1905.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 83. 



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IHgcslible NairieiiLfi in a Ton {l'(mndi<). 



Total 



Organic 



Nutrients. 



Bloino feeil, . 



Oats for comparison, . 



Corn meal for comparison. 



993 

 1,301 

 1,581 



It will be seen that the coefficients obtained from the 

 Blomo are noticeably less than those from either corn or 

 oats. The fat coefficient is of minor importance, because of 

 the small quantity present. It is an established fact that 

 horses digest less fiber than sheep, hence the digestion co- 

 efficient for the fiber in the Blomo feed, when ai)plicd to 

 horses, is probably too high; a coefficient of 50 would be 

 nearer correct. 



Applying the digestion coefficients to the composition of 

 the several feeds, and calculating the digestible organic 

 nutrients in 1 ton, it becomes evident that the Blomo con- 

 tains some 20 per cent, less digestible organic matter than 

 oats, and some 35 per cent, less than corn. This is due to 

 the comparatively undigestible character of the filler em- 

 ployed. 



Cost of Digestible Mailer in a Ton. 



Allowing $32.50 a ton for Blomo ($1.30 an 80-pound 

 bag), $31 a ton for oats (50 cents a bushel of 32 pounds), 

 and $28 a ton for corn meal, the cost of a pound of digesti- 

 ble matter in each of the several feeds would be as follows : — 



Cents. 



Blomo, . 3.28 



Oats 2.40 



Corn meal, . . 1.77 



At the above prices, it will be seen that digestible matter 

 costs nearly twice as much in the form of Blomo feed as 

 when purchased in corn meal, and about one-third more 

 than in the form of oats. 



