TABLE I. 

 Feeding Standards. 



-Per day and 1,000 pounds live weight.* 



Dry 

 matter. 



Oxen at rest in stall 



Wool sheep, coarser breeds. . . . 



Wool sheep, finer breeds 



Oxen moderately worked 



Oxen heavily worked 



Horses lightly worked 



Horses moderately worked 



Horses heavily worked 



Milk cows, Wolff's standard. . . 

 Milk cows, Wisconsin standard 

 Fattening oxen, preliminary period 

 Fattening oxen, main period, 



Fattening oxen, finishing period. . 



Fattening sheep, preliminary period 



Fattening sheep, main period 



Fattenmg swine, preliminary p'riod 



Fattening swine, main period 



Fattening swine, finishing period. 



Growing cattle : 



A lerage lii'e weight 

 per head 



Age. Months 

 2-3 



3-6 

 6-12 



12-18 

 18-24 

 Growing sheep : 



5-6 

 6-8 

 8-1 1 

 11-15 



15-50 

 Growing fat pigs 



2-3 



3-5 

 5-6 

 6-8 

 8-12 



150 lbs 

 300 lbs. 

 500 lbs . 

 700 lbs 

 850 lbs. 



56 lbs 

 67 lbs. 

 75 lbs. 

 82 lbs. 

 85 lbs. 



50 lbs. 

 100 lbs. 

 125 lbs. 

 170 lbs. 

 250 lbs 



Lbs. 



17-5 

 20.0 

 22.5 

 24.0 

 26.0 

 20.0 

 21.0 

 23.0 

 24.0 



24-5 

 27.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 

 36.0 

 31.0 

 23-5 



22.0 



23-4 

 24.0 



24.0 



24.0 



28.0 

 25.0 

 23.0 

 22.5 

 22.0 



42.0 



34-0 

 31-5 

 27.0 

 21.0 



Digestible. 



Protein 



Lbs. 



7 



2 



5 

 6 



4 

 5 

 7 

 3 

 5 

 .2 



5 

 ,0 



.7 



Carbohy- 

 drate.s 

 and fat. 



30 



3-5 

 5-0 

 4.0 

 2.7 



4.0 



3-2 



2.5 



2. 



I. 



o 

 6 



2 



•7 

 .1 



.7 



3 

 2 



2 



I 



1.4 



7.5 

 50 



4-3 

 3-4 

 2.5 



Lbs. 



8.3 

 10.8 

 12.0 

 12.0 



14.3 

 10.4 



II. 8 



14.3 

 13-4 

 14.9 

 16. 1 

 16.4 

 16,2 

 16.3 

 15.8 



27.5 

 24.0 



17-5 



18.3 

 15.8 

 14.9 



13-9 

 12.7 



17.4 

 14.7 



12.5 

 II. 8 



II. I 



30.0 

 25.0 



23-7 

 20.4 



16.2 



B — Per day and per head. 



Total. 



Lbs. 



9.0 



12.0 



135 

 13.0 



16.7 

 II. 9 



135 

 16.6 



159 



17. 1 



18.6 

 19.4 

 18.9 



19-3 

 193 

 32.5 

 28.0 

 20.2 



22.3 

 19.0 



17.4 



15-9 

 14.3 



20.6 



17.4 

 14.6 



13-5 

 12.5 



37-5 

 30.0 

 28.0 

 23.8 

 18.7 



Nutri- 

 tive 

 ratio. 



1:11.9 



1:9.0 



1:8.0 



1:7-5 

 1:6.0 

 1:6.9 

 1:6.9 



1:6.2 



1:5-4 

 1:6.8 



1:6.4 



1:5-5 

 1:6.0 



1:5-4 

 1:4-5 

 1:5-5 

 1:6.0 



1:6.5 



1:4.6 

 1:4.9 

 1:6.0 

 1:7.0 

 1:8.0 



1:5-4 

 1:5-4 



1 :6.o 

 1:7.0 

 1:8.0 



1:4.0 



1:5-0 



1:5.5 

 1:6.0 



r:6.5 



Growing cattle : 



2-3 150 lbs. 



3-6 300 lbs . , 



6-12 500 lbs. 



12-18 700 lbs 



18-24 850 lbs. 

 Growing sheep : 



5-6 56 lbs 



6-8 67 lbs. 



8-1 1 75 lbs. 



11-15 82 lbs. 



15-20 85 lbs , 



Growing fat swine : 



2-3 50 lbs. 



3-5 100 lbs. 



5-6 125 lbs. 



6-8 170 lbs. 



8-12 250 lbs 



3-3 

 7.0 



12.0 



16.8 



20.4 



1.6 



1.7 



1-7 



1.8 



1-9 



2.1 

 3-4 



3-9 

 4.6 



5-2 



0.6 



I.O 



1-3 

 1.4 

 1.4 



0.18 

 0.18 

 0.16 

 0.14 

 0.12 



0.38 

 0.50 



0.54 

 0.58 

 0.62 



2.8 



4.9 



7-5 



9-7 



II. I 



0.974 

 0.981 



0.953 

 0.975 

 0.955 



1.50 

 2.50 

 2.96 



3-47 

 4.05 



*The fattening rations are calculated for 1,000 lbs., live weight at the beginning of the 

 fattening. 



