CABBAGE FOR STOCK.
Cabbages for stock feeding are' very similar* ' in composition!'to roots'. They 1 , contain/, 'according to analysis, 15.3 per cent. ' dry. matter, 1.8 per.cent., protein, B.2.per cent,'.' carbohydrates, and_4 per ceut. ether, extract;.-' Compared with; mangles, they... contain'-a • greater percentage of dry matter/are-slightly', higher- in protein' and fat. content,- and- lower . in , Care '•■must' be exercised in feeding cabbages to milch cows, for; like'-, turnips, they impart a disagreeable odpu'r or '.-. taste to the milk if fed injudiciously.'' : This•can bo avoided by just after milking, care being taken to remove the milk''from, the presence of.the cabbage as-sbon-..as. nbs---sible. No food is more highly relished- byisheep or dairy cows. , --'. : - " .'•.-.:.;.;: '"'. ::'^ :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 2
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110CABBAGE FOR STOCK. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 2
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