FEEDING ANIMALS 



GREEN FODDER. 



STRAWS AND ROOTS. 



The foregoing table of different fodders and their value 

 as manure, after passing through the stomachs of animals, 

 will present, at a glance, the importance of carefully hus- 

 banding the manure made upon the farm. It shows that 

 when the three important elements in farm manure are 

 estimated at even lower prices than is given for commercial 

 fertilizers, the value of the manure from one ton of any 

 given food is greater than the estimate made by Dr. Lawes, 

 and which has been considered by English farmers as too 

 high. This estimate will only hold good when the manure, 

 liquid and solid, is completely saved. And we do not give 



