WHAT FEEDING STUFFS CONTAIN 



into vegetable life, supply the human race with most 

 of the essential things for comfort, life and food. 



Ash or Mineral Materials. Starch, oil and pro- 

 tein are not the only constituents found in plants; 

 ash or mineral matter is found in every form of 

 plant life. This is observed when any vegetable 

 material has been burned. The organized condition 



GROWING PLANTS CONTAIN MUCH WATER 



Several common feeding stuffs are here compared to show the large quan- 

 tities of water they contain. Note the change when harvested and cured 

 as dry provenders. 



is destroyed, but the ash remains. In green plants 

 or fodder or the vegetables the minerals are always 

 at hand, and when eaten by man or beast they go 

 to form bone, teeth and other tissue structures of 

 the body. In most feeding stuffs sodium and 

 chlorine are lacking, but the deficiency is corrected 

 by the artificial supply of common salt. Poor teeth, 

 small and weak bones in children and domestic 

 animals result when an insufficient amount of ash 



