By referring to the preceding- table we find that oui ration contains 

 digestible material as follows : 



Feeding Stuffs. 



Nutritive 

 ratio . 



Corn silage, 40 lbs ! 8 .40 



8.50 

 2.70 

 3.52 

 2.67 

 0.90 



0.360 



0.680 

 0.330 

 0.488 

 0.276 

 0.282 



26.69 2.416 



Wisconsin standard j 24 .5 2 .20 



German " 24.0 2.50 



5.160 

 3.960 

 1.680 

 1.812 

 1.704 

 0.464 



14.780 

 14.900 

 13.400 



5.520' 



, 4.640 



! 2.010 



2.300 



1.980 



0.746 



17.196 1:6.1 

 !l7.100l 1:6.8 

 15.900 1:5.4 



By comparing it with the Wisconsin and German standards, we find 

 that it contains more dry matter than is called for by either, more pro- 

 tein than is asked for in the Wisconsin and less than the German, more 

 carbonaceous material than the German and slightly less than in the 

 \\'isconsin, the total digestible material is greater than m the German 

 and about the same as the Wisconsin, while its nutritive ratio is between 

 the two standards, but conforming more nearly to that of Wisconsin. 



By using the table as directed any farmer can readily find out the 

 amount of digestible material in his ration and compare it with the 

 standards given. If he finds thac the ration is too low in protein or mus- 

 cle-forming material, then br^n, oil-meal, gluten meal, peas or clover 

 hay should be added to the ration, and if necessary some of the more 

 carbonaceous foods such as silage, may be reduced. However, silage, 

 roots, beet pulp, etc., give succulency to the ration which is very im- 

 portant in the economical production of winter milk. 



Factory Floods. Substitute, as soon as possible, a cement floor 

 for the wooden floor now in the factory. Grade the ground to a slant 

 of one inch in six feet to a central gutter, then pack the earth fir.nly 

 and cover with four to six inches of gravel. Pound the gravel solidly. Mix 

 sand and gravel with good cement in the proportion of four or five to 

 one, and lay the grouting about four inces thick on the firm gravel. 

 Finish with one inch of screened sharp sand and the very best brand 

 of cement mixed in the proportion of two to one for the finishing co^t. 

 Have the surface smooth so that pools of water will not lie on the 



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