PRESERVATION FOR STOCK FOOD 



for the oil-meal, this author concludes that the crop save a 

 return of 400 lbs. of beef per acre ; at 5 cents ( 3 W ) per lb the 

 increase was worth .^20 ( £ 4 35. 4 d. ) per acre of maize so ' fed 

 In.s is about double the return obtained by Morrow from an 

 acre of Illinois pasturage -razed by yearling steers 



709. Composition of Dry Maize Fodder.— The combined 

 result of a very large number of analyses shows that in field- 

 cured dry fodder the leaf-blades are the richest in protein (6 

 per cent), the stalks containing only ro per cent and the husks 

 2-5 per cent. Maize fodder, cut before the grain is dead ripe 

 is much more nutritious than the stover, the fodder containing 

 more protein, nitrogen-free extract and fat, and less ash and 

 fibre. The following table is extracted from Jenkins and 

 Winton's ( 1 ) tables : — 



CHAP. 

 XV. 



Table CXXVI. 



COMPOSITION OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DRY MAIZE 



FODDER. 



710. Relative Value of Fodder from Different Varieties. — 

 Comparison of Jenkins and Winton's (T) tables also shows 

 that there is but little difference in feeding value of the fodder 

 of any one variety and that of another : — 



Table CXXVI 1. 

 RELATIVE VALUE OF FODDER FROM DIFFERENT VARIETIES. 



Fibre. 



4"3 



5-6 



4'4 



