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Because of the hard outside hull, this grain is better for the 

 horse if crushed. As a feed for cattle, mixed with corn, 

 it makes a better feed than either barley or corn fed alone. 

 For the dairy cow it should be either crushed or ground. 

 Barley is also used for feeding hogs. Since it ripens early, 

 it makes a good feed for summer and early fall. In the form 

 of slop, with ground oats or ground corn, it greatly im- 

 proves the ration for the young pig. If fed whole, it should 

 be soaked for about twelve hours before feeding. 



Rye. — Rye is usually grown on poor soils where it or- 

 dinarily yields better than other cereals. It is not a pop- 

 ular feed because of its low yields and because it is an 

 unsafe feed for some classes of live stock. The grain fre- 

 quently carries ergot, a parasitic disease that may cause 

 serious trouble, and even death. When mLxed with other 

 cereals it may be fed to fattening animals with good re- 

 sults. Horses doing heavy, slow work keep in excellent 

 condition on it. 



Emmer. — This cereal is a member of the wheat family. 

 It has a heavier bran than wheat and because of this is 

 more variable in its composition and feeding value. It 

 will do better than some other cereals in regions of light 

 rainfall. Large quantities are grown in the West, where it 

 is used in place of oats for feeding all classes of live stock. 



ROOT CROPS 



Root crops are those crops that store most of their 

 material in the roots. In European countries and also in 

 Canada large quantities of roots are used as feeds for 

 cattle, sheep, and horses. In the United States corn can 

 be grown more cheaply. Corn silage makes a feed stafi 

 equal in value to root crops at one half the cost. 



