FEEDING STUFFS. 



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I lb. concentrated feed (cereals, mill-refuse feeds, oil 

 meals, etc.) = 2^ to 3 lbs. of good meadow hay = 4 lbs. of 

 poorer quality hay = 10 lbs. rutabagas = 12^ lbs. turnips 

 = 4 lbs. potatoes = 10 lbs. green fodder = 6 lbs. buttermilk 

 = 6 lbs. skim-milk = 12 lbs. whey = i lb. new milk. 



COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CATTLE FOODS. 



(H^ECK-ER.) 



The following table is based upon the percentages of di- 

 gestible protein in different feed stuffs, comparison of cost 

 being made with wheat bran as a basis for grain, and timothy 

 hay for coarse fodders. The figures given show only approx- 

 imately the comparative value of the different food stuffs, as 

 the digestible protein content, and not the total digestible 

 matter of each food was considered in calculating the 

 values. Since, however, protein is the most important 

 component of foods bought, carbohydrates being, as a rule, 

 produced in abundant quantities in the crops raised on the 

 farm, the data obtained by this method of calculation may 

 serve as a guide in estimating the comparative money 

 value of cattle foods offered for sale. 



Feed Stuffs. 



Barley 



Indian corn 



Corn and cob meal., 



Millet seed 



Oats 



Peas 



Rye 



Wlieat shorts. .... . . 



Wheat 



Cotton-seed meal. . . 

 Linseed meal . . . 



Value per Ton or Bushel when 

 Wheal Bran is worth 



Feed Stuffs. 



Clover hay. red 



Corn stover 



Fodder corn 



Prairie hay (upland). 

 Prairie hay ^m.xed). 

 Sedg-e grass 



Value per Ton when Timothy is worth 



$8.00 $10 



ii7.b8 

 4.70 

 6.12 

 8.23 



$22.33 

 6.88 

 7-65 

 10.29 

 10.00 

 10 00 



