1920.] 



Notes on Feeding Stuffs. 



Table 11. 



Feeding Value of Common Feeding Stuffs. 



(1) 



(2) 



(3) 



1 (4) 



1 (6) 



i (6) 



i (7) 



(8) 



Name of Feeding Stuff. 



Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



1 Por 



j r^er 



1 



Protein. 



i 



1 



cent. dige> 

 Fat. 



tible. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 

 and Fibre. 



, Digesti- 

 ble 

 Food 

 Units 

 per ton. 



1 starch 

 ' equiv. 

 per 

 100 lb. 



i- 



Linseed 

 Cake 

 equiv. 



per 

 100 lb. 





Poods 



Rich in boi 



h Protein a 



1 



nd Oil or Fat. 







Ground nut cake 



I. 



45-2 



6-3 



21 •! 



145 



70 





Soya bean cake 



i: I •! 



34 -o 



6-5 



21 -O 



122 



67 



^88 



Decort. cotton cake . . 



i: I -2 



34-0 



8-5 



20 'O 



126 



71 



93 



Linseed cake, Indian 



i: I -g 



27-8 



9-3 



30-1 



123 



77 



101 



Linseed cake, English 



i: 2 'o 



267 



9-3 



30 "I 



120 



76 



100 



Cotton cake, Egyptian 



i: 2 •! 



15-5 



5-3 



20 'O 



72 



40 



53 



Cotton cake, Bombay 



i: 2-5 



13 -I 



4-4 



21-5 



6k 

 "3 



38 



49 



Oistillers' grains • . 



i: 2 '9 



18 -7 



ID '2 



29-0 





57 



75 



Maize gluten feed . . 

 Brewers grains, dried 



i: 3*o 



20 -4 



8-8 



48-4 



122 



"7 



115 



i« 3 '5 



14 -I 



6-6 



32 7 



05 



50 



66 



Coconut cake • • • • 



I. 3*0 



i6-3 



8-2 



41-4 



103 



77 





Palna kernel cake • . 



1: 4 *5 



14 -I 



6-1 



48-9 



96 



77 



lOI 



Linseed . . . . 



i: 5*9 



i8-i 



34 7 



20 'I 



T K4 



119 



157 



Bombay cotton seed . . 



i: 6*6 



11 '0 



i6-8 



30-1 



100 





102 





ra 



irly Rich in Protein, Rich in Oil 









Maize germ meal 



i: 8-5 



g-o 



6-2 



61 '2 



99 



81 



X07 



Rice meal 



i: 9-4 



6-8 



10 '2 



38-2 



79 



68 



90 







Rich in Protein, Poor 



in Oil. 









Fish meal 



i: o'l 



54 'O 



2 -0 





125 



56 



74 



88 



Peas, Calcutta white . . 



i: 2 •! 



23.3 



I -I 



43 -9 



97 



70 



Beans, English 



i: 2-6 



19-3 



I '2 



48*2 



100 



67 



88 



Beans, Chinese 



i: 2-6 



ig-6 



17 



47-9 



lor 



67 



88 



Peas, English maple . . 



1: 3-1 



I7-0 



I -0 



50*0 



97 



70 



92 



Palm-nut meal (ex- 

















tracted) 



i: 3-4 



15-6 



1-9 



487 



92 



66 



87 



Brewers' grains, wet . . 



i: 3-5 



3-5 



1*5 



8-6 



21 



13 



17 



Malt culms 



i: 3-6 



II -4 



I •! 



38-6 



70 



39 



51 





Cereals, Rich in Starch, not Rich 



in Protein 



or Oil. 







Barley, feeding 



i: 8'o 



8-0 



2-1 



57-8 



83 



68 



89 



Oats, English . . 



1: 8'o 



7-2 



4-0 



47-4 



75 



60 



79 



Oats, Argentme 



i: 8-0 



7-2 



4'o 



47*4 



75 



60 



79 



Maize, American 



i:ii-5 



67 



4-5 



65-8 



94 



81 



107 



Maize, Argentine 



i:ii*3 



6-8 



4-5 



65-8 



94 



84 



110 



Maize meal 



1:13*0 



5-5 



3*5 



63-9 



86 



79 



102 



Wheat middlings 



i: 4-8 , 



12-8 



4-1 



52-5 



95 



73 



96 



WTieat sharps . . 



i: 5-1 



II -6 



3-4 



51-6 



90 



62 



80 



Wheat pollards 



i: 4-5 



13-6 



3 7 



52-5 



97 



62 



82 



Wheat bran . . 



i: 4 7 1 



II -3 



3-0 



45 -o 



78 



50 



65 



Wheat bran, broad . . 



i: 47 



II-3 



3-0 



45-4 



80 



48 



63 



Locust bean meal 



1:22 •! 



4-0 



07 



69*2 



80 



71 



94 



valuable constituents as some other cakes : nevertheless, it 

 is a very useful feeding stuff, and is especially suitable as part 

 of the ration of milch cows. It has also been used with success 

 for fattening cattle and sheep, and in experiments on the 

 Cambridge University Farm has given excellent results with 

 pigs. At its present low price it should be widely used for all 

 kinds of stock. Its only drawback is that stock do not take to 

 it at first very readily. 



