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Show BBJBJBJ bbbH BbbbbbbbbbbbI THE HIGH VALUE OF OATS. H Prof. Thomas 8hnw Says It Has No, M Equal as Feed. ifAffAfJ H No cereal grown on our farms In , PJ equal to tho oat In general feeding. M value. This arises, first, from tho va- M rted animals to which It may bo fed " H and tho various nges at 'which they "JH llko It; Kccnni),' from Its general tJH healthiness nnd -further 'jftpm tho PH many aomblnatlons In which It may, M bo H Oats may bo fed satisfactorily anit H with safety to rattlo) sheep, swine ami H horses nt any ago. 'IJila dqeo, not op- H ply equally to other grain, grown p BH tho farm. Oats may bo splendid feed . ' H on which to start young calves, lambii, H pigs and coltH, when, gruuml, and thr . H hulls sifted out A Ilttlo Inter' It Is not H necessary to sift oiiC thu hulls except. H for joiiiik pigs nnd still Inter It ts un H necessary to grind tho oats for calvctt, H lambs or colts. Tho name In true or B ground oats for milch cows nnd cattle H that aro being fattened. fl Tho only objection to feeding pajn . H Is that of cost. They "are not n real PH good food for fattening switlo but aro , H fine for brood sows with young ,pigi. H Oats aro vory.lwyilthy and no, one cvw- H heard of thorn making an nnlmal HI H when dried enough to keep safely In H bulk. B Oats may be fed In any combination ' H thnV may bo desired. .They make ft H fine food for bringing cnttlo and sheep ' H up to full feed along, with cunccn- H trnted feeds and other grains such ns H corn.. 'and barley. .Even, during the H later stiigos of fattening somo ground ' Fl oats along with com help greatly to M keep tho nntmnl on feod. It Is unfor H tunate that so valuable a fwd,ls(not Pl more grown. Tho oat crop la usually H given tho poorest land on tho prln- H clple that It cun fight Its own way M butter than other grains. The average- H yield of outs would bo much higher If H It wero gvcn, un even chnnco with H other corcnls'. ? |