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Therefore the nutritive ratio of the above ration is 1:6.2. This is 

 a little wider than has been said was best for the greatest production. 

 Therefore it would perhaps be best to take from the ration 1 pound of 

 hominy chop and put in 1 pound more of gluten feed. The ration would 

 then become: 



Food 



Dry 

 matter 



Digestible 

 protein 



Total 



nutriment 



12 lbs. red clover hay 

 40 lbs. corn silage 



5 lbs. gluten feed . . . 



4 lbs. wheat bran . . . 



3 lbs. hominy chop . , 



Total 



10. 164 



10.560 



4-540 



3-524 

 2.712 



.852 

 .560 

 1.065 

 .476 

 .204 



5.880 

 6.880 

 4.030 

 2.380 

 2.520 



31-500 



3-157 



2 1 . 690 



21.690 —3.157 = 18.533 

 18.533 -*" 3-157 = 5-9 



The nutritive ratio is now 1 : 5.9. This is considered more nearly cor- 

 rect for the greatest production. 



The illustrative rations given above will serve to show what are good 

 rations and the manner of using Tables 2 and 3. Table 3 is merely a 

 short method of using Table 1. With a little practice, rations may be 

 calculated accurately and quickly in this way. 



