THE FEEDS 341 



The average amounts of tlie initrieiits foiiinl in ]()() iioiiiids 

 of eottonseed meal are 7.5 ])oiiiiils of \\ater, (i.2 pounds of 

 ash, 44.1 ])(>unds of erude ])rotein, 33.1 ])()Uiids of earho- 

 hyth-ates, of wliieh S.l ])()unds are hher, and 9.1 pounds are 

 fat. Tlie amounts of these (hgestilile for eliickens are not 

 known. The vitamin eontent is smalh 



Cui Clover. — Young clover hay cut fine is a valuable feed 

 for poultry, though it is not so generally used as alfalfa meal. 

 Hartlett' found that equal parts of early, fine-cut clo^'er and 

 corn meal made a more digestible feed than wheat bran. 

 Steamed cut clover, like steamed cut alfalfa, makes a good 

 temporary substitute for succulence, but it should be recog- 

 nized that such a substitute is only temporary. 



The amounts of digestible nutrients found in 100 pounds of 

 early cut clover hay based on digestion experiments with 

 chickens are 8. OS pounds of protein, 2.77 ]iounds of fat, and 

 31 .77 pounds of nitrogen-free extract. It contains 6.2 pounds 

 of ash and has a nutriti\'e ratio of 1 to 4.4 for chickens. The 

 crude filler content is 24.8 pounds. It is similar to alfalfa 

 in its vitamin content. 



Dried Bloexl. — Dried blood is not palatable for chickens. 

 Wheeler found that e\'en when supplemented by bone 

 meal, dried blood gave a much slower growth when fed to 

 ducklings than did one containing meat scra])s or another 

 containing milk albumin supplemented with bone meal. 

 Lack of palatability a])peared to be a cause, thougli blood 

 is known to be an inefiicient protein, lacking certain of the 

 amino-acids. 



Fish Scraj). — Dougherty ^ found "that a gooil grailc of fish 

 scrap gave as good results as commercial meat sera]), and 

 when properly fed ilid not in an}' way taint the eggs laid." 

 Philips^ found that when the feeding value of meat sera]) 

 was $23.92 ]ier hundred pounds and of skim milk was $2.04 

 ])er hundri'd pounds, fish sera]) had a feeding value of $27.05 

 I)er hundred pounds. While all these Aalues ha^e been 

 criticised for being high, there a]i])ears no reason for doubt- 

 ing them from a comparative stand]ioint. 



' Maine Bulletin No. 184. 



' C.ilifornia Experiment Station Report, 1914-1915. 



■' Purdue Bulletin No. 1S2. 



