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First, it is a ration that, without waste, gives both in 

 weight and bulk of dry matter a sufficient amount of 

 digestible, nutritious food. 



Second, it is a ration that is comparatively cheap. 



Third, it is a ration in which the milk-forming (protein) 

 food is rightly proportioned to the heat and fat-making 



FIG. 194. MILKING TIME 



(carbohydrates and fat) food. Any ration in which this 

 proportion is neglected is badly balanced. 



Now test one or two commonly used rations by these rules. 

 Would a ration of cotton-seed meal and cotton-seed hulls 

 be a model ration ? No. Such a ration, since the seeds are 

 grown at home, would be cheap enough. However, it is 

 badly balanced, for it is too rich in protein ; hence it is a 

 wasteful ration. Would a ration of corn meal and corn stover 

 be a desirable ration ? This, too, since the corn is home- 

 grown, would be cheap for the farmer; but like the other 



