GRAINS AND SEEDS 



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For Breeding Stock. — Barley may be used quite exten- 

 sively in the rations of breeding animals, — up to one-third 

 or one-half of the concentrates, especially when fed with 

 clover or alfalfa hay. 



For Milk Cows. — In Denmark a mixture of one part of 

 barley and two parts of oats is regarded as the best available 

 concentrate for dairy cattle. If fed with 

 ground oats or bran and a more nitrogenous 

 concentrate, the barley constituting not over 

 one-half the mixture, it is nearly as valuable as 

 corn. 



For Work Horses. — Barley is used quite ex- 

 tensively as the sole grain feed for horses on the 

 Pacific coast, where corn and oats do not flour- 

 ish. Also it is used extensively in Europe. 

 Some authorities claim that barley is as valu- 

 able a feed for horses as oats. When the horses' 

 teeth are good and the labor is not too severe, 

 it may be fed whole. Otherwise, it should be 

 rolled or crushed. 



Emmer and speltz are quite similar grains 

 which belong to the wheat family, although 

 in appearance they closely resemble barley. 

 They are especially valuable in the semi-arid 

 regions of the West and Northwest, as they Fig. 36. — A 

 are quite resistant to drought. They are (ifivrngTt^on, 

 similar in composition to barley, but are Field Crop Pro- 



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somewhat less valuable for feeding purposes. 



The sorghums are divided into two groups, the non- 

 saccharine, or grain sorghums, and the saccharine, or sweet 

 sorghums, depending upon whether or not the stems con- 



