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ing whole Kafir-corn. In a similar manner, twenty head of 

 young grade calves were divided into two lots of ten each, with 

 results as given in table XVI ; the feed differing only in the 

 form in which the Kafir-corn was fed. 



Table XVI. — Whole and ground Kafir-corn compared. 



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5^ 



Grain fed 



Roughness fed 



Av. eain 



a |-| 



77 feM 



w I o b 





o 



Whole Kafir- 

 corn lot 10 112 14,748 



Ground Kafir- 

 corn lot 10112 14,748 



1,394.5 6,222 2,381 125 8,728 177.7 1.58 

 1,394.5 6,222 2,381 125 8,728 177.7 1.58 





Feed consumed per 100 

 Skim-milk. Grain. 



ft 



s. gain. 

 Rough- 

 ness. 



Whole Kafir-corn lot 



Ground Kafir-corn lot 



901.91 101.23 



829.93 72.78 





523.68 

 491.16 



The table shows that the best results were obtained from 

 the use of the ground feed. Kafir-corn seems to be too hard 

 for the young calves to masticate and digest, and it was noticed 

 that considerable grain was passed through whole. However, 

 the experiment demonstrates that very fair calves can be raised 

 on skim-milk and whole Kafir-corn with such roughness as may 

 be available on the farm. 



Taking the two experiments together, we find that shelled 

 corn and ground Kafir-corn are the forms in which these grains 

 should be given to calves. In nearly all feeding experiments, 

 it is found that a mixture of corn and ground Kafir-corn gives 

 better results than either one alone. The practice of feeding 

 the two has been in vogue at this station and has proven very 



