Tests with Feeding Stuffs. 



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malt sprouts were not relished by cows, some refusing them whether 

 dry or soaked. When fed against cotton-seed meal and linseed meal, 

 the cows took less food and their milk fell off one-tenth. When fed 

 against ground oats, the cows ate 9 per ct. less food and their milk 

 fell off 4 per ct. Since malt sprouts are not relished by cows, not 

 over 2 lbs. should be fed at one time. Lindsey states that they 

 may form one-third of the concentrates of the ration, and at pre- 

 vailing prices to this limited extent they are an economical nutri- 

 ent. (176) 



Malt sprouts compared with gluten meal. 



650. Cereal by-products v. pure grains. — To determine whether 

 the digestible matter in such by-products as dried brewers' grains, 

 malt sprouts, and gluten feed are as valuable as the digestible matter 

 of the pure grains, Jordan and Jenter of the New York (Geneva) 

 Station^ fed the following rations : 



Ration No. 1 



Lbs. 



Ground oats 5 



Ground peas 6 



Timoth.v hay 5 



Corn silage 40 



Ration No. 2 



Lbs. 



Malt sprouts 2 



Dried brewers' grains .. 3 



Gluten feed 3 



Timothy hay 15 



Corn silage 25 



Each ration was fed to 5 cows for 9 weeks with the following re- 

 sults : 



C omparison of pure grains and cereal hy-products for milk production. 



Bui. 141. 



