No. 6. 



DEPARTMEiXT OF AGRICULTTTRE. 



Wolff's Feeding Sraiidnrds. 

 A.— Per Day and Per 1,000 Pounds Live Weight. 



987 



3 



s 



IS 



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 



Pounds. 

 17.5 

 20.0 

 22.5 

 24.0 

 26.0 

 22.5 

 25.5 

 24.0 



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 



I Pounds. 

 8.« 

 10.3 

 11.4 

 11.3 

 13.2 

 11.2 

 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 

 29,590 



34,660 

 36,062 

 35,082 



35,962 

 35,826 



60,450 

 52, 080 



37,870 



B. — Per Day and Per Head. 



Growing cattle: 

 Age— 



2 to 3 months, . 



3 to 6 months, . 

 6 to 12 months, 

 12 to 18 months, 

 18 to 24 months, 



Growing sheep: 

 Age- 



5 to 6 months, . 



6 to 8 months, . 

 8 to 11 months, 

 11 to 15 months, 

 IS to 20 months. 



Growing fat swine: 

 Age— 



2 to 3 months, . 



3 to 5 months, . 

 5 to 6 months, . 

 « to 8 months, . 

 8 to 12 month?, . 



Pounds. Pounds. . Pounds. , Pounds. Pounds. 



1.50 

 300 

 500 

 700 



56 

 67 

 75 

 82 

 gg 



go 



100 

 125 

 170 

 250 



3.3 



7.0 



12.0 



16.8 



20.4 



1.6 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.8 

 1.9 



2.1 

 S.4 

 S.9 

 4.6 

 g.2 



0.6 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 1.-4 

 1.4 



0.18 

 0.17 

 0.16 

 0.14 

 0.12 



0.38 



0.50 

 0.54 

 0.58 

 0.62 



2.1 I 

 4.1 

 6.8 1 

 9.l! 

 1».8 



0.87 I 



0.85 

 0.85 ' 

 ».S» I 



o.«$ ■ 



0.30 

 0.30 



(i.SO 

 0.28 

 0.2« 



0.04g 

 0.049 

 0.037 

 ».0.38 



».02« 



l.SS 

 2.5d 

 2.96 

 3.47 

 4.05 



Calories. 



»,11S 



10, 75« 

 16,332 

 20,712 

 32,859 



2,14» 



2,06« 

 2,»3i 



2,0S1 



i.9s<; 



3,498 



5.58« 

 6,519 

 7.5J.^ 

 8,686 



