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MAIZE 



CHAP. 

 XV. 



Table CXXIV. 



RELATIVE COMPOSITION OF MAIZE SILAGE, FODDER, 

 STOVER, AND GRAIN. 



But the relative value cannot be determined alone by the 

 relative amounts of nutrient substances contained. These 

 substances are not always of equal digestibility, and it is there- 

 fore desirable that we know the relative digestibility of the 

 food eaten. Then again there are the questions of relative 

 palatability and of waste of material in preparation and feed- 

 ing, all of which affect the relative value from the point of 

 view of the feeder. 



699. Relative Digestibility of Maize Fodder, Stover, and 

 Silage.— Henry (1) has worked out the following table to 

 show the comparative feeding-value of maize fodder, stover 

 ancl silage, based on their digestibility : — 



Tabu-: CXXV. 



RELATIVE DIGESTIBILITY OF MAIZE FODDER, STOVER, AND 



SILAGE. 



Digestible Nutrients in too lbs. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



n*6 



34'6 

 32-4 

 "■3 



Ether 

 Extracts 

 (Fats). 



°'4 



I 1*2 



07 

 07 



Total. 



13-0 

 3S3 

 34-8 

 12-9 



