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been clearly demonstrated eight to ten years ago, on the 

 almost complete failure of the oat crop, and ever since it 

 continues the princijDal feed of those horses that are kept 

 for hard-work, the feed of which has been made matter of 

 commercial calculation. 



The experience of feeders of stock of all kinds has 

 shown that the fattening properties of Indian corn are 

 surprisingly great, and to be preferred for this purpose to 

 everything else ; moreover, it is preferred by most animals 

 to almost every other kind of feed. It is rich in oil of a 

 very pleasant kind, which is obtained in the distillation 

 for making whiskey and alcohol. The following analysis 

 of Indian corn according to Dana, made for the purpose 

 of comparing its nutritive and fat-forming qualities with 

 those of some other articles used for feeding, shows the 

 great diflference of what Dr. Dana calls the fat-forming 

 principles in favor of corn, and does not surprise us, from 

 what we have seen of its effects when fed to animals 



ANALYSIS OF CORN. 



Corn, 100 lbs. 

 Containing of flesh-forming principles — gluten, 



albumen, &c. ... . . 1.26 



Fat-forming principles — gum, starch, sugar, 



woody fibre, oil, &c 88.43 



Water 9. 



Salts L31 



100. 

 The above table of analysis goes far in establishing the 



