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ability to digest it. It takes very little figuring to prove that it 

 pays to grind oats when this is the case. 



We think the loss on corn is fully as much as on oats and in 

 fact more if the corn is shelled; of course with corn part of the 

 waste can be recovered by allowing hogs in the stable or on the 

 manure pile if it is not hauled directly into the field. But we 

 claim that the extra work required to keep a barn clean, where 

 hogs run in it, would pay for the grinding. • 



One of our experiment stations has proved by experiments 

 that are perfectly reliable that the cob of an ear of corn when 

 ground with it, has the same value per pound as the corn itself. 

 This would give us a gain of fifteen pounds on every bushel of 

 corn, or twenty-five per cent more in weight which would more 

 than pay for grinding, to say nothing of the increased digesti- 

 bility of the feed. 



Another reason it pays to grind oats and corn is that it is 

 much better to feed them with bran and shorts and if not 

 ground they can not be mixed. They are too rich to be fed 

 alone, especially corn. 



When a farmer has his own mill, the cost of grinding is very 

 small and grinders are so cheap that every farmer can afford to 

 have one. With the improved grinders on the market a farmer 

 can grind his grain while he would be hauling it to the mill with 

 no more work for the horses and very little more to himself. 



Ground feed is much more palatable to the cow; to prove 

 this it is only necessary to place the two kinds before her. 



It is cow nature as well as human nature to be grateful, and 

 try and repay those who endeavor to please us. It is certainly 

 true that a man's affections can be gained through his stomach 

 and it is equally true of the cow, The affectionate and con- 

 tented cow is the one that makes the profit and in no other way 

 can we make her contented and affectionate better than by 

 feeding her ground feed and it will pay a handsome profit over 

 cost to grind her feed. 



