312 FEEDING ANIMALS. 



FOODS. 



The true feeder, who, as is said of the poet, must rt be 

 born, not made," always studies the likes and dislikes of 

 his animals. He knows that the pleasure of eating has 

 much to do with the thrift of his cattle; so he not only 

 takes into consideration the nutriment that a food con- 

 tains, but whether the flavor is agreeable to the taste, and 

 will be eaten with a relish. Mere flavoring materials that 

 contain little or no nutriment often have a decided influ- 

 ence upon the growth and thrift of animals; and it is 

 based upon this fact that the compounders of condimental 

 foods find a market for their cheap materials at such high 

 prices as have left a fortune to some of them for profit. 

 Our readers may, therefore, thank us for showing them 

 how to manufacture their own condimental foods at the 

 simple cost of the raw materials. Sir J. B. Lawes, of Roth- 

 amstead, effectually exposed the pretentions of Thorley in 

 reference to the wonderful virtues of his "Condimental 

 Food for Cattle," showing that it had no such value in fat- 

 tening animals as the price for which it was sold should 

 lead one to expect; that it was a mere appetizer, and should 

 only be used as such. It was sold at $8 per 100 Ibs., and 

 had only a nutritive value slightly over that of corn-meal. 

 As there are a good many of these mixtures sold in this 

 country, it may be useful to give the analyses of two of 

 the most celebrated of these foods sold in England. Dr. 

 Cameron, of Dublin, made the following analyses, some 

 years ago : 



CONDIMENTAL FOOD ANALYSES. 



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