SOME VALUES COMPARED.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 6

SOME VALUES COMPARED.

a*ault ci *Te»t» to ;l>e*erijjdjse the F««*i»a; Power of of AuimtU Food*. "

'sl«iceWtfhy> o,r-inorganic, matter in plants is as necessary for anitnul growth asnWdrganiic iriiite'r. • The boriy skeler tori chiefty of calcium phos-phate,-"•with :\ ■little calcium carbonate 'and other jaii'iiera.l.,,silbst;inees derived from . planits, While plants (contain everything, , necessary for animal growth" some . portion's, are richer in sajts arid nitrogenous are theWfore doTiKijlrefl tlo be p? more value; as thegnftn of wlheat, corn and >ats. FoodsVdiffer greatly in valiie, a s very farmer knows. Many experiments have-fceemmade to determine tho feeding power of various kinds of food, and elaborate taiblcs have been drawn lip to -express their comparative value. Every farmer practically construe I fc; : such a table tbr- himself: at. least, \vsets a differe'nrt value on different sub' stances, and buys anki sells ncporclir-"" ly. In the following table common hay is taken as the common standard, and the numbers opposite each substance ehowjiqw ni&ny pounds of each contain* aoixriiihlnTieiit \equivalenlfef to ten jotmds of Hay.:' »_' .j'^^V Common hay ;.,'.&'. ..' 10 Clover hay R to 10Green clover 45 to 6j Wheat straw 40 to 5P Oat straw 20 to 40 Pea straw 10 to IS Potatoes 20 Turnips 50 Cabbage 20 to 30 Peas and bean» 3 to !> ■Wheat .'. 5 to 6 'Oats ';.... 4 to 7 Corn 5 Oil cake (linseed) 2 to 4 Of course, such tables represent only general results. Much depends on the quality of the food, theform in which it is given, the condition of the animal to tyvhich it is fed, and other circumstances which the intelligent farmer understands. —'Western Plowman.