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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3550, 22 July 1905, Page 4

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Result of Test* to Dstermin'j i': " Feeding Power «f Vnplous ICindn of Aninml Tomis. ' The; earthy, or inorganic, matter h plants its as necessary for animat growth as the organic matter. The bony skeleton consists chiefly of calcium phos‘With a little calcium carbonate arid otlier mineral substamres derived from planits. While plants contain everything necessary for animal growth, some portions are richer in salts and nitrogenous material, and arc therefore considered tio bo of more value, as the grain of wheat, corn an ’ rat-. Foods differ greatly in value. bgyeryi‘Jfdhher knows. Many experi -meats have been made to determine ! h ‘t:: : ■ of various lei rids rd' I’ami, me tables have been express their comparnii' ;• ■■ ■ ■■ -<t praet irally " ly. In the following table comm is taken as the common standard ‘he/ numbers opposite each s '. :i hay; ... , t~ o y 1 lay }, oen clover m ■:> Wheat straw.. 1 -ia m fi Oat straw :;•> ■ ■ *■ Pea straw I w, 1 Potatoes it; Vurnlpn no Cabbagte 20 to 30 Peas and beans 3 to 5 Wheat 5 to 6 Oats -l to 7 Corn i 5 Oil cake (linseed) 2 to 4 Of course, such tables represent only general results. Much depends on the quality of the food, the form in which it ia given, the condition of the animal to Which it is fed, mod other circumstances which the intelligent farmer understands.—Western Plowman.