| Show SOME VALUES COMPARED isfalt of 9 T tet to to determine the rower power of valoir klud kinds of 01 animal poa the earthy or ic matter in plants Is 1 as aa rin necessary essary loi foi animal growth g as a the organic matter the bony skeleton con consists slits chiefly of calcium phosphate with a little calcium carbonate and other mineral substances derived from plaits maile mile plants planks contain cou maln grything ery thing necessary for animal 9 growth crowth some ome portions are richer in alts awl nitrogenous material and nrc are therefore to tio be of more i slue as the grain of heat corn and ants roods differ greatly in value as every former fanner knows many experiments have been imade anode to the ai feeding voner power of various kinds kindi of food vind elaborate tibler have been drawn up to expire their comparative value lery farmer practically construct 8 buah I 1 k h a table for himself at denst he 1 bets e t s ft a different bi Terent value on different sub tance s ind and buy rind accordingly in abe following table common my is taken as the common standard and the numbers opposite each substance show how muni mana pounds of each contain nourishment equivalent to ten pounds of hay common hay bay ID 10 C clover hay 8 to 10 oreon green clover 4 45 5 to 0 wheat bhea t a straw 49 40 it to 0 6 60 0 oat at raw 20 to 40 pes pea atiat it 10 to 15 2 tu lift 0 ca babbaro 20 to 30 peas and beans 3 to 6 wheat 5 to a 6 oats oat 4 to 7 corn 6 oil cake linked lin med ed 2 to 4 of course such tables represent only generel results much depends depend son on the of the food the form in aich it la is rhen ghen the condition of the he animal to aich it 1 is i ohp intelligent farmer understands s western clowman low |
