1890.] 



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corn ensilage, etc. The commercial value of the manurial 

 refuse obtainable from the first-named class, in case of corre- 

 sponding weights and under similar circumstances, exceeds 

 quite frequently from two to three times that obtainable in 

 case of the latter. 



Applying this standard of valuation to our feeding experi- 

 ments, we notice the folio wino^ relations : — 



Fodder Articles used during our Feeding Experiments. 



Considering our entire feeding experiments, 1885 to 1889, 

 we find that corn meal has cost per ton $22.75, wheat bran 

 $21, and gluten meal $24.50. The latter sells to-day at $23 

 per ton, corn meal at $19, and wheat bran at $16.50. The 

 market price of hay, corn stover, etc., has practically 

 remained the same, as far as the same season of the year is 

 concerned. Serious variations in the market price of our 

 fodder articles not infrequently advise changes from one 

 article to another of a similar character and composition. 

 At present local market prices of feed stufis, hay and corn 

 meal are very costly fodder articles ; the same applies to 

 carrots. 



Feeding Value or Nutritive Value of Fodder Articles. 



From preceding remarks it will be apparent that we have 

 secured a satisfactory basis for our guidance to decide the 

 relative money value of current fodder articles, as well as 

 that of an entire diet. Quite different, however, is our 

 situation, when the determination of their relative feeding 



