milch cows and 

 can be fed as high as 6 lbs. daily, al- 

 though one to two pounds per head 

 with other concentrates is aJbout the 

 right quantity. Too heavy feeding 

 makes hard buitter. 



Fattening steers may receive simil- 

 arly heavy feeds as milch cows, but 

 only for a period not exceeding M 

 days. Fed longer, it may cause fatal 

 siickness. It cannot 'be safely fed to 

 calves or pigs, on account of certain 

 poisoning temdencles. In iCanada, too 

 .heavy usage of this meal is not to be 

 recommended. 



Brewers' Grains. 

 'These are the bye-products, in the 

 manufacture of beer. The barley is 

 steeped in warai water until it sprouts. 

 iStarch is thusHjhanged to sugar. When 

 the mailted barley contains a maxi- 

 mum amount of sugar, it is quickly 

 dried. The tiny sprouts are separated 

 and form the feed known as malt 

 sprouts, whilst the remaining dried 

 grains make the malt. This is treated 

 with large • quantities of water to ex- 

 tract sugar, ash, etc. The residue is 



Sir Belle Fayne, senior and grand champio 



1915, 



n Hoistein bull, Canadian National, 



