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IJEPAUTMENT OK AGRICULTURE. 



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W'olll's Feeding Staudards. 



A.— Per Day aud I'ei- 1,{)UU Touuds Live Wei«j;ht. 





o 



Oxen at rest in stall 



Wool sheep, coarser breeds, 

 Wool sheep, finer breeds. . . 

 Oxen moderately worked, . . 



Oxen heavily worked 



Horses moderately worked. 

 Horses heavily worked. 



Milch cows, 



Fattening steers: 



First period. 



Second period 



Third period, 



Fattening sheep: 



First period, 



Second period. 



Fattening swine: 



First period 



Second period 



Third period 



Digestible Food Materials. 



o 

 u 



Pounds. 

 17.5 

 20.0 

 22.5 

 24.0 

 26.0 

 22.5 

 25.5 

 ^.0 



27.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 



26.0 

 25.0 



36.0 

 31.0 

 23.5 







Pounds. 

 0.7 

 1.2 

 1.5 

 1.6 

 2.4 

 l.S 

 2.8 

 2.5 



2.5 

 3.0 

 2.7 



3.0 

 3.5 



5.0 

 4.0 

 2.7 



Pounds. 

 8.0 

 10.3 

 11.4 

 11.3 

 13.2 

 U.2 

 13.4 

 12.5 



15.0 

 14.8 

 14.8 



15.2 

 14.4 



Pounds. 

 0.15 

 0.20 

 0.25 

 0.30 

 0.50 

 0.60 

 0.80 

 0.40 



0.50 

 0.70 

 0.60 



0.50 

 0.60 



27.5 

 24.0 

 17.5 



Calories. 

 16,815 

 22.235 

 25,050 

 24,260 

 31,126 

 26,712 

 33,508 

 2 J, 590 



34.660 

 36. 062 

 35,082 



3.', 962 

 35,826 



60,450 

 52,0S0 

 37,570 



B. — Per Day and Per Head. 



I ; 111 wing latile; 

 Age— 



i; to 3 months. .. 

 3 to 6 months, 

 6 to 12 months, 

 12 to IS months, 

 IS to 24 months, 

 ilniwing sheep: 

 -Age — 



5 to 6 months, ., 



6 to S months, .. 

 S to 11 months, 

 11 to 15 months, 

 15 to 20 months, 



r; rowing fat swine: 

 .■\ge— 



3 

 5 

 6 

 S 



months, 

 months, 

 months, 

 months, 

 12 months. 



Pounds. 



150 

 300 

 500 

 700 



56 



67 

 75 



S3 

 85 



Pounds. 



i.Z 



7.0 



12.0 



16.8 



20.4 



1.6 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.8 

 1.9 



Pounds. 

 0.6 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 1.4 

 1.4 



O.is 

 0.17 

 0.16 

 0.14 

 0.12 



Pounds. 

 2.1 

 4.1 



6.8 



9.1 



10.3 



0.J.7 

 0.85 

 0.85 

 0.81 

 0.S8 



Pounds. 

 0.30 

 0.30 

 0.30 

 28 

 0.26 



Calories. 

 5,116 

 10.750 

 16,332 

 2 ',713 

 22,859 



0.045 

 0.010 

 0.037 

 0.032 



0.025 



2,14! 

 2:066 

 2,035 

 2,d 1 

 1.9 '6 



