. Country life reader . Protein per cent. Fat (oil) 5-0 per cent. Mineral matter (ash) i-S per cent. Water per cent. per cent. For growing animals, such as young pigs, and for animalswhich are required to work, such as horses, more proteinand mineral matter are needed than they can get fromcorn alone; but corn is the chief food upon which we de-pend for fattening hogs and cattle; and corn fodder fromthe silo is one of the best foods for dairy cattle. For thefarmer himself, corn meal is an excellent food, especiallyif used with other foods, such as cream and butter. One of the r
. Country life reader . Protein per cent. Fat (oil) 5-0 per cent. Mineral matter (ash) i-S per cent. Water per cent. per cent. For growing animals, such as young pigs, and for animalswhich are required to work, such as horses, more proteinand mineral matter are needed than they can get fromcorn alone; but corn is the chief food upon which we de-pend for fattening hogs and cattle; and corn fodder fromthe silo is one of the best foods for dairy cattle. For thefarmer himself, corn meal is an excellent food, especiallyif used with other foods, such as cream and butter. One of the results of this meeting was a large increase inthe membership of the club; for, of course, all the boysand girls whom Mrs. Parker had invited wished to join;and before we left for home that evening it was agreedthat we should ask Miss Stuart to allow us to hold ournext meeting at the school, so that all the boys and girlsin the district who wished to do so might have an oppor-tunity to become members. {To he continued^. ^v ^^ Begin the study of trees in winter. THE TREES ON THE FARM The best time to begin the study of trees is in winter,for when they are bare of leaves it is much easier to getan idea of their general size and form. On this winterafternoon, then, let us take a walk across the fields andthrough the woods where we are Hkely to meet some ofthe trees that are commonly found on the farm. On this particular farm the owner has left one or twotrees standing in his fields, partly, no doubt, because theygive shade to his horses and cattle in summer, and partlybecause the trees in themselves are very beautiful. Thetree which you see at the far end of this field is an Amer-ican elm. You know it at once by its general umbrella orparasol shape; for the trunk is tall and bare, and thebranches run upward with the trunk and then, spreadingout hke a fan, fall in a graceful droop like the circle ofspray from a playing fountain. Is it any wonder that 65 66 COUNTRY LIFE READER the ra
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