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chaff are added to the middhngs, thus greatly reducing their 

 feeding value. 



Coconut Meal. 



Digestible nutrients — Protein, 18.8 per cent; carbohydrates and fat, 

 60.2 per cent. 



This meal is the ground cake resulting from the manufac- 

 ture of coconut oil. It is a rather heavy feed, which on account of 

 its high oil content, tends to become rancid if kept for long 

 periods in the summer. I^ it is possible to obtain coconut meal at 

 a reasonable price it will be found to be a valuable addition to 

 the ration. 



Peanut Meal. 



Digestible nutrients — Hulled nuts: Protein, 42.8 per cent; carbohy- 

 drates and fat, 36.6 per cent. With hulls, Protein, 20.2 per cent; car- 

 bohydrates and fat, 38.5 per cent. 



This meal is the by-product of the manufacture of peanut 

 oil and varies greatly in composition, depending upon the per- 

 centage of hulls it contains. It is an excellent dairy feed and in 

 some sections is a cheap source of protein. 



Farm Grains. 



Some of the more cornmon grains that are grown upon the 

 farm will be described briefly below. 



Corn. 



Digestible nutrients — Corn meal: Protein, 6.9 per cent; carbohydrates 

 and fat, 76.9 per cent. Corn-and-cob meal: Protein 6.1 per cent; carbohy- 

 drates and fat 72 per cent. 



Corn is probably the most common grain grown upon the 

 farm and is well adapted to be part of the ration of a dairy cow. 

 Corn is palatable, heavy, and one of the best and cheapest 

 sources of the energy or heat-making part of the ration, but, on 

 account of its low protein content, it should not form the entire 



