30 FEEDING STUFFS AND THEIR PREPARATION 



Grinding and Crushing. — For fattening hogs there is 

 no economy in grinding corn. In feeding young pigs or 

 older animals for show purposes there may be some ad- 

 vantage in grinding. More rapid gains and a better finish 

 may be put on, but these will be accomplished at an in- 

 creased cost. 



It does not pay to grind corn for fattening cattle if hogs are 

 following. The gains made by the hogs are more valuable 

 than the increased gains made by the cattle on ground corn, 

 to say nothing of the cost of grinding. In case of feeding 

 without hogs following, the grain should be ground to pre- 

 vent loss of feed. For fitting cattle for show purposes, 

 improved finish and more rapid gains may be made by feed- 

 ing ground grains. 



The dairy cow under the severe strain of heavy milking 

 needs ground feed. This saves her energy for milk produc- 

 tion and better results are thus obtained. 



Calves do better on cracked or crushed grains because 

 their organs of mastication are not so well developed and 

 their digestive tracts are not so capable of handling the 

 unground feed as those of the mature animal. Fine grind- 

 ing should not be resorted to because of the additional cost, 

 and because finely ground grain does not properly exercise 

 the digestive organs. 



Feeders of large numbers of work horses feed crushed grain 

 and cut hay to good advantage. They find there is an 

 actual saving in the amount of grain necessary ; besides the 

 horses are kept in better condition. 



Sheep can usually grind their own grain, but young lambs 

 do better on crushed or cracked grains.. ^ . . ;;:- -_i : 



Barley and old corn, on account of their hardness, are 

 digested better by all animals when crushed. 



