188 FEEDING STUFFS 
Damaged wheat in the form of shrunken, crushed, or broken 
grains is available at low prices, but owing to the variable quality 
it is not recommended for general feeding. When it is used, 
analysis should be made to determine its true value, and then it 
can best be fed in moderate quantities, mixed with other materials. 
Practice is to grind damaged wheat and mix the feed in a mash. 
No bad results have been noted following its reasonable use if the 
quality is good. 
Dry bread can often be secured by poultrymen located near 
cities at a nominal cost. It is usually shipped in barrels, and can 
best be fed in the rations after it has been crushed or broken fine. 
Outer wall 
onbran 
Inner wall 
Aleurone 
protein cells 
\ Fra. 114.—Cross section of wheat kernel (greatly enlarged). 
Oats.—As a feed for poultry, oats probably rank next to corn 
and wheat. Owing to the extensive demand for oats in the prep- 
aration of foodstuffs for man, the price is rather high when based 
on true feeding value. Oats vary widely in weight per bushel and 
in quality. The proportion of husk to kernel for poultry feeding 
should be low, since the sharp fibre shell is objectionable. The 
oat grain possesses a higher portion of protein than is found in 
corn, while the fat content is greater than that found in wheat 
and nearly equals that found in corn. 
Oat meal is a commercial preparation designed primarily for 
human food, but valuable for poultry. The price is high, but a 
slightly inferior grade can usually be purchased relatively cheap in 
bulk. Oat meal is very digestible and a good feed for baby chicks, 
supplying nutrients in small bulk and in a form that the birds can 
