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an increased production was noted. (4) Sprouted oats are a very 
efficient’ source of feed compared with other succulent feed which 
could be stored. 
One hundred pounds of fresh sprouted oats contain about the 
following: Water 75.9; ash 0.8; protein 3.2; fibre 2.5; other car- 
bohydrates 16.3; fat 1.3. 
This shows a total dry matter of 24.1 pounds as compared with 
20 in potatoes, 12 in beets, and only 10 in cabbage. 
The analysis shows a protein content of 3.2 pounds as compared 
with 2.1 in potatoes, 1.3 in beets, and 2.4 in cabbage. 
Buckwheat is highly prized as a poultry feed in some sections 
where the price is not prohibitive, and especially in sections where 
white meat is desired. It is usually fed mixed with other grains, 
its principal properties being to supply heat and energy. The 
large, black, woody hulls of buckwheat have little food value, and 
are generally used only when reasonable in price. When ground 
and separated in making buckwheat flour, two by-products are 
found,—bran and middlings. The middlings are prized for their 
high percentage of protein and fat. Buckwheat bran, being com- 
posed chiefly of hulls, is of little value in poultry feeding, even 
when ground exceedingly fine. It is doubtless true that buck- 
wheat foods tend to produce white fat and meat in poultry, just 
as they tend to produce white, tallowy butter when fed to dairy 
cows. 
Barley is a suitable feed for nearly all classes of poultry and 
is a good substitute for corn. It is nearly equal in feeding value, 
and in Europe it largely takes the place filled by corn in America. 
It is usually fed whole with other grains as a scratching ration. 
The carbohydrates in barley are-greater than those found in oats 
and less than those found in corn, and it has less fat than either 
oats or corn. The barley grain has been for years one of the chief 
grains for both the feeding of animals and the human race. At 
present it is devoted almost entirely to brewing purposes. Malt 
sprouts and brewer’s grains are by-products of barley. These 
preparations are barley grains less the dextrin and sugar. Theo- 
retically malt sprouts may be a good source of succulent material, 
but, owing to the demand for this product as dairy feed, it has not 
been extensively tried by poultrymen. 
Rye.—The use of rye as a poultry feed in America. is quite 
limited. It seems to have no properties which are superior to 
wheat or barley, its nearest rivals. Persons raising rye extensively 
