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BARLEY 
amount to about one-half more in the case of bald barley, 
one-fifth more for corn, and about one-twelfth more for 
common barley. This means that two bushels of ground 
bald barley made as much gain in two weeks, as three 
bushels of whole bald barley did in three weeks. The 
grinding increased the rate of growth and decreased its 
cost. 
There is no doubt but that the increased returns for 
grinding the bald barley more than paid the cost of grind- 
ing. It is equally certain that grinding the common bar- 
ley did not pay for itself. In the case of the corn, circum- 
stances would determine which was the more profitable. 
We bought this corn at fifty cents per hundred, with two 
cents per hundred added for grinding, the labor of haul- 
ing being the same in both cases. Then, if grinding 
added a fifth to its value, it would pay to have it ground. 
Had we raised this corn, it would have cost us five cents 
a hundred to get it ground, beside the labor of hauling 
from the farm to the mill and return. The addition of 
a fifth to its value, would not, under these conditions, 
pay for the labor and the expense. 
Whole Corn versus Whole Bald Barley. 
Number of Tests. 
Average Weight 
at Beginning 
of Test. 
Average 
Daily Gain. 
Average 
Daily Feed 
Food per pound 
of Growth 
Grain 
lbs. 
Skmi- 
milk 
qts. 
Grain 
lbs. 
Skim- 
inilk 
qts. 
Whole Corn 
5 
.5 
66 
72 
0.30 
0.40 
1.9 
1.9 
0.4 
0.4 
7.3J 
5.2 
0.7 
0.5 
Whole Bald Barley 
The whole bald barley does better than the whole 
corn. Indeed, the whole corn did the poorest of any 
feed. The young pigs did not seem to be able to grind 
it easily, and as is well known, corn is largely lacking in 
the elements necessary to make bone and muscle. Bald 
barley is especially rich in both these ingredients. 
