94 BEAN ^CULTURE 



beans have a very high feeding value, higher than 

 farmers usually appreciate, the mistake should not 

 be made of feeding them alone. The pure bean 

 ration not only lessens the food value, but also en- 

 dangers the health of the animals. Balance the 

 ration with starchy feeds such as corn. The ac- 

 companying table* shows the comparative compo- 

 sition of cull beans, oats, gluten., feed and corn. 



COMPOSITION OF BEANS, OATS AND CORN 



Nitrogen Refuse 



Feeds Water Protein Fiber free Fat Ash mostly 



extract gravel 



Cull beans.. 10.00 21.60 3.70 47.50 l!20 3.20 1280 



Oats 11.00 11.80 9.50 59.70 5.00 3.00 



Gluten feed.. 7.80 24.00 5.30 51.20 10.60 1.10 



Corn 10.60 10.30 2.20 70.40 5.00 1.50 



A study of this table shows that cull beans con- 

 tain nearly twice as much protein as oats and more 

 than double the amount found in corn. While glu- 

 ten feed has 24 per cent protein, cull beans come up 

 to 21.6 per cent, notwithstanding the fact that 12.8 

 per cent was refuse, mostly gravel. 



Another interesting table of analyses of fodders 

 and feeds is that of the New Jersey experiment sta- 

 tion,** which follows: 



ANALYSES OF BEANS AND FODDER IN % 



| I | 



<O rj <P4J -S V * 



fc S K S | o i 



->2a> - t!rSHt- :3 - * 



Navy beans 10.9 1.52 3.88 23.24 5.74 54.77 21.03 3.72 .94 1.45 



Cottonseed meal 10.49 6.49 17.82 24.63 5.21 35.36 23.8 3.94 1.83 1.61 



Crimson clover.. 83.58 .48 4.34 3.16 1.31 7.13 2.09 .51 .16 .31 



Hominy meal.... 8.07 9.97 4.94 11.06 3.26 62.70 10.33 1.77 1.53 .84 



*G. W. Cavanaugh, N Y, Cornell Bui 210. **21st Annual 

 Rpt, 1900. 



