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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



Steaming and Cooking Food. A great many de- 

 vices have been placed on the market for the prep- 

 aration of feeding stuffs for live stock. The labor 

 and expense connected with the practice is usually 

 unwarranted and uneconomical. 



What Most Influences Digestion. Feeding farm 

 stock is a gentle art. The old adage, "the hand of 

 the master fattens the flock/' is a clear expression 

 of the intimate relation that should exist between 





FROM A GRAIN OF WHEAT 



Traverse section near the outside of a wheat grain. The letters show the 

 llowing: a, the hus 

 ules; c, starch cells. 



following: a, the husk (pericarp, integuments); b, cells with protein gran 

 (After Tschirch.) 



the feeder and the animals in his charge. Two men 

 may provide the same feed for two lots of live stock, 

 similar in kind, and far different results will be ob- 

 tained at the end of a given period. The one studies 

 his individual animals, knows each as if by name, 

 takes an interest in its progress, endeavors at all 

 times to help in case of mishap, and actually en- 

 courages, as if to induce greater endeavor. The 

 other feeds the stock and lets it go at that. 



