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Feeding Stuffs in March. 



[Mar., 



One class of meal is obtained by grinding the whole maize, 

 but the other has the embryo and hull removed during the 

 process of grinding. As the embryo contains a large proportion 

 of oil present in the grain, the whole meal is preferable; con- 

 sequently, in his own interest, the buyer should ascertain what 

 class of meal he is purchasing before concluding the bargain. 

 In future the writer will deal each month with one of the 

 more important feeding stuffs and its by-products, priority 

 being given to those on which correspondents have expressed 

 a wish for information. 



It is possible this year that breeders of live stock, particularly 

 milk producers, will be able to rear a number of their better 

 class calves with a view to retaining them in the herd. In 

 doing this they will sacrifice an immediate profit which they 

 would have obtained by selling the whole milk consumed by 

 the calves, but the profit will be realised eventually in the value 

 of the cow or store produced. Some useful information on calf 

 rearing, with due regard to the necessity for economy in the 

 use of whole milk, is given in Leaflet No. 14-2. 



Occasionally a raw 7 egg beaten up in the calf mixture given 

 during the early weeks of the calf's life is a valuable addition. 

 Eggs are rich in all the vitamines considered essential for the 

 young growing animals, and their use occasionally is strongly 

 recommended on this account. 



