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TABLE SHOWING DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN 100 LBS. OF 

 FEED. 



Roughage or Bulky Foods. 



of feed. 



Digestible 

 protein. 



Carbohydrates. 



Ether extract. 



Ibs. 



Green maize stalks ... ro 



Maize stover 17 



Pasture grasses (mixed) . 2'f> 



Blue grass 3*0 



Orchard grass (in bloom) . 1*5 



Oats (green) 2*6 



Rye (green) . ..... 2*1 



Sorghum o'6 



Barley (green) 1*9 



Oats and peas (green) . . 1*8 



Peas and barley (green) . 17 



Oat hay | 4*3 



Wheat straw j 0*4 



Rye straw 0*6 



Oat straw I 1*2 



Wheat chaff j 0*3 



Oat chaff 1-5 



Lucerne (green) . . . . j 3-9 



Cow-pea (green) . . . . j 1*8 



Soya bean (green) ... 3^2 



Lucerne hay iro 



Cow-pea hay io'8 



Soya bean straw .... 2*3 



Maize ensilage 0-9 



Sorghum ensilage . . . . 0*6 



Lucerne ensilage .... 3*0 



Cow-pea ensilage .... 1*5 



Soya bean ensilage ... 27 



Beetroot (common) ... i"z 



Mangold wurzel .... n 



Turnip ro 



Carrot. ... o'8 



Ibs. 

 11-6 

 32-4 



I0'2 

 I9-8 



J o' 4 

 1 8'9 



I4'I 



12*2 



I0'2 



7'I 



0'2 



46-4 



40-6 



127 

 87 



I I'O 



ill 



40-0 

 11-3 



8-6 

 87 

 8-8 



5*4 

 7-2 

 7-8 



Ibs. 

 0'4 

 07 

 0'5 



0-8 

 o*5 



I'O 



0-4 



0-4 

 0-4 

 0*2 



0*2 



1*5 



0-4 

 0-4 

 0-8 



0'5 

 07 



o'5 

 0*2 

 0-5 



I'2 



ri 



I'O 



07 



O'2 



1-9 

 0-9 

 i'3 



O'l 



O'l 

 0'2 

 0'2 



N 



