172 THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS 



TABLE XXXIII. 

 Coarse Feeds 



_, . Therms 



Armsby and Fries: per kilo 



Timothy hay . ,...'..., 3.49 



Red clover hay 3.49 



Mixed hay 3.39 



Alfalfa hay and meal 3.61 



Maize stover 3.45 



Average 3.48 



Kellner and Kohler: 



Meadow hay 3.50 



Oat straw 3.74 



Wheat straw 3.31 



Extracted straw ... 3.64 



Average 3.55 



Concentrates 

 Armsby and Fries: 



Maize meal 3.80 



Wheat bran 3.99 



Gram mixture, No. 2 3.88 



Average 3.89 



Grain mixture, No. 1 , 3.91 



Hominy chop /. . *-. . . . 4.08 



Average > ' 4.00 



Kellner and Kohler: 



Beet molasses 3.47 



Starch V 3.60 



Wheat gluten . ... ..-.. 4.79 



It is self-evident, of course, that the metabolizable 

 energy will be greatly influenced by the percentage of fat 

 or oil in a ration, as the fats have more than double the 

 energy value of the carbohydrates. 



