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ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



Stock Foods— Continued 



Table VIII 

 Pounds of Food Required Per Day for 1,000 Pounds Live Weight 



KIND OF ANIMAL. 



Digestible 

 Nutrients. 



si 





Oxen at rest in stall 



Oxen at moderate work 



Fattening cattle 



Milch cows 



Sheep, wool growing 



Sheep, fattening 



Horses, moderate work 



Horses, hard work 



Swine, fattening 



Growing Cattle. 

 . .„ Average live 



™fnt£ wt. per head, 



months. ^g 



2-3 150 



8-6 300 



6-12 500 



12-18 700 



18-24 850 



0.7 

 2.0 

 2.7 

 2.5 

 1.5 

 3.0 

 1.8 

 2.5 

 4.0 



4.0 

 8.0 

 2.5 

 2.0 

 15 



0.1 

 0.5 

 0.6 

 0.5 

 0.3 

 0.6 

 0.6 

 0.8 

 0.5 



2:0 

 1.0 

 0.6 

 0.4 



0.3 



8.0 

 11.5 

 15.0 

 12.0 

 11.0 

 15.0 

 11.0 

 13.3 

 24.0 



13.8 

 13.5 

 13.5 

 13.0 

 12.0 



11.8 

 6.5 

 6.1 

 5.3 

 7.8 

 £.5 

 6.9 

 6.0 

 6.3 



4.7 

 5.3 

 6.0 

 70 



8.5 



