46. FARM CROPS 



worth many cents. The increased value is the re- 

 sult of the change from the raw material into the 

 finished product. 



FEEDING STUFFS SHOULD BE HOME 

 RAISED 



Little need be said about the importance of grow- 

 ing on the farm all the bulk food required for live 

 stock. For one thing the greater part of the feed- 

 ing stuffs can be grown cheaper than they can be 

 bought of some one else. Practically all materials 

 grown on the farm and used for feeding purposes 

 are low in protein but correspondingly high in 

 other nutrients. The farmer can raise all the car- 

 bohydrates and fat needed for either the dairy or 

 the block, but unfortunately there are no feeding 

 stuffs made up wholly of protein. If there were, 

 the balancing of rations in reference to cost would 

 be a very simple process indeed. 



PROTEIN NOT SOLELY PURCHASED 



Though protein is the constituent most needed 

 on most farms, when purchased, other nutrients 

 must be taken along with the protein. Carbo- 

 hydrates and fat are present in all feeding stuffs 

 and they have a commercial value. Consequently 

 when we buy protein we get also carbohydrates 

 and fat. It should not be understood that these 

 latter constituents are a trouble or a nuisance ; they 

 have a value. But you readily see it is unfortunate 

 to purchase them when their like can be secured at 

 home. It suggests the same idea that a necktie 

 must always be purchased with a collar. One may 



