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Show r ICanr'corn as (loek Toa. Whtn fed nlone, atock tire of Kafir corn much more quickly than they do of corn. Home ftockmon feed red and white Kallr corn alternately, This gives some variety, but only partially overcomes the defect. When Kafir corn Is fed with feeds rich In protein, as alfalfa, soy beans, bran, or oil meal, animals relish It for any length ot ftodlng period, Hogi fattened on Kafir corn alone get so that they loathe It, but fed Kafir corn with cither Mfalfa hay, toy beani, or aklm milk, they have a keen appetite for every feed. Thli lack of protein (flesh an blood-forming blood-forming material) and an excess of starch and other heating substances makes Kafir corn an undesirable feed to be glvtn alone, but combined with the other drought-resisting feeds-alfalfa and soy beans makes a ration containing all the material In proper proportions needed for meat and milk production and tbo growth of young stock. Kafir corn Is a very constipating fted, and for this reason, when fed alona to either horses, rattle, or bogs. Inducts an unhealthful condition. Fed with other constipating feeds, luch as prairie or timothy bays or corn fodder, the condition Is made worse. On tht other bsnd, alfalfa and soy beans are laxative feeds, and either fed with Kafir corn secures a healthful condition condi-tion ot the animal, as shown by tht glossy hair, oily skin, good appetite, and good returns, |