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MAIZE 



chap, value of maize is important to us in order that we may intelli- 

 Xin - gently " balance " the ration, by the addition of proper amounts 

 of foodstuffs containing suitable proportions of other sub- 

 stances, and feed it so judiciously and economically that we 

 shall secure the best results at the least cost. 



It is also important that we should know the composition 

 of the various mill products in order to take the fullest advan- 

 tage of them, and utilize what otherwise might be waste. 



Cleaned Maize 



{Steaming Worm 

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Oelatimzer 



First tireak 



Second break 



Third Break 



<:JL l s 'Grade 2" d 0rade Hominy 

 dam P MaizeMeal MaizeMeal ' 



Fig. 223. — Diagram of samp plant. 



Maize Meal Flaked Maize 

 224. — Diagram of flaked-maize plant. 



Foodstuffs vary in nutritive value according to their chemical 

 composition and digestibility. Some are better suited for 

 developing the necessary muscle and bone of growing animals, 

 others for producing fat or milk. Some, though rich in certain 

 ingredients, are so poorly " balanced," that if fed alone they 

 result in malnutrition and the consequent arrested development 

 of growing animals. No one foodstuff can meet all the require- 

 ments of the successful feeder. The art of preparing food for 

 either human beings or domestic animals, lies in producing 



