Principles and Practice of Stock Feeding 



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New England. There is little if any basis for the half-cent assumption as 

 the valuation for carbohydrates. Two-thirds of a cent, or, indeed, a yet 

 higher figure, might under some circumstances be a better choice. The 

 figures bear no relation to possible profits which may be derived from the use 

 of the feeds. The exact figures, too, have no value. They change as the prices 

 of the various feeds alter. Their relativity is their only merit, and, as has been 

 remarked hitherto, it is the writer's opinion that this merit is not large. 

 Their sole and only excuse is that they may afford some general clue as to 

 comparative values, a clue which, for dairy feeding at any rate, may prob- 

 ably be gained quite as well by simply considering protein percentages and 

 market prices. 



COST OF A POUND OF DIGESTIBLE DRY MATTER IN SUNDRY FEEDING STUFFS 



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p. 1 - 



O O B 



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Feeds $ lbs 



Mixed (wheat) feed..0.90 64.8 



Cottonseed meal 1.20 SO. 3 



Linseed meal O. P.. .1.30 77.1 



" N. P.. .1.30 74.5 



Flax meal 1.30 75.5 



Chicago gluten meal. .1.20 78.9 



Cream gluten meal... 1.20 81.1 



King gluten meal 1.20 86.7 



Buffalo gluten feed.. .1.00 80.1 



Diamond gluten feed. 1.00. 82.3 



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°a 



Vm 



— v 



^ 'M 

 »2 

 0"0 



u 



cts 



1.39 



1.50 



1.69 



1.74 



1.72 



1.52 



1.48 



1.38 



1.25 



1.22 



