33^ FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 







dry food. For sheep that are being fattened, carrots will 

 usually be found too costly, but a few pounds fed daily way 

 be in order under some conditions. 



For swine, tests conducted in Denmark have shown 

 that on the basis of dry matter, carrots and mangels were 

 about equal in feeding value. This would mean that pound 

 for pound, carrots would be more valuable than mangels 

 for such feeding, but the difference is not great. On the 

 other hand, carrots are not so much relished by swine as 

 mangels. The highest value from feeding carrots to swine 

 will probably come from feeding them to brood sows in 

 winter along with grain. Nutriment in the carrots will usu- 

 ally be furnished more cheaply than an equal amount of nu- 

 triment in the grain. 



For horses of all classes, carrots have been found valu- 

 able. In Ontario, Canada, considerable quantities of carrots 

 are grown for such feeding. A few pounds per day are 

 excellent for promoting thrift and growth in weanling foals 

 and also in those of more advanced age. They are excellent 

 for keeping in tone the digestion of horses wintered on dry 

 food, more especially when it is composed mainly of straw. 

 Horses at work can also use a moderate amount to advan- 

 tage, but, owing to the large amount of water which they 

 contain, the quantity fed should be moderate, usually not 

 more than a few pounds per day. They are also much 

 prized in providing food for stallions when fitting them for 

 service and also for the show-ring. Usually not more than 

 12 to 15 pounds per day are fed. They act beneficially on 

 the glands of the skin and thereby improve the coat. 



Irish potatoes. Potatoes of a quality that would fit 

 them for the market may sometimes be fed with profit to 

 various classes of farm animals when market values run so 

 low as to justify such feeding, but they are seldom or never 

 grown primarily for feeding live stock. Field roots, as 

 mangels and rutabagas, can usually be grown so as to pro- 

 duce more nutrients per acre than potatoes and at less cost, 



