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Breeders of pure-bred livestock find the moistened pulp ex- 

 cellent for feeding cows on forced tests in connection with large 

 amounts of grain, as it has a tendency to keep the bowels open 

 and is not likely to produce digestive disturbances. 



Feeds of this character usually consist of 

 Stock and fibrous cereal residue from the milling of 



Horse Feeds. corn, oats or barley, together with several 

 Pages 33-37. concentrates such as hominy, corn meal, 

 cottonseed meal and gluten feed. Alfalfa 

 and a flax by-product consisting of the waste stalks and pods 

 of the flax plant are sometimes incorporated. The last named 

 product, judging from samples analyzed at the experiment sta- 

 tion, does not have a feeding value very much in excess of rye 

 straw. 



Stock and horse feeds cannot be considered as economical 

 sources of digestible carbohydrates as corn meal, hominy meal 

 or beet pulp. Brands that are clean and sweet and do not cost 

 any more, nor contain more fiber than oats or provender, may 

 be considered satisfactory substitutes. 



If the reader desires to purchase such feeds, he is advised to 

 study the analyses given on pages 33-37 and buy those brands 

 that contain the lowest percentage of fiber and the highest per- 

 centage of protein. 



These feeds differ from the molasses feeds 

 Molasses Feeds already mentioned in containing less than 

 (less than 15 per 15 per cent protein. They contain con- 

 cent Protein). siderable amounts of alfalfa in addition to 

 Pages 37-39. molasses and are intended primarily for 



horses. The writer does not believe that 

 the addition of alfalfa meal to a molasses feed will prove eco- 

 nomical. Alfalfa is an excellent source of roughage, but the con- 

 sumer cannot afiford to purchase it at prices asked for concen- 

 trates ; neither will it serve as a substitute for the more highly 

 digestible grains. 



Germaline Meal is a mixture of corn meal and molasses. It 

 has been found on the market in years past containing varying 

 percentages of water. When too moist, it has a tendency to 

 ferment ; when well dried, it is at least equal to corn meal in 

 feeding value. 



International Special and Hammond Horse Feeds are both 

 typical molasses feeds containing ground grain screenings. 



