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This subject, however, is being carefully studied, and later 

 these standards, or revised ones, may come into general use. 



SOME RATION PROBLEMS 



1. Given a 1000-pound horse at medium work. He is fed 10 

 pounds oats, 10 pounds timothy hay, and 10 pounds ear corn a day. 

 How does this agree with Wolff's standard? 



2. A steer weighing 1500 pounds, nearly fattened, consumes daily 

 20 pounds clover hay, 18 pounds corn-and-cob meal, and 5 pounds 

 cotton-seed meal. Is this satisfactory? 



3. Make up a ration for a 500-pound brood sow, and figure out how 

 it compares with the standard. 



4. Feed 2 pounds alfalfa hay a day to a fattening sheep weighing 

 100 pounds. How much and what kind of grain will you feed to adjust 

 the ration to standard? 



