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middlings are closely related in feeding value and in character, 
middlings has a greater tendency to fatten the bird, and for this 
reason if for no other a mixture of bran and middlings is better 
than either fed alone. 
Maize meal is also a fattener, in so far as it includes less protein 
and more carbohydrates than the other meals I have mentioned. 
Its nutritive value is considerable, but of itself it will not do a great 
deal as an egg-forming food. Yet American egg-farmers use maize 
and maize meal in great quantities with success, but in this country 
only active light breeds, such as White Leghorns, seem to do well 
fed largely on maize. Maize gluten feed, which has a high al- 
buminoid character, is also largely used in America, but is only 
becoming known in this country. When better known and easier 
to purchase gluten feed will be a favourite food in Britain. 
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There are two cheap foods that for some reason or other are very 
little used. I refer to dried brewers’ grains and to malt culms. 
As a rule the corn-chandler does not stock these cheap and excellent 
foods, but if the demand were great enough no doubt the corn- 
dealer would find it worth his while. Brewers’ grains are usually 
a third cheaper than bran, and they have a higher feeding value. 
For those who desire bulk and good, sound food nothing could be 
better. The grains as one buys them are a trifle too large for dry- 
mash feeding. I have used them in moderate proportions in dry 
mash and found them economical and beneficial, but they would 
be much more popular if they were ground fine at a slightly higher 
price. They would not cost threepence per cwt. to grind, and users 
wonld be glad to pay sixpence per cwt. more. Malt culms can 
also be bought cheaply, especially if one is in the vicinity of a 
brewery. Besides having a fair feeding value, being rich in protein, 
malt culms have a digestive quality that is highly beneficial, and 
they can be used either in wet or dry mash. Wet brewers’ grains, 
owing chiefly to their low feeding value, are not a desirable food 
for poultry. One could make up an excellent feed from, say, 4 lb. 
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