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POULTRY CULTURE 



On the other hand, the fact that poultry having access to ground 

 recently seeded with rye, though liberally fed on other grains, eat 

 it as readily as any grain, suggests that the changes incident to 

 germination make it more palatable to them. The extent to which 

 rye is used as food for both human beings and live stock in some 



TABLE V. COMPOSITION AND VALUES OF RYE AND RYE PRODUCTS 



foreign countries indicates that it does not differ greatly from the 

 other grains in actual feeding value, and that, if necessary, it might 

 be more extensively used here. With abundance of other foods 

 there is no occasion to force poultry to a rye diet. 



TABLE VI. COMPOSITION AND VALUES OF MIXED MILL FEEDS 



Mixed mill feeds. Under this head are described ground mix- 

 tures of the common grains and of their by-products. Such mix- 

 tures are usually made for a special demand, or to work off grains, 

 like rye and low-grade oats, that are not readily salable in their 

 natural form. They are, as a rule, more uniform in quality and 



1 Including fiber. 



