19-21.] Notes on Feeding Stuffs for Ji ly. BGO 



in a wholesome condition and in clean troughs. In some parts 

 of Kent, wet brewers' grains are stored in practically air-tight 

 pits, a certain amount of salt being added when filling the 

 pits. Under these conditions wet grains w^ill keep perfectly 

 sound and wholesome for months. Unless some such method 

 of keeping wet grains is available, their use for feeding dairy 

 cattle is impossible unless the farm is within easy road distance 

 of a brewery. 



Malt Sprouts or Malt Coombs. — IJalt coombs form a fairly 

 bulky food, a good sample being light yellow in appearance, 

 and having a very pleasing odour. Fed judiciously this 

 feeding stuff is appreciated by cattle, sheep and horses. Dairy 

 cattle may be fed up to two or three pounds per head daily. 

 Tn feeding large quantities it is advisable to soak for several 

 hours before feeding, since malt coombs swell considerably in 

 water. 



Barley Feed. — This by-product is obtained in the manufac- 

 ture of pearl barley, has about the same feeding value as 

 wheat bran, and is not usually available in the English market, 

 such quantity as becomes available usually finding its way 

 into compound meals and cakes. 



The following figures compiled from various sources give an 

 idea of the composition of barley and its by-products: — 







Water. 



Protein. 



Oil. 



Fibre. 



Starchy 

 material. 



Ash 



Feedin^^- Barley 





14-9 



8-6 



1-5 



4-5 



()7-y 



2-() 



Brewers' grains 



(wet) 



67-6 



7-5 



2-8 



G-1 



14-6 



1-4 





(<io') 



10-3 



18-3 



(;-4 



15-2 



45-0 



3-ti 



Malt Cooinl)s 





10-0 



24-4 



2-0 



14-0 



42-4 



7-2 



Barley Feed ... 





10-2 



12-7 



3-4 



7-8 



r,i-7 



4-2 



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