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TABLE IV. COMPOSITION AND VALUES OF BARLEY AND BARLEY 



PRODUCTS 



but in barley of good grade the proportion of fiber is small com- 

 pared, with the fiber content of good oats, and fowls habituated to 

 the use of whole barley, and not also supplied with wheat, will eat 

 it quite as freely as they would wheat. In practical feeding, wheat 

 and barley show no difference in results. There is an increasing use 

 of whole barley as poultry food in barley-growing sections. Its use 

 in other sections is less general, because of irregularity of supply. 

 It is usually sold at a figure enough lower than the price of wheat 

 of corresponding quality to make it the more economical food. 



Barley screenings. Barley screenings consist of the less-developed 

 grains and often contain broken hulls, particles of straw, etc. If 

 clean they may be equal to good barley in feeding value. 



Barley meal. Barley meal is almost unknown to American 

 poultry keepers, very little of this grain being milled. 



Malt sprouts. The sprouts removed from barley sprouted in 

 the manufacture of beer are used principally for cattle feed but 

 occasionally for poultry. 



Dried brewer's grains. The residue from barley in the manu- 

 facture of beer consists of a small part of the starch with most of 

 the gluten, the germ, and the hull and is called brewer's grain. 

 Its use as poultry food has not been extensive enough to determine 

 its value. At an appropriate price it should be a valuable food. 



Rye. From the poultry feeder's standpoint rye is an anomaly 

 among grains. As analyzed it closely resembles wheat and is not 

 markedly unlike it in appearance ; the grains are smooth and a 

 little smaller in size. When fed to poultry accustomed to other 

 grains, rye is eaten by them reluctantly and in small quantities. 



