half parts of digestible non-nitrogenous organic matter. A due con- 

 sideration of these facts renders it but natural that a good corn ensi- 

 lage, which has a nutritive ratio of 1. to from 10. to 12., needs a 

 liberal addition of substances like oil-cakes, wheat bran, gluten meal, 

 etc., which have a nutritive ratio of from 1. to from 2.5 to 4., to 

 secure its full value as an ingredient of a daily diet in the dairj- ; or 

 that good hay shows the beneficial effects of an addition of these val- 

 uable waste products less than that of an iuferior quality. The 

 nutritive ratio of hay may vary from 1. to 5.5 to from 1. to 9. or 

 more. 



The value of an article of fodder may be stated from two different 

 standpoints, — that is, with reference to its cost in the local market, 

 and with reference to its nutritive value or its feeding effect. The 

 market price may be expressed by a definite sum, for each locality ; 

 it depends on demand and supply in the market, and it is bej'ond the 

 control of the individual farmer. The nutritive value, or commonly 

 called food value of the article, cannot be expressed l)y a definite sum ; 

 it varies with a more or less judicious application, and depends also, 

 to a considerable degree, on its adaptation under varying circum- 

 stances. To secure the most satisfactory returns, from feeding our 

 home-raised fodder crop, is as important a question, as that 

 of raising them in an economical manner. The great progress 

 which has been made during the past ten or twelve years in regard to 

 the proper mode of feeding plants ought to serve as an encouragement 

 to undertake the task of intpiiring more systemaiically into the proper 

 mode of feeding our farm live stock, in the most profitable way. 



The importance of the question under discussion, it is hoped, will 

 serve as an excuse for the somewhat lengthy introduction. 



ANALYSES OF FODDER. 



377. THE CONCENTRATED FEED. 



Sent on by South Deerfield Farmers' Club, South Deerfield, Mass. 

 97.52 per cent, passed through mesh 144 to the square inch. 



PER CENT. 



Moisture at lOO'^ C. 10.65 



Crude Ash, 14.48 



" Cellulose, 9.31 



" Fat, 4.30 



" Protein (nitrogenous matter), 13.90 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 47.36 



100.00 



