One Hundred Pounds of Hay Produce a
Better Effect Than Six Times That
Weight of Beets.
The relative values of different foods in stock-raising are shown by the
following table, in which the given number of pounds of the various
articles named produces the same effect as one hundred pounds of hay:
Beets, white 669 pounds
Turnips 469 "
Rye Straw 429 "
Clover, red, uncured 373 "
Clover, red, dry 88 "
Potatoes 350 "
Oat Straw 317 "
Alfalfa 89 "
Buckwheat 78.5 "
Corn 62.5 "
Oats 59 "
Barley 58 "
Rye 53.5 "
Wheat 44.5 "
Oilcake, linseed 43 "
Hay, it will be seen, is rated as being more nutritious than potatoes or
beets.