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and nearly one ton of carbohydrates, including 
fiber; the total protein is practically equivalent to 
that contained in one ton of wheat bran, and the 
carbohydrates are equivalent to that contained in 
nearly two tons, but with a rate of digestibility 
much higher than for the bran. The relatively 
large yield of nutrients, together with the fact that 
the crop may be secured without large expense, 
and without interfering with the growing of other 
crops the same season, make rye a crop worthy of 
consideration. It is now chiefly grown in the 
northeastern states, but its area might be profit- 
ably extended. 
Feeding rye 
It is desirable in the beginning, and when the 
plant is in an immature state, to feed about one- 
half the quantity that the animals usually require, 
say thirty pounds per day, and by the third day 
increase it to fifty or sixty pounds for a 1,000- 
pound cow. Sixty pounds will supply about ten 
pounds of dry matter, or nearly one-half of the 
total required in a daily ration for a cow in full 
flow of milk. Larger amounts are often fed, but 
usually not to good advantage. Dairy animals are 
very fond of green rye, when cut at the proper 
time, and its feeding will always result in an 
increase in the flow of milk, due both to its suc- 
culence and to the fact that at the right stage of 
