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TABLE 2 — {Continued) 



Fattening cattle: 



First period 



Second period 



Third period 



Sheep: 



Coarse wool 



Fine wool 



Breeding ewes: 



With lambs 



Fattening sheep: 



First period 



Second period 



Brood sows 



Fattening swine: 



First period 



Second period 



Third period 



Growing horses, 6 months to 2\ years* 

 Growing cattle, dairy: 



Age in months, 2- 3 



3-6 



6-12 



12-18 



18-24 



Growing cattle, beef: 



Age in months, 2- 3 



3-6 



6-12 



12-18 



18-24 



Growing sheep, wool: 



Age in months, 4- 6 



6- 8 



8-1 1 



"-15 



15-20 



Growing sheep, mutton: 



Age in months, 4- 6 



6- 8 



8-11 



"-15 



15-20 



Growing swine, breeding stock: 



Age in months, 2- 3 



3-5 



5-6 



6- 8 



8-12 



Growing swine, fattening stock: 



Age in months, 2- 3 



3-5 



5-6 



6- 8 



8-12 



Dry 



matter 

 (pounds) 



30 

 \0 

 26 



20 

 23 



25 



30 



28 

 22 



36 

 32 



25 



18 



23 



24 

 27 



26 



26 



23 

 24 

 25 

 24 

 24 



25 

 25 

 23 

 22 

 22 



26 

 26 

 24 



23 

 22 



44 



35 

 32 

 28 



25 



44 

 35 

 33 

 30 

 26 



Digestible 

 protein 

 (pounds) 



2-5 

 3-0 

 2.7 



I .2 



1-5 

 2.9 



30 

 3-5 

 2-5 



4-5 

 4.0 

 2.7 

 i-7 



4.0 

 30 

 2.0 

 1.8 

 15 



4.2 

 3-5 

 2-5 

 2.0 



1.8 



3-4 



2.8 

 2. 1 

 1.8 

 i-5 



4-4 

 3-5 

 3-0 

 2.2 

 2.0 



7.6 

 4.8 



3-7 

 2.8 

 2. 1 



7-6 

 50 



4-3 

 3-6 

 3-0 



Total 



nutriment 



[Dig. pro. + 



dig. fiber + 



dig. N.P.E. 



+ (dig. fat 



X 2\)\ 

 (pounds) 



18.6 

 19. I 



i'9 -3 



12 . 2 

 14.2 



19.0 



19. 1 

 19.4 

 18.9 



311 

 29. 1 



21 .6 

 12.0 



21-5 



18. 1 



15-6 

 15.2 

 14.2 



21 .7 

 19.7 



17-3 

 15.6 



14-7 



20.4 

 18.0 

 14-7 

 13 9 

 13.0 



21 .9 

 20.1 

 18.4 



15-9 

 14.9 



37-9 

 28.9 



25-9 

 22.2 

 17.9 



37-9 

 29.9 

 28.0 

 25.0 

 22.0 



Nutritive 

 ratio 



I : 6.4 



1 :5 4 

 1 : 6.1 



9.2' 

 8.5 



5-6 



5-4 

 4-5 

 6.6 



5-9 

 6.3 

 7.0 

 6.1 



4-4 

 5-0 

 6.8 

 7-4 



8-5 



4.2 

 4.6 



5-9 

 6.8 



7.2 



5-0 



5-4 

 6.0 



6-7 



7-7 



4.0 

 4-7 



5-1 



6.2 



6-5 



4.0 

 5-o 

 6.0 

 6.9 



7-5 



4.0 



50 

 5-5 

 5-9 

 6-3 



* Based on unpublished data of three years practice in raising colts. 



